What keeps Amazon on top is their commitment to change and growth. They’ve pioneered the face of retail by using bold strategies in supply chain and deploying innovative technologies. As a result, they’ve received a cult following because of their quick and efficient...
Supply chain is an essential function of any company. While the everyday tasks of supply chain professionals may be ever changing, here are some truths that may never alter. Physical It’s often forgotten about that supply chain isn’t just logistics and...
Although international door to door shipments, especially those traveling overseas, move via multiple transportation modes – the majority of shipments throughout North America move over a single mode. Multimodal services that utilize several transportation...
Did you know there are downloadable logistic apps? Logistic companies utilize mobile devices to monitor and manage their operations, inventory, shipments, and records. Whether you own an Android or an iPhone, these apps could help improve efficiency and make the...
There are many things that could go wrong in supply chain management to cause a major disruption in the transfer of goods and services from the supplier to the customer. Multiple players (companies, people, and nations) are at work, which are all vulnerable to...
The supply chain is a complex ecosystem involving many interconnected parts, and transportation is one of the main pillars of supply chain that cannot be overlooked. Without transportation, products would never make it from the supplier to the receiver...
As technology becomes more and more advanced, a staple of developed nations, people have come to expect instant gratification. When you place an order online, you know that if you pay enough money for it, it can be on your doorstep the next morning. According to an...
The supply chain industry faces a serious talent shortage. The education and availability for employment are a non-issue, but this industry faces a talent management problem. The dilemma remains acquiring and retaining top talent with fierce competition and lack of...
A supply chain is complex just taken from a logistics standpoint. Things need to come through the chain at the right time in order to keep production flowing at a consistent and profitable rate. Logistics are not the only piece of the supply chain. They need to be...
Outsourcing jobs such as manufacturing has always been a conversation offered from different views. For some, the impact is too risky and costly. Those believe that jobs should not be outsourced and this idea can help our economy. While others believe that outsourcing...
