1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (153+ words) Dr. Eva Ponce is the director of the research area on Omnichannel Distribution Strategies at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. Laura Allegue is digital learning specialist, at MIT CTL. She can be contacted at [email protected]. The latest “State of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (315+ words) The Supply Chain Xchange Start your day right! Maersk updates its trade & tariff compliance software With rising uncertainty in global trade regulations, online platform is targeted at high-volume retailers, manufacturers, regulated industries, and multinational enterprises managing complex global trade requirements....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (323+ words) Daniel Stanton and Paige Ruhlman at the 2024 CSCMP EDGE Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Stanton and Ruhlman participated in CSCMP's Mentorship Program. A CSCMP mentorship match shows how shared wisdom can shape careers for decades. Throughout our careers, most of us…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (475+ words) Supplier codes of conduct are among the most widely used tools for advancing sustainability. But when it comes to delivering real results, they often fall short. Is it time to rethink how we design and use them? This reveals a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1601+ words) Kai Hoberg is a professor of supply chain and operations strategy at Kühne Logistics University in Hamburg, Germany. Knut Alicke ([email protected]) is a partner at McKinsey & Company in its Supply Chain Management practice. Many decisions that affect supply chain operations…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (745+ words) As disruption and volatility become permanent conditions and transportation markets fragment, companies must rethink their supply chain networks, according to the annual State of Logistics Report. For the foreseeable future, supply chain managers should view disruption and volatility as the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (162+ words) Recent research from the Journal of Business Logistics shows that customers are more likely to trust disclosures that acknowledge gaps and imperfections they are working to address than those that only emphasize accomplishments. Executives spend enormous amounts of time deciding…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (449+ words) Risk mitigation is top of mind as global tensions and cyberattacks threaten to disrupt supply chains. Geopolitical tensions, cyber-security risks, and a shifting technology landscape threaten to disrupt supply chains like never before—and the costs associated with those threats…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (189+ words) The Supply Chain Xchange Start your day right! How shippers and 3PLs are responding to tariff turmoil Fluctuating tariffs and shifting trade policies are disrupting global supply chains. But a new study shows that shippers and their 3PL partners feel pretty confident…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (200+ words) Business activity cooled as retailers pulled back on inventory, and warehousing and transportation capacity tightened, latest LMI report shows. Economic activity in logistics slowed in July but remained above recent highs, indicating continued strong demand for logistics services nationwide, according…...