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Optimizing freight costs with AI: The power of regional data

Monday, March 31, 2025 · Sudesh Kesarkar
The future of AI-powered transportation cost prediction lies in the strategic integration of regional economic indicators through Metropolitan Statistical Areas, ensuring smarter decision-making and long-term competitiveness.

Navigating the future of e-commerce logistics: Balancing speed and cost

Friday, March 28, 2025 · Nitin Kumar
The future of e-commerce logistics hinges on balancing speed and cost. As consumers prioritize affordability, now is the time for retailers and carriers to reassess their logistics strategies, identifying opportunities to optimize fulfillment strategies, cut unnecessary…

Supply chain negotiation: Improve the process to improve the results

Thursday, March 27, 2025 · Craig Moss
Supply chain procurement functions are particularly negotiation-intensive, often at the center of critical discussions and strategy. Building a framework to guide this process ensures consistency in negotiations.

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.

Gartner survey reveals AI, ESG and geopolitics top supply chain influences

Thursday, March 20, 2025 · Brian Straight
A recent Gartner survey reveals the top influences to supply chain success, although it found only 29% of respondents said they had sufficiently developed three of the top five drivers for future readiness.

Managing supply chains in times of uncertainty: The emergence of digital twin technologies

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 · Emel Aktas and Sharath Bobba
While digital twin technology for managing end-to-end supply chains is still in its infancy, many recognize the need, and many companies are leading the way with ambitious pilots.

The Internet of Animals offers lessons for supply chain management

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 · Dr. Maciel M. Queiroz
Animals have long been able to predict weather and other events and studying this ability could lead to breakthrough supply chain resilience

Applying lessons learned from healthcare drone logistics to other supply chains

Thursday, March 13, 2025 · Rishabh Gupta, Vipul Garg, and Ila Manuj
A best-practice drone framework that has been successfully implemented in the healthcare supply chain shows the viability of drone delivery in other supply chains.

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…

Are CSCOs prepared for tariffs?

Monday, March 10, 2025 · Brian Straight
Cost pressures and tariffs are just two of the concerns chief supply chain officers cited in a new survey by consultancy Egon Zehnder.

The Key to Modern Supply Chains: Automated Testing for WMS Success

Thursday, March 6, 2025 · SCMR Staff
Join Cycle Labs and enVista for a dynamic webcast on how test automation can optimize your WMS, reduce risk, and drive agility in warehouse operations!

Tackling tariffs with holistic thinking

Thursday, March 6, 2025 · Brian Straight
PwC operations transformation partner Carla DeSantis says tariff mitigation should be only one data point in a supply chain optimization plan, which should be centered around holistic thinking.

U.S. tariffs create urgent need for supply chain agility

Thursday, March 6, 2025 · Eric Linxwiler
Trump’s aggressive tariffs and the ongoing possibility of even greater tariffs mark a pivotal moment for global trade. While the challenges created by tariffs are significant, they also open the door to innovation and growth.
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