Great boxers aren’t just brawlers. They enter the ring with a plan to strategically exploit an opponent’s weaknesses. Pierce Egan, back in 1813, described this scientific approach to fighting as “The ...

These are positive initiatives and align with traditional notions of diversity in supply chains—defined by ownership of the supplier firm. In the following discussion, we expand the notion of supply ...

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The results indicate that pick-to-zero improves product freshness by 25% but increases inbound logistics costs by 34% and warehouse operations costs by 20% due to higher labor requirements.

The supply chain planning process hasn’t changed much over the last 10 years to 20 years. It’s still about orchestrating the ...

Measures for operational innovation examine the effectiveness of adjustments to organizational processes. Common measures for ...

Raw material shortage issues differ across manufacturing industries, and continue to remain elevated for those industries ...

As the title of this column suggests, things appear to be the same for quite a while in the oil/energy markets, while climate ...

We’ve hit the midway point in the Decade of Disruption and what have we learned? A connected supply ecosystem vision is still unclear across industries resulting in an increasing gap between leaders ...

The digital world rarely sleeps, but it sprints around peak events. In the last quarter of each year, events like Black ...

The good news is that more accurate assessments are becoming available. Machine learning techniques that drive data improvements and research on improved ways to track emissions could bring clarity to ...

A comprehensive pricing reset, nationally or at local distribution centers. Rate shopping forces a full review of existing contracts and use of analytic tools to dynamically compare relevant carrier ...