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Coping With the ‘New Normal’ for Supply Chain Due Diligence
Governments, investors and consumers are demanding increased visibility into every link of the supply chain, to ensure that corporate funds aren’t inadvertently supporting fundamentally unethical behavior.
The Slavery Footprint app, created by Made in a Free World, generates estimates of an individual's reliance on slave labor from data on trafficked humans and labor-abuse rates at manufacturers and suppliers. Photo: Bloomberg.
Seven Procurement and Supply Chain Technology Trends for 2022
Which market forces will disrupt enterprises with complex supply chains in 2022? Following are seven key predictions.
A businesswoman uses her smartphone. Photo: Ono Kosuki/ Pexels.
Five Reasons Shipping Software Needs to Embrace Multi-Carrier Parcel Management
Shipping operations have become enormously more complex and difficult to manage. To meet these challenges, businesses need to go beyond traditional fixes and into the realm of comprehensive carrier management systems.
Packages move down a conveyor in a distribution facility. Photo: Getty.
Lean, ‘Just-in-Time’ Management Didn't Cause the Supply Chain Crisis
There’s nothing in the lean and just-in-time supply chain methodologies that recommend keeping a bare minimum of parts on hand. In fact, they preach the opposite.
A container ship is berthed at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California. Photo: Port of Oakland.
Unlocking the Value of Real-Time Visibility at Every Operational Level
Maximum visibility is achieved only when you take into account the needs of three levels of warehouse operations: executives who are making strategic decisions; managers who are keeping an eye on real-time workflow optimization; and team members on the floor in need of labor direction.
A warehouse worker uses a pallet jack to move boxes. Photo: Shutterstock.
Watch: You've Got Supply Chain Visibility. So What?
It's not enough just to know where your freight in transit is. You've got to be aware of multiple aspects of the shipment, says Sam Phillips, senior solutions manager with Here Technologies.
Youve Got Supply Chain Visibility
Selecting the Best Warehouse Management Solution for Your Operations
Recent supply chain disruptions have magnified ongoing trends that continue to challenge distribution operations. Warehouse management system (WMS) vendors have positioned new capabilities and existing features as key tools for addressing these challenges.
Two Tools to Mitigate Ever-Rising Trucking Rates
Transportation is by far the most expensive part of logistics, accounting for up to 70% of a company’s total logistics costs.
How Ecosystem Planning Counters Supply Chain ‘Bullwhip Effect’
Along with the passing of supply “chains” in favor of supply “networks,” statistical forecasting is passing in favor of more advanced cognitive technology.
Is Supply Chain Technology Failing U.S. Retailers?
In the face of prolific investments in supply chain technology and resources, U.S. retailers have failed to achieve significant cost savings.
Tech Aims to Minimize Soaring Cost of E-Commerce Returns
As the ease of buying goods online grows, so does the rise in returns. Reverse logistics costs can amount to nearly 60% of an item’s sales price — but there are a growing number of ways to mitigate these costs.
The Payment Tech That's a Win-Win for Suppliers and Buyers
Timely payment is a persistently weak link in the financial supply chain. Though that has always been the case, the pain companies feel as a result of late payment has become more severe in the past two years.
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