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Bonus Capacity, Better Insurance: Four Ways 3PLs Can Benefit Your Business

Here's how third-party logistics providers supplement fulfillment and delivery operations.

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Where Supply Chain IoT Is Today, and Where It's Headed

To say that the internet of things (IoT) is taking supply chain management by storm is something of an understatement.

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How Retailers Can Satisfy the Hybrid Shopper

The line between digital and in-store experiences continues to blur, and shoppers expect to interact with sellers through multiple channels, including social media, websites, apps, phone, chat, and physical stores.

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How Automating Accounts Payable Can Help Supply Chains to Thrive

Despite the shift to digital taking place across all industries, many organizations are still relying on manual, paper-based accounts payable processes.

Five Ways Parcel Shippers Can Navigate Peak-Season Rate Increases

This year’s higher-than-normal general rate increases for parcel shipping caught many companies by surprise.

Packages move down a chute at a United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) Worldport facility in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo: Bloomberg.

Three Ways Service Providers Can Rethink Sustainability

By rethinking product lifecycle, reverse logistics and resource optimization, logistics companies and service providers can introduce sustainable change.

Battle Over Independent Truckers’ Employment Status Wages On, Awaiting High Court Ruling

The recent debate over who is an independent contractor versus a direct employee promises to have a big impact on commercial truckers.

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Optimize Existing Labor to Meet Customer Demand

Many organizations have begun to invest in applications to make warehouse operations more efficient and deliver better customer service. But each of these technologies entails a unique set of complexities.

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How Covid Is Giving Rise to Kiosk Technology

The pandemic has driven substantial changes in industries worldwide, including an increasing dependence on the technology of self-service kiosks.

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Merchandising in the Cloud Is the Next Must-Have for Retail

Delivering a cohesive shopping experience requires the right technology for processing real-time insights.

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How to Protect Supply Chains From Cybercrime, Natural Disasters and More

Unprecedented congestion, rising freight costs and limited availability of raw materials and key consumer goods have forced businesses this past year to get smarter when it comes to risk management.

A ransomware demand for $300 worth of bitcoin is displayed on the screen of a laptop infected by the 'Petya' computer virus. Photo: Bloomberg.

Is There a Solution to the Supply Chain Worker Shortage?

When federal unemployment benefits ran out in September, the thinking went, the resumes would come flowing in. So much for that theory.

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