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'Unbundled' Truck Leasing May Help Fleets Weather Inflation

An increasing Consumer Price Index (CPI) hits some truck financing structures harder than others.

The Key to On-Time Delivery Is a Single Source of Truth

Enterprise resource planning technology can help organizations meet the demands of OTIF.

Big Green Brands Have a Dirty Supplier Problem, CDP Says

Many big brands with green ambitions don’t know the carbon impacts of their supply chain, a new report shows.

With Inflation on the Rise, Retailers Turn to AI to Aid in Pricing Strategy

The return of inflation is placing retailers in a terrible quandary.

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Coping With the ‘New Normal’ for Supply Chain Due Diligence

Governments, investors and consumers are demanding increased visibility into every link of the supply chain, to ensure that corporate funds aren’t inadvertently supporting fundamentally unethical behavior.

The Slavery Footprint app, created by Made in a Free World, generates estimates of an individual's reliance on slave labor from data on trafficked humans and labor-abuse rates at manufacturers and suppliers. Photo: Bloomberg.

Seven Procurement and Supply Chain Technology Trends for 2022

Which market forces will disrupt enterprises with complex supply chains in 2022? Following are seven key predictions.

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Five Reasons Shipping Software Needs to Embrace Multi-Carrier Parcel Management

Shipping operations have become enormously more complex and difficult to manage. To meet these challenges, businesses need to go beyond traditional fixes and into the realm of comprehensive carrier management systems.

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Lean, ‘Just-in-Time’ Management Didn't Cause the Supply Chain Crisis

There’s nothing in the lean and just-in-time supply chain methodologies that recommend keeping a bare minimum of parts on hand. In fact, they preach the opposite.

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Unlocking the Value of Real-Time Visibility at Every Operational Level

Maximum visibility is achieved only when you take into account the needs of three levels of warehouse operations: executives who are making strategic decisions; managers who are keeping an eye on real-time workflow optimization; and team members on the floor in need of labor direction.

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Watch: You've Got Supply Chain Visibility. So What?

It's not enough just to know where your freight in transit is. You've got to be aware of multiple aspects of the shipment, says Sam Phillips, senior solutions manager with Here Technologies.

Youve Got Supply Chain Visibility

Selecting the Best Warehouse Management Solution for Your Operations

Recent supply chain disruptions have magnified ongoing trends that continue to challenge distribution operations. Warehouse management system (WMS) vendors have positioned new capabilities and existing features as key tools for addressing these challenges.

Two Tools to Mitigate Ever-Rising Trucking Rates

Transportation is by far the most expensive part of logistics, accounting for up to 70% of a company’s total logistics costs.

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