Industry Trends

Historically, many companies have taken a siloed approach to planning and executing their transportation and distribution processes (including labor and automation). That is, they plan and [...]

As I highlighted in a November 2021 post titled “Taking More Direct Control Of Your Supply Chain,” over the past few years, there have been several examples of companies retaining or taking more [...]

Every day, every month, every year, there are more robots in the warehouse. Last week, for example, DHL Supply Chain announced “a $15 million investment in robotics solutions from Boston [...]

Managing product returns and reverse logistics processes is a growing challenge for many companies, especially retailers. As reported in the Wall Street Journal last week, "products and gifts [...]

As we head into 2022, what is the probability of certain issues continuing or emerging in the new year? What will stay the same in the year ahead despite all the changes in supply chain management?

Editor’s Note: In March 2015, we published a post titled “Did You Ask A Good Question Today?” that discussed why asking good questions is an important skill, especially for supply chain [...]

A recent Wall Street Journal article ("Farewell Offshoring, Outsourcing. Pandemic Rewrites CEO Playbook") highlights how some companies are "moving workers and production facilities closer to [...]

There is the physical supply chain consisting of infrastructure, assets, and people (e.g., trucks, trailers, roads, ports, containers, chassis, warehouses, drivers, warehouse workers, etc.). [...]

On September 27, there was a supply chain story on the front page of the Wall Street Journal above the fold. Before the pandemic, supply chain rarely, if ever, appeared in mainstream newspapers [...]

As highlighted in a June 2021 Wall Street Journal article by Bob Tita, Polaris, which manufactures boats, motorcycles, and other vehicles, is “changing its manufacturing and sales strategies on [...]