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2019 Supply Chain Innovator of the Year

This year’s crop of supply-chain innovators ran the gamut from planning to supplier relations to order fulfillment and delivery. What they shared was a determination not to settle for the status quo.

Supply Chain Brain Magazine 2019 Supply Chain Innovator of the Year

In New World of Returns, Retailers Must Dig Into Data

From a retailer’s perspective, all satisfied customers are alike. But those returning an item are likely unhappy for a range of reasons — and it’s increasingly crucial to know what those are.

November 15, 2019

A New App Lets Carriers Secure Drivers Directly and On Demand

As demand for consumer goods grows, especially in the burgeoning e-commerce sector, a key element of getting product to market continues to bedevil merchandisers: the truck driver.

November 14, 2019

1113 Drivers On Demand

Entering the Cognitive Era of Supply-Chain Optimization

To enable true optimization, modern-day businesses need to get smart about how they’re processing data and using it to craft accurate plans.

November 14, 2019

S&OP: A Springboard for Growth

Fascinators – the ornately compelling “headpieces” that women wear to British nuptials – are fascinating. Whether or not you appreciate these pieces of headgear whimsy, they present a perfect example of the challenges of sales and operations planning (S&OP).

November 14, 2019

Order Up: Cookware Company Looks to Cloud to Streamline Fulfillment

Finding its venerable cast-iron skillets to be newly trendy, Lodge Manufacturing lacked the production capacity to meet surging demand. Along with construction of an additional foundry and new distribution center, it turned to Supply Chain Coach for a ground-up approach to order handling.

November 12, 2019

1113 Order Up Cookware Company

A Model for Improving Home Healthcare Supply Chains in Ontario

The megatrend in healthcare today is a focus on home care, bypassing the hospital and clinic. So it only makes sense that a Canadian health network would be looking to transform its supply chain toward that end.

November 12, 2019

A health-care worker sorts through inventory. Photo: Shutterstock.

How a Maker of Agricultural Equipment Transformed Its Inbound Supply Chain

AGCO’s goal was nothing less than radical integration of its inbound supply chain, supplier relations and factory flows. A collaboration with 4flow helped to launch the “Smart Logistics” initiative.

November 11, 2019

1111 Howa Makerof Agricultural

Intel Used Its Supply Chain to Reshape Company Culture — and Make Millions

An innovative approach to corporate collaboration is leveraging supply chain at Intel to grow a new source of revenue. The benefits go far beyond financial results.

November 7, 2019

1107 Intel Used Supply Chain

It’s a Match: Tools Distributor Uses AI to Perfect Packaging

Snap-on Tools was working to reduce inefficient packaging and absurd box sizes for its e-commerce customers. An artificial intelligence solution by FastFetch Corp. turned out to be the perfect fit.

November 6, 2019

1106 Tools Distributor Uses Ai

The Top Supply-Chain Innovations of 2019

This year's crop of supply-chain innovators ran the gamut from planning to supplier relations to order fulfillment and delivery. What they shared was a determination not to settle for the status quo.

November 5, 2019

1105 Supply Chain Innovatorofthe Year

Continental’s Journey to Becoming a ‘Smart Factory’

Continental, one of the world’s largest producers of components for passenger and commercial vehicles, is under increasing pressure from auto manufacturers to increase operational efficiency and visibility.

October 17, 2019

1017 Continentals Journey Smart Factory

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Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang Threaten to Taint All China-Sourced Supply Chains

Multiple reports are emerging from Xinjiang about human rights abuses against the indigenous Uyghur population, including mass detentions and the use of forced and child labor in local factories.

September 25, 2019

0816 Clothes Froma Petri

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