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Virus Update: U.S. Factory Production in Declines; Jobless Claims Fall to Pandemic Low

July 15, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

The latest supply-chain news and insights on the novel coronavirus and global response to the outbreak.

The Art of Consistent Perfect Order Delivery

June 1, 2021

MPO

Here's how supply chain orchestration technology provides intelligent, continuously optimized fulfillment for perfect orders every time.

Why 3PLs Are Adding Parcel and Becoming a Bigger Part of Retail's Omnichannel Logistics

March 29, 2021

Pierbridge

E-commerce companies are seeing bigger than ever sales and demand for fast, cheap and accurate orders. To help them manage this, retailers are increasingly turning to 3PLs and other intermediaries to join their omnichannel fulfillment strategies.

LSP Saves Customer $1.5 Million a Year With MPO Global Inbound Management

January 8, 2021

MPO

Challenge: A multinational oil and gas company relied on thousands of suppliers worldwide — including remote partners in Azerbaijan, Alaska and Angola — for time-critical materials. However, the company lacked adequate visibility and transportation management over it’s 60,000 purchase orders per year, resulting in incomplete deliveries, poor shipment-status insights and high administrative and process costs.

COVID-19 Delivers a Wakeup Call for Supply-Chain Risk Management

January 1, 2021

Riskmethods

The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on global risk-management strategies. Many companies learned in 2020 that their supply chains weren’t prepared for a disruption of such massive scale. Now, they’re determined not to get caught short again.

Multi-Shipper Management Tools Help Retail Fulfillment Solution Providers Meet Their Clients' Complex Parcel Shipping Needs

December 3, 2020

Pierbridge

In the face of rising B2C costs, volumes and capacity constraints, shippers have to re-engineer their fulfillment processes to accommodate last-mile parcel delivery.

A Retailer's Guide to Turning Shipping Into a Competitive Advantage

December 3, 2020

Pierbridge

Here's how a multi-carrier parcel shipping management solution can help keep costs in line.

Delivering Success: How the Logistics and Transportation Function Drives Supply Chain Excellence

November 19, 2020

SAP

Logistics executives should consider these actions to address current challenges and join the ranks of supply-chain leaders.

Top 5 Five Challenges for Importers in Ensuring Compliance

Top Five Challenges for Importers in Ensuring Compliance

November 6, 2020

QAD Precision

A growing number of companies are finding untapped savings in trade-compliance strategy.

The Evolution of Vendor Risk Management

October 9, 2020

Riskmethods

Vendor risk management, also called supplier risk management or third party risk management, describes the efforts of managing the risks posed by the companies who sell you products and services. This white paper from riskmethods will help you identify, assess and mitigate the risks posed by your vendors or other third parties.