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Stop Relying on Excess Inventory as an Insurance Policy

For some supply chain managers, the upheavals of recent years have justified their entrenched approach of relying on excess inventory as an insurance policy. They’ve learned the hard way that old methods don’t cut it anymore.

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Retailers Including Target, Walmart Get Tough on Suppliers with Fines for Late Orders

Large retailers grappling with supply-chain snarls, inflation and increased automation are cracking down on orders from their vendors.

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A Retail "Delivery Persona" That Helps Both the Environment and the Bottom Line

There’s good news in Descartes’ recent study of consumer sentiment of sustainable delivery practices.

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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Get Green Light Across U.S.

Funding for the EV charging network will come from the bipartisan infrastructure bill that was passed last year.

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No Time for Final-Mile Complacency

Congestion and inflation appear to be easing and schedule reliability has improved, but market signals suggest more of a lull in the current supply chain chaos than an end in sight.

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Ian’s Aftermath Even Harder to Fix With Supply Chain in Tatters

The difficult job of rebuilding communities pummeled by Hurricane Ian is expected to be made even worse by a problem that’s lingered since the early days of the pandemic: snarled supply chains.

A flooded trailer park following Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Hurricane Ian, one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the U.S., weakened to a tropical storm but continues to dump rain on the state as it makes its way up the U.S. Southeast. Photo: Bloomberg

India Needs to Invest $10 Billion in Battery Cells for EV Demand

Cleaning up transport will help the world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases meet its target of becoming net carbon zero by 2070.

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Micro-Warehouse Provider Pivots as Retail Consumer Market Shifts

Fabric, which operates small, automated distribution centers in densely-populated areas, is cutting its workforce and shifting its business strategy as grocers and retailers look instead to add automated operations inside stores.

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A Thoroughly Flexible Attitude in the Warehouse Will Attract and Retain Workers

Flexibility in the workforce isn't going away; it’s where the trends are headed. Warehouse managers need to pay heed.

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The Unstoppable Digitization of Global Logistics

Changes brought on by COVID-19, resource shortages and heightened demand for goods have all increased awareness about the value of global logistics digitization, and accelerated its impact.

Volkswagen Warns of Production Shift From Germany Over Gas Shortage

Europe’s biggest carmaker, said that relocation of production capacity for some component makers is among options in the medium term if gas shortages last much beyond this winter.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Carries Lessons for Pharma Supply Chains, Says Pfizer Executive

Jim Cafone, a senior vice president of supply chain at Pfizer, says the rapid and successful rollout of the doses shows companies now will “need to really rethink how you configure your supply chain.”

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