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Last-Mile Logistics: 7 Trends to Watch in the Next 12 Months
As e-commerce booms like we’ve never seen before, so will growth in the final-mile sector. Here’s what we can expect.
FedEx Corp. couriers unload packages from a delivery truck. Photo: Bloomberg.
How Manufacturers Can Boost Agility in a Post-Pandemic World
The pandemic has exposed longstanding problems in the ways that manufacturers typically react to problems and use available data.
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How Fed Policy Impacts Manufacturer Profits and Supply-Chain Costs
A perfect storm of currency debasement, higher taxes, and declining purchasing power is driving manufacturers to focus on overall spend, cost-cutting, and the need to optimize cash conversion.
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Three Steps to Securing Supply Chains Under Pressure
The challenge of securing increasingly complex, flexible, and responsive supply chains has grown enormously over the past year.
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How to Drive Diversity Into Supply Chains
The world of business has finally figured out what seems intuitive: diversity matters.
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Automating Contracts Is a Key Step Toward Digital Supply-Chain Evolution
Large companies often use various solutions to manage hundreds of thousands of contracts and documents — covering years of work across the supply chain.
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Why Digital Supply-Chain Integration Is Vital for Rebate Management
The more closely suppliers are able to work with distributors, the easier it will be for both parties to eliminate costly inefficiencies, adjust to changing market conditions, and secure growth.
Ten Predictions for Supply-Chain and Procurement Software in 2021
We'll see more supplier diversity and the rise of the Chief Data Officer, but we still aren't ready for an A.I. revolution.
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How to Give the Vaccine Rollout a Shot in the Arm
The logistics could be as simple as implementing best practices in leadership, communication and technology. Here are six steps to achieve it.
A worker moves a case into a temperature-controlled vaccine shipping container. Photo: Bloomberg.
Why One Southern California Trucker Stays Independent
Hector Padilla comes from a long line of Southern California truckers, but it wasn’t until going to school and dabbling in aviation that he decided to follow in the family tradition.
A truck carrying a J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. intermodal container enters the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
Why Automation Belongs in Your Post-Pandemic Strategy
How can business leaders restore stability? One powerful method is supply-chain automation.
How Machine Learning Can Help Manufacturers Combat Climate Change
Machine learning technology could be a powerful tool for cutting energy consumption and waste in the manufacturing sector.
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