Transportation Forecasting is a practice that involves taking demand forecasts, promotions, POS data, and other demand signals to create a rolling forecast of transportation capacity requirements [...]
Most of the Section 301 tariffs the United States levied on China imports in 2018/19 remain in place, and in May 2024 the Biden administration raised tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese goods, [...]
A maturity model is a framework that companies use to assess their current level of capability in specific process domains and provide a roadmap for improvement. Various supply chain maturity [...]
As we near the beginning of Q4 2024, companies are already starting to plan and budget for 2025. What is your overall outlook for the transportation market in 2025? What are your top strategic [...]
As highlighted in a recent press release, IKEA is using drones in its warehouses. "The implementation of 24/7 operational drones is transforming IKEA inventory management, significantly boosting [...]
Trust is defined as "the firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something." How important is trust in supply chain management? What factors contribute most to [...]
Generative AI refers to a type of artificial intelligence that can create new content, such as text, images, music, or even software code. Imagine if a Generative AI tool existed that could [...]
Historically, there has been a disconnect between Supply Chain Planning and Supply Chain Execution processes and applications. As a result, companies tend to plan, optimize, and execute their [...]
In June 2024, Amazon announced "its largest reduction in plastic packaging in North America to date." This is the latest example of how Improving packaging can lead to benefits for transportation [...]
There have been several disruptive cyberattacks in the logistics industry in recent years, including attacks on software providers. The most recent example is CDK Global which was attacked on [...]
