For supply chain managers across the board, cost reduction and managing risks are two of the top three most important priorities in today’s business environment, perhaps second only to supporting top-line growth. Inventory is one...
E-commerce has been shifted noticeably by the global pandemic, creating some changes and accelerating others that were already underway. Aside from the shift to online shopping for late adopters, we are also seeing trends such...
Whether you are a retail company or another type of enterprise selling products, you will always have a revenue target to meet monthly, quarterly, and annually. Yet there is unavoidable uncertainty in any business operation...
There is no disagreement about the fact that successful order fulfillment drives profitability because it’s an integral part of the customer experience. When your customers receive the right products at the right time, they are...
Port congestion has been one of the most pressing issues in the logistics industry for some time now—and the problem has only been aggravated by the disruption in the global supply chain during the pandemic...
Last week Bill Gates offered his annual list of the top 5 books to read, “5 good books for a lousy year.” I think most of us can agree that 2020 has not been the...
Amidst the blare of the US elections many of us probably didn’t notice the opening of Berlin’s new airport on 31-Oct. With its opening delayed by a good 9 years and budget overshot by $4...