JSCM Video: Managing outsource reverse supply chain operations
October 20, 2020
While reverse logistics is more important than ever, little is known about how companies define their approach to managing outsourced operations. This bridges that gap
The Rebound Podcast: The future of retail fulfillment
October 8, 2020
Retail fulfillment may never be the same, and that’s not a bad thing! Listen in as Craig Jones discusses how Under Armour is re-inventing its fulfillment capabilities
Li-ion vs. Thin Plate Pure Lead Batteries (TTPL) Batteries for Lift Trucks
October 7, 2020
As lithium-ion batteries continue to grow in popularity, lead-acid battery manufacturers are now offering thin plate pure lead batteries (TTPL) in response, an offspring of the absorbed glass mat (AGM) technology, as an alternative.
Will 2020 Be Forever Known as the Summer of Piece-Picking?
October 5, 2020
With the increase in e-commerce orders, now be the time piece-picking robotics come into their own.
Supply Chain Startup: Plus One Robotics’ software vision
October 2, 2020
Perception and vision are key to making piece-picking robotics a reality in the DC
Reskilling: Tapping the talent pool
October 1, 2020
COVID-19 has resulted in massive unemployment. It may be an opportunity for warehouse operators
Supply Chain Startup: What to do with all that excess inventory
September 25, 2020
INTURN helps brands optimize excess inventory
Cycles of pan(dem)ic and neglect
September 23, 2020
There’s much to be learned about COVID from supply chain tsunami. Hint: It’s probably not a one- time event
WTO’s ruling on Trump’s trade tariffs underscores need for fresh approach, say trade experts
September 22, 2020
Even though this development is unlikely to have a material impact on the current state of global trade, specifically as it relates to tariffs and the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, it was very interesting to hear thoughts about it from two of the foremost U.S.-based trade experts on a call hosted last week by the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), POLA Executive Director Gene Seroka and National Retail Federation Vice President of Supply Chain and Customs...
Supply Chain Startup: Nearly 20 years of startup investing
September 18, 2020
Dave Anderson shares lessons from long-term investing in supply chain
JSCM Video: Informal exchanges, formal sourcing
September 17, 2020
Whether supply managers accept or reject the advice they receive from colleagues during information exchanges can have a significant impact on the cohesion of sourcing teams.
2020: The Year of the Logistician Part 5 of 5
September 16, 2020
Modern-day superheroes, logisticians have been working tirelessly through the global pandemic to keep the orders fulfilled and the delivery machines running
The Rebound Podcast: What’s ahead for small package delivery
September 15, 2020
E-commerce is heating up! Listen in as Alan Amling discusses the future of small package delivery
Keeping the fabric flowing at JOANN Stores
September 14, 2020
One of the country’s best-known fabric and craft stores turned to order management and its brick-and-mortar assets to fill orders of essential supplies during COVID
Don’t Believe the Hype: A Call for Responsible Supply Chain Analytics – Part 4 of 5
September 10, 2020
How supply chain managers can cut through the data hype, ask the right questions, and rely on more responsible analytics in today’s uncertain business environment
The Rebound Podcast: Workforce diversity
September 9, 2020
Listen in as BBC World News America’s Katty Kay discusses diversity in the workplace and the future of work Post-COVID. ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi and SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock are hosts
Supply Chain Startup: Enabling the self-driving supply chain
September 4, 2020
Aera Technology provides the tools to turn your data into actionable insights, across processes
Made in the USA: It’s not necessarily an all-or-nothing proposition
September 3, 2020
One positive outcome from the current COVID-19 pandemic is the increased willingness of government entities to support business activities that help sustain private sector supply chain efforts. It’s time for supply chain managers to step up and leverage these opportunities.
Vodafone’s digital journey: A conversation with Ninian Wilson
August 27, 2020
One of the world’s largest mobile operators is digitizing its supply chain, with procurement a major focus
Supply chain’s role in minimizing food insecurity – Part 2 of 5
August 26, 2020
The COVID crisis caught the food supply chain off guard, but history doesn’t have to repeat itself when the next big crisis rears its head.