Dock Appointment Scheduling
Dock appointment scheduling is "a means for managing the timeliness of inbound and outbound transportation (truck traffic) at your loading docks in order to maximize the efficient operation of [...]
Helping Suppliers Through COVID-19 Crisis
In a recent Harvard Business Review post titled “It’s Up To Manufacturers to Keep Their Suppliers Afloat,” the authors write: "Supply chains are interdependent ecosystems. Thousands of small [...]
Will COVID-19 Lead to More U.S. Manufacturing?
Will the COVID-19 crisis lead more companies to manufacture and source their products and materials from the United States instead of China and other countries? I’ve been getting asked that [...]
Transportation Benefits Via Smarter Packaging
A big opportunity to reduce the number of trucks required to ship products is by developing smarter packaging. IKEA, for example, redesigned one of its lamps which cut packaging weight by 28% and [...]
Managing Supply Chains from Home (Insights from Indago Members)
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is forcing many supply chain and logistics professionals to work from home. How has the experience been so far? What are the main challenges? Those are [...]
