Logistics Outsourcing

Target, Tesco and CVS to Require Environmental Impact Data From Suppliers

July 2, 2018

Target, Tesco and CVS Health have joined Walmart in an agreement to collect data from suppliers, through non-profit CDP, regarding their overall environmental footprint.

Emergency Rooms Run Out of Vital Drugs, and Patients Are Feeling It

July 2, 2018

The New York Times

George Vander Linde tapped a code into the emergency room’s automated medicine cabinet. A drawer slid open and he flipped the lid, but found nothing inside.

3PL Takes Major Leap Toward Global Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Compliance

June 29, 2018

Challenge: Nearly 10 percent of the world’s drug supply is counterfeit, prompting many countries to set rigid guidelines to track and trace pharmaceuticals across the supply chain. Achieving compliance is often a huge undertaking for pharmaceutical manufacturers and 3PL providers.

Bridge to Blockchain - A Platform for Orchestrating Multi Enterprise Networks

June 29, 2018

One Network Enterprises

Kroger’s New Approach to Stocking Shelves Is Boosting Earnings

June 28, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Kroger Co. delivered stronger than expected earnings and sales, sending its stock up 9.7 percent as investors welcomed evidence that the grocer is growing even as it overhauls operations to compete with Amazon.com Inc. and discounters.

To Aggregate or Not to Aggregate: It’s Not Really a Question

June 27, 2018

DMLogic

Walmart Bests Whole Foods in Study of Food Supply's Human Toll

June 26, 2018

Bloomberg

Grocers including Walmart Inc., Jumbo Group Ltd. and Whole Foods Market Inc. fared poorly in ratings looking at the treatment of the women, farmers and food-sector workers who supply supermarket shelves in the U.S. and European Union.

Alibaba v. Tencent: The Battle for Supremacy in China

June 26, 2018

Fortune

There’s something irresistible about a clash of titans. The fate of the world hung in the balance during the Cold War standoff between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Coke vs. Pepsi once mattered mightily. Ali-Foreman defined a pugilistic era. And then there’s the celebrity spat pitting Taylor Swift against Kanye West. (Look what he made her do.)

A.I. for Compliance: An ‘Artificial’ Answer to a Very Real Problem

June 25, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

When it comes right down to it, are all these corporate scandals the result of a lack of intelligence? Specifically, of the artificial variety?

Trump’s Fix for Postal Service: Privatize It

June 25, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

The Trump administration is proposing to restructure the U.S. Postal Service with an eye to taking it private, a step it said would cut costs and give the financially burdened agency greater flexibility in adjusting to the digital age.

Logistics Outsourcing

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding logistics outsourcing and its impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering perishables and manufactured goods in a more timely and efficient manner than ever before using third party logistics providers (3PLs). New technologies that provide information during shipments are transforming the way companies work with these providers - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As 3PL services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using logistics outsourcing solutions to power their supply chains.