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For Faster Deliveries, Don't Neglect the Middle Mile

The middle mile is becoming the heart of multichannel strategies.

Tech Aims to Minimize Soaring Cost of E-Commerce Returns

As the ease of buying goods online grows, so does the rise in returns. Reverse logistics costs can amount to nearly 60% of an item’s sales price — but there are a growing number of ways to mitigate these costs.

IRT’s Critical Role in the Clinical Supply Chain

Interactive response technology (IRT), also referred to as randomization and trial supply management (RTSM), plays a central role in managing the drug supply during a randomized clinical trial.

Ship From Store: The Next Evolution of Omnichannel

Brick-and-mortar retailers have found an advantage over online retailers by implementing ship from store (SFS). By fulfilling e-commerce orders directly from stores, they can cut the time it takes for orders to reach customers and increase the number of orders they can process across their network. Although the path to an efficient SFS operation is different for each company, following is how the trend will generally evolve in the years ahead.

Technology Steps Up to Help Navigate the Last Mile

When it comes to fulfilling e-commerce orders, the shortest distance between two points is often the toughest to traverse.

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Driving Value in Your Supply Chain With Robotics and Automation

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U.S. Labor, Supply ‘Nightmare’ Seen Extending Into Second Half

The helter-skelter playing out on U.S. factory floors from labor and supply shortages, transportation bottlenecks and the coronavirus looks likely to persist into the second half of the year.

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Podcast | Dr. Lisa Williams Is Blazing Paths in Both Supply Chain Academia and the Business World

You might say that Dr. Lisa Williams had accomplished quite enough in her academic career.

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Amazon Raises Prime Membership Amid Supply Chain Bottlenecks

Amazon.com Inc. is raising the annual fee for its Prime subscription service in the U.S. by $20 to $139, the first such increase since 2018.

A truck drives through an Amazon delivery station in Kearny, New Jersey. Photo: Bloomberg.

How AI Will Drive the Future of Auto Supply Chains

As the pandemic sent shockwaves through the global economy, the impact was felt across industries. Among the hardest hit sectors, the automotive industry experienced profound disruption, signaling the need for supply chain modernization.

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Biden’s Electric Vehicle Plan Faces Jam From Cultural Divide

President Joe Biden wants electric vehicles to account for 50% of new car sales by 2030. But to meet that target he may have to sell the cars to a skeptical demographic: Donald Trump voters.

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GOP Opposition in House Puts U.S.-China Competition Bill at Risk

Growing Republican criticism risks complicating passage of a once-bipartisan bill intended to make the U.S economy more competitive, saying it goes too easy on China even as it aims to aid the domestic semiconductor industry.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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