Good supply-chain help may be hard to come by, but North Carolina State University's College of Management is trying to solve that problem. The university has created the Supply-Chain Management ...

In supply planning, optimization is critical. Optimization, another solution used by supply chain software vendors for over two decades, is now considered a form of AI. Optimization works, it delivers ...

In 2021, the waves of the pandemic started to quickly unravel supply chains across the world. Manufacturing plants slowed or even closed, ports experienced unprecedented back-ups, and transportation ...

Supply chain reorchestration is a hot topic. Countries large and small have prioritized various supply chain resilience efforts to help protect critical supply lines and products like reshoring and ...

33rd Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends: Puzzling path forward Logistics professionals navigating their path forward face challenging market conditions, an evolving regulatory ...

At a time when margins are tight and economic volatility is relentless, the ability to plan with accuracy is invaluable for suppliers and distributors. When supply chain partners are able to ...

The pandemic and Red Sea crisis have once again revealed how disruptions in one part of the world can ripple through the entire system, exposing significant vulnerabilities within the global supply ...

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 ...

Managing the supply chain is a crucial process for a company because an optimized supply chain results in lower costs and a faster production cycle. The entities in the supply chain can include ...