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Where do your delivery boxes end up? Optimizing the lifecycle of last-mile packaging

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research suggests that collecting e-commerce boxes can result in higher emissions savings, but factors such as weight and driving distance alter the calculation.

What is the minimum wage in your state?

Monday, March 24, 2025 · Rosemary Coates
For companies looking to locate manufacturing, local prevailing wages, unemployment rate, and available workforce serve as a starting point. The Reshoring Institute’s Minimum Wage Study offers a starting guide.

Simplify work to unlock supply chain’s potential in uncertain times

Friday, March 21, 2025 · SCMR Staff
Most organizations reward hard work, but few seek ways to reduce the burden and requirements of hard work and enabling more effective productivity.

Stop buying technology. Start purchasing a problem-solving solution

Monday, March 17, 2025 · Norman Katz
Companies often buy technology solutions without understanding whether it will fix their business problem. Until that changes, excessively high rates of project failures will persist.

Combating sequential time delays in pharmaceutical supply chains

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 · SCMR Staff
The pharmaceutical industry faces significantly longer lead times than other industries, and time delays can seriously impact the health outcomes of countless individuals. Recognizing the potential risks this poses, one industry giant sought to improve on-time delivery through…

Overcoming obstacles and embracing new supply chain priorities

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 · Marisa Brown
So far, this year has been a continuation of 2024 with supply chains facing disruptions and challenges resulting from multiple factors beyond anyone’s control. At the beginning of 2025, APQC wrapped up its 11th annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges…

Achieving goals through collaboration and visibility

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 · Marisa Brown
So far, 2025 has started out as a continuation of the previous year. Factors beyond organizations’ control have taken a toll on their performance on business goals. Many supply chain organizations are looking to overcome obstacles by prioritizing supplier relationships and…

Unlocking efficiency: How automation sharpens forecasting in the energy industry

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In the fast-paced world of energy-exploration technology, companies are constantly on the lookout for innovative strategies to help them stay ahead of market dynamics. For one global energy company, the key to unlocking efficiency was transforming how it predicts the demand…

How CSCOs can drive growth by supporting customer experience

Thursday, February 20, 2025 · Gartner Supply Chain
Supply chains are growing more important in supporting growth initiatives, and that includes customer experience.

The Perfect Order: Introduction

Thursday, February 20, 2025 · Norman Katz
The objective of any supply chain is to achieve the Perfect Order. Doing that, though, has remained elusive. Most companies are proficient at various points in the process, but few have achieved success at each level. The Perfect Order series lays out the path to that success.

Explainer: What is EDI?

Thursday, February 20, 2025 · Norman Katz
Electronic data interchange, or EDI, is a core technology used to enable supply chain success. The technology has been so effective that it remains in place today, even though it dates back to the 1960s.

Explainer: The basics of barcodes

Thursday, February 20, 2025 · Norman Katz
Barcode labeling projects require that the label size, label material, adhesive, label surface, and print methodology be thoughtfully considered before any money is spent.

The Perfect Order: Defining the customer

Thursday, February 20, 2025 · Norman Katz
The Perfect Order requires the perfect customer, but who is that? Businesses must identify who the end customer is and what they want to meet expectations.

The Perfect Order: Right Product

Thursday, February 20, 2025 · Norman Katz
The Perfect Order includes the ability to deliver the right product to the customer.

The Perfect Order: Right Quantity

Thursday, February 20, 2025 · Norman Katz
It’s not enough to get the product itself right, we have to get the quantity right too. Like getting the product right, getting the quantity right starts before we even have a product.

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