There are very few, if any, global companies that don’t rely heavily on data, analytics, and KPIs to effectively manage their supply chain. For instance, when you consider how a product gets to a ...

On the second anniversary of the launch of the Freight Logistics Optimizations Works initiative, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the FLOW platform has begun to publish data on ...

Navigating the complexities of supply chain management can be daunting, especially for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) who may have limited resources and competing priorities. But there ...

Whether it's empty shelves at the grocery store or delayed holiday packages, disruptions in the flow of goods impact everyday life. But when shelves go bare, it's not just goods that are missing—it ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

The most significant risk to today’s supply chain is the supply chain leader’s entrenched beliefs in historical practices. Functional excellence and enterprise transactional efficiency dominate the ...

In my last conversation with Roddy—when he could still talk—was on the need to define outside-in processes. Twelve years ago, Roddy and I worked together at the same research firm. We often ...

In the natural world, we are continuously aware of movement and flows. Snow falls onto mountains, melts in the spring and flows into the rivers, which flow into the ocean. Birds flow from northern ...

What is supply chain management and how does it work? Supply chain management actively streamlines a company’s supply-side operations from planning to after-sales services to enhance customer ...

In the years following COVID-19 lockdowns, more companies have been focusing their efforts on combatting supply chain disruption. External events such as extreme weather, war, pirate attacks and ...