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New Year, New Last-Mile Delivery Solutions

Retailers are launching new programs and collaborative efforts to improve customer experience in last-mile delivery.

Source: Bloomberg

Supply-Chain Transparency Starts With This Basic Relationship Advice

Fuel and freight make up nearly two-thirds of logistics costs. Supply-chain and logistics managers need to optimize those costs to improve the bottom line.

0103 Transparencyin Transportation

The Amazonification of Supply Chains

Digital network platforms and advanced analytics are making it possible for logistics providers to achieve unprecedented levels of visibility and collaboration, enabling true end-to-end supply chains.

Source: Bloomberg

Podcast | Supply-Chain Finance: Myth and Reality

Is supply-chain finance just a way for buyers of goods and services to squeeze discounts out of their suppliers?

Source: Bloomberg

Three Reasons to Make the Move to Electronic Invoicing

With supply-chain processes becoming more automated, many organizations have a vision of digitizing the order-to-cash cycle.

1219 Moveto Electronic Invoicing

Alibaba Makes a Play for North American Small-Business Sellers

Alibaba is already the world’s largest e-commerce and retailing company. But it’s looking to make an even bigger splash in North America, with a new initiative aimed at small business-to-business sellers.

1216 Alibaba Makesa Play

Lime's Chinese-Made Scooters Get Caught Up in Trump's Trade War

Paying new tariffs on Chinese vehicles would require Lime either to absorb significant new costs, charge customers more or fundamentally reshape its supply chain.

Source: Bloomberg

SourceDay Direct Spend Solution to Offer RFQ, PO and Accounts Payable Collaboration

SourceDay has recently announced two additions to their cloud solution with the release of their Request for Quote and Accounts Payable Collaboration products.

How Companies Can Build Ethical Supply Chains on a Global Scale

What constitutes ethical practices in global supply chains can vary by country. Yet companies still need to uphold broad ethical standards for the treatment of workers and environmental sustainability.

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Watch: What's Happening With Freight Rates?

The latest carrier survey by Transporeon reveals some surprising trends in pricing — ones that the carriers themselves didn't entirely anticipate, notes director of business development Patrick Pretorius.

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The ‘Modern’ Factory Remains a Dream for Many Manufacturers

When it comes to running the modern-day factory, there’s a yawning gap between theory and reality.

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Podcast | This Campaign Is Out to Stop Forced Labor in India

Five years of efforts by The Freedom Fund to end modern slavery in India are showing positive results.

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