Curated headlines from the world's leading supply chain publications.
Can $100 million and a team of smart people be enough to realize “a future where global supply chains run as seamlessly as today’s most intuitive consumer technologies, optimizing real-time…
Lire la suite →In a survey we conducted in October 2020, 91% of our Indago supply chain research community members, who are all supply chain executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies, either…
Lire la suite →We got our first snow of the season yesterday. Not much, but enough to turn the lawn white. I’m a fair-weathered cyclist, so that signals the end of riding outdoors…
Lire la suite →Many companies learned the hard way during the Covid pandemic that their supply chains were not nearly as resilient as they thought. These companies were not able to adapt and…
Lire la suite →Cargo thieves love the holidays. That time of year when the industry ships a higher volume of desirable, in-demand goods. Appliances and furniture, food and beverages, and electronics are hot…
Lire la suite →So, how resilient is your supply chain? The honest answer for many companies, which they learned the hard way during the Covid pandemic, is that their supply chains are not…
Lire la suite →Have you had thoughts of hurting or killing yourself? I was asked that question several times this past year, whenever I visited my doctor or therapist. My answer was always…
Lire la suite →When a cyberattack takes down your TMS, WMS, or other supply chain software (it’s a question of when, not if), will you be ready to respond as effectively as possible…
Lire la suite →One of things companies have learned about e-commerce is that everything can go right up to the time a customer clicks the “Buy” button, but if you don’t get the…
Lire la suite →A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million yesterday at a Sotheby’s auction. The man who bought it plans to eat the banana. Now, if this had been…
Lire la suite →Insights into the North American supply chain from Descartes’ 2024 Global Transportation Management Benchmark Survey The role of transportation management has become more critical than ever as companies strive to…
Lire la suite →If you’ve seen the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, you know the line: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could…
Lire la suite →The mornings are getting colder, which is deadly to car batteries on their last drops of juice, as I found out yesterday morning when I went to start my car.…
Lire la suite →Planning for peak season started months ago, but now it’s crunch time. Peak season is stressful for shippers because it can make or break their year. Consumers start thinking about…
Lire la suite →As many companies are developing their transportation budgets and strategies for the coming year, is your company going to be one that is proactive in driving change and continuous improvement…
Lire la suite →There are already countless “What Will the Trump Presidency Mean for [Fill in the Blank]?” articles and blog posts being written. In the case of supply chain, the focus is…
Lire la suite →November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and today, November 1, is T1Day, “a day to raise awareness of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and celebrate the lives of those affected by…
Lire la suite →In a July 2024 survey of our Indago supply chain research community and Alpega customers, almost three quarters of the respondents (72%) said that integrating a large “open network” of…
Lire la suite →There is a common thread among many logistics professionals: they almost all fell into this industry — that is, they didn’t study supply chain or logistics in college, or they…
Lire la suite →Do you still wear a mask? There is an older gentleman who goes to my gym. He still wears a mask. But it’s always on his chin. It doesn’t cover…
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