The reduced cost of recycled wooden pallets combined with increased interest in sustainable supply chains makes repaired wooden pallets increasingly popular in warehouses and distributions centers. And while wooden pallets dominate supply chains, plastic pallets are making inroads, particularly among food and pharmaceutical companies that are concerned about contamination issues.
Readers share their IoT forecast on the supply chain.
While some companies have chosen to rely on 3PLs to manage their logistics, others have found other alternatives.
Recent randomware attacks reveal vulnerabilities in manufacturing, logistics and supply chain security.
The future of TMS systems is not only to monitor service in real-time, but to properly audit the carrier’s invoice through settlement.
In today’s returns economy, retailers need to be able to separate the “good” return from the preventable one. To get better data on returns, here are three steps they can take.
Network optimization studies help simplify supply chain operations and provide continual year-over-year savings.
Supply chains are heavily dependent on information technology (IT) systems, but are difficult to secure because they often involve multiple networks working together.
Here’s a survey of the factors that make the St. Louis, Missouri, region an excellent location for logistics operations.
Despite Lean traditionally being thought of as a “pen and pencil” technique, it is in fact a key enabler of a lean supply chain linking lean thinking with available and affordable systems and technologies to get the most out of improved processes.