Amazon and other Internet retailers typically offer same-day shipping as an option for people and businesses that need their purchases… Read More
Supply Chain Trends
Understanding the Importance of Supply Chain Visibility
In a perfect supply-chain scenario, raw materials would efficiently be produced into finished products that then seamlessly flow on to… Read More
Get Better at Procurement and Don’t Be Afraid of Changes
Procurement is the business process of acquiring goods and services that allow a company to turn around and then produce… Read More
Has Lean Six Sigma Become Saturated in the Supply Chain Industry?
First developed to combine the principles of lean manufacturing and the Six Sigma enterprise process improvement methodology, Lean Six Sigma… Read More
Make the Return Process Easy for the Consumer
The advent of eCommerce gives the consumer many different options when it comes to online retailers. Even traditional stores embracing… Read More
Is a Centralized Supply Management Function Right for My Company?
As a business grows, a common question arises about whether or not it makes sense to centralize some of the… Read More
Is It Legal to Monitor Employees with GPS?
GPS technology and other recent innovations like the “Internet of Things” gives logistics companies the ability to monitor their entire… Read More
Are Customers Going to Require Free Shipping?
With the retail marketplace growing more and more competitive, are customers going to increasingly demand free shipping and other benefits… Read More
How the Internet of Things Is Affecting Logistics
One of the hottest current technology trends, the Internet of Things (IoT) involves the concept of individual devices, appliances, and… Read More
Part 2: How Is Omnichannel Retailing Affecting Logistics?
In last week’s article, we looked at the omnichannel retailing trend that continues to revolutionize the supply chain world in… Read More