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Danone US has announced a $65M investment in Jacksonville, adding to a growing trend of major US food and beverage companies announcing new investments in facilities, jobs.
Uber Freight CTO Val Marchevsky will offer the 3PL and Logistics Keynote address at the upcoming NextGen Supply Chain Conference. Executives from C.H. Robinson, GEODIS Americas, Kenco and RXO will…
Last-mile delivery is a major contributor to supply chain emissions, but a range of innovations—from electric vehicles and cargo bikes to drones and urban hubs—offer viable paths to…
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 · Brian Straight
Danone US has announced a $65M investment in Jacksonville, adding to a growing trend of major US food and beverage companies announcing new investments in facilities, jobs.
Thursday, June 12, 2025 · SCMR Staff
Uber Freight CTO Val Marchevsky will offer the 3PL and Logistics Keynote address at the upcoming NextGen Supply Chain Conference. Executives from C.H. Robinson, GEODIS Americas, Kenco and RXO will also present.
Thursday, June 12, 2025 · Sridhar Thirumalai
Last-mile delivery is a major contributor to supply chain emissions, but a range of innovations—from electric vehicles and cargo bikes to drones and urban hubs—offer viable paths to sustainability.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Using a tailored simulation model provides strategic insight into inventory management, resulting in improved forecast accuracy, reduced errors by 26%, and lowered Mean Absolute Percentage Error from 28% to 20.7%, research found.
Monday, June 9, 2025 · University of Tennessee Global Supply Chain Institute
Within the world of supply chain management, your competitive advantage might have been making the lowest-cost product at the fastest possible speed. Today’s ability to achieve competitive advantage depends on end-to-end upstream visibility and the ability to secure critical…
Monday, June 9, 2025 · Activ Technologies
Strong relationships depend on collaboration. In a healthy supply chain, buyers and suppliers count on timely feedback and accurate information. This synchronization keeps everyone happy and promotes trust, enabling the relationship to grow.
Thursday, June 5, 2025 · Aniket Kulkarni
The traditional negotiation playbook in procurement hasn’t aged well. We’ve all seen the script: invite multiple bids, negotiate hard on price, and lock in the lowest cost. In calm markets, that might work. But in recent years many supply chains have found themselves exposed.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 · Jeff Berman
The May Services PMI, at 49.9 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth), fell 1.7% from April’s 51.6 reading. Prior to May, the Services PMI had seen growth in 56 of the previous 59 months, going back to the initial recovery from the pandemic in June 2020.
Monday, June 2, 2025 · Kevin Chung
The global shipping industry has accepted an astonishing inefficiency for far too long: it still relies on paper to move trillions of dollars in goods. Bills of lading—essential trade documents—are printed, couriered, signed, and scanned across borders, often taking up to…
Friday, May 30, 2025 · Brian Straight
As uncertainty becomes the norm, companies are turning to item-level visibility to gain real-time insights, minimize risk, and make smarter, faster supply chain decisions—before disruption strikes.
Thursday, May 29, 2025 · SCMR Staff
Deadline extended one week for speaker abstracts, award application submissions for 2025 NextGen Supply Chain Conference.
Thursday, May 29, 2025 · Brian Straight
Electronics supply chains face mounting uncertainty from tariffs, reshoring efforts, and automation pressures—but experts say strategic planning and design integration can unlock resilience and growth.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 · SCMR Staff
Sue Williams, managing director at Hexagon Consultants, shares her insights on overlooked supply chain risks, digital transformation pitfalls, AI’s practical use cases, and the shift toward nearshoring, cross-functional collaboration, and ESG integration, in this 6 Questions…
Friday, May 23, 2025 · Brian Straight
As climate change, tariffs, and operational inefficiencies strain global food systems, companies are betting on digital tools to bring clarity and resilience to a fragile agricultural supply chain.
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