Worldwide, companies have set emissions reduction goals to address climate change, preserve the environment, support community health, and reduce waste. And while many organizations may recognize that their environmental impact goes beyond their own smokestacks and tailpipes, they’re often mis

There’s no shortage of shortages these days. Triggered by increasingly frequent global disruptions, supply failures from toilet paper to semiconductors have left companies scrambling for solutions.For years, supply chains have prioritized cost cutting and efficiency over safety buffers bu

The last year has been incredibly frustrating for consumers, retailers and last-mile carriers alike as we all faced unforeseen stress due to COVID-19. Lockdowns and restrictions caused a boom of e-commerce and home delivery, at a time when many retailers were not prepared to make the logistical shif

The supply chain is one of the biggest contributors to global carbon emissions — about a fifth of emissions come from multinational supply chains alone, research shows. But scaling up operations doesn't have to be environmentally detrimental.It's important to keep your impact in mind a

Traditional labeling-development techniques can put a drain on manufacturers’ resources — and that’s before a decision is made on which information is needed and will fit on the label. Electronic labeling, by contrast, allows for the removal of labeling production constraints and s

When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the U.S. in March of 2020, millions of individuals lost their jobs or were forced to stay at home. This especially affected women, as many were stuck at home coordinating everything from elderly parents’ medical issues to home-

Last year, when storefronts faced closure and core distribution centers were reeling from COVID-19 challenges, brands found themselves at risk of losing their retail footprints, direct-to-consumer fulfillment capacity and wholesale delivery systems. Smaller, direct-to-consumer brands weren’t s

Optimism is in the air. With more and more COVID-19 vaccination programs underway around the globe, economies will begin to re-open, and international trade should start to rebound.Nevertheless, with new variants of the virus emerging, and logistical difficulties in delivering the vaccine, it’

In contrast to several other major automakers, including Ford and General Motors, forced to cut production this year because of the global chip shortage, Toyota expects to ship 9.6 million vehicles — almost a 6% jump from last year’s 9.1 million — as a direct result of how it manag

As the logistics industry embraces technology, it has begun a shift from static contract arrangements to dynamic pricing structures. We’ve already seen this shift in the FTL spot market. Shippers, brokers, and carriers once relied on mileage bands or rates on file (rates which often did n

Ready to go bigger in your truckload brokerage this year? It might be time to think smaller.“Smaller” in this case means booking less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments. LTL shipping demand is on the rise, driven in part by huge e-commerce increases among consumers during the COVID-19 p

There’s no question that electric vehicles (EVs) will become far more common in the future, while cars equipped with internal combustion engines (ICEs) will lose their stature as the choice of consumers and manufacturers alike. Yet the future of the automotive industry isn’t as clear-cut

“The pandemic threw us a curveball.”This was a common phrase heard from many business decision-makers last year. Amid the chaos, a number of best practices emerged to help reduce exposure to disruptions and unexpected events without negatively impacting performance and efficiency. T

COVID-19 and pandemic restrictions changed how our society purchases and transports consumer goods.Before the pandemic, shopping online was steadily growing. The pandemic restrictions caused individuals who never shopped on their mobile phones and computers to set up digital shopping carts at their

If you're not invested in the logistics industry, you'd be forgiven for thinking the only sources of congestion and angst are the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Southern California. Stories, pictures and video have flooded the airwaves when, at the worst of things in February, d

Is there a place in the post-pandemic “new normal” of retailing for traditional consumer brands?The big consumer packaged goods brands have ruled retail for a century or more, brushing off challenges from an endless stream of agile newcomers and the rise of big-box stores. But nothing ha

Reduction of operational risk is the name of the game when it comes to the supply chain. To achieve a reliable yet lean approach, supply chains must be simultaneously agile and resilient. But both qualities have historically depended on “clean” data. And many organizations weren&rsq

It’s an all-too-familiar scenario: The Acme Pen Co. launches a 2021 special-edition fountain pen, and produces a quantity of 15,000. A national retailer, Johnson Pen Co., has priority with Acme and orders 12,000 pens. Michigan-based Pen-Set is also interested and orders 5,0

Over the past two decades, there’s been a steady rise in the volume of online traffic, caused by consumers turning to the internet and social media to shop online for everyday essentials without leaving their home. As a result, companies like shoemaker Allbirds Inc., mattress-seller

My journey in supply chain began as an aviation storekeeper in the United States Navy in 1999. As a young woman growing up in Baltimore in a family of biological siblings, half siblings, and foster siblings, I knew I wanted to move out of state after high school. When I was in 11th grade, I found my