At October’s mid-point, shippers and shoppers are intensifying their holiday activity ahead of a historic holiday peak season. Read More »
Last Days to Ship? 7 Tips to Meet Holiday Deadlines
With more shoppers going online to place orders this year, the holiday e-commerce season will be one for the record books. To ensure that their goods… Read More »
Lean Supply Chain Perspective Required for New Normal
The global pandemic and the disruption of foreign production is driving many manufacturing organizations to explore re-shoring of raw material… Read More »
Expert Insight Helps Manage Fluctuating Supply Costs
Amid encouraging gains experienced by manufacturing sectors during June, price increases continue for many of the supplies required to support… Read More »
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Plan, Adjust, Communicate with Data Visibility
Supply chain visibility empowers you to reduce risk and improve customer service. That’s especially important in a period of widespread disruption,… Read More »
Engineering and Analyzing the Supply Web
No matter how you manage it, transformation always comes with costs. When moving from a single, lowest-cost supply chain source to a supply web of… Read More »
Examine Indirect Spend to Drive COVID-19 Cost Savings
In times of crisis, immediate challenges that jeopardize your ability to operate and serve customers deserve your central focus. While apparent pain… Read More »
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What Do We Do with All These Returns? E-commerce and Reverse Logistics
Consumer products manufacturers’ e-commerce operations need a reverse logistics process that can handle a high volume of returned merchandise… Read More »
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Improve E-Commerce Experience Without Sacrificing Profitability
In 2018, U.S. consumers spent $517.6 billion online, up 15% over the prior year. E-commerce represented 51.9% of all retail sales growth that year,… Read More »
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7 Pitfalls Imperil Indirect Spend Management
Indirect Spend presents complex challenges but brings opportunities for increased efficiency and cost control. Managing this expense area becomes… Read More »
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