The distributors who navigate the next five years will be the ones whose teams trust what the numbers are telling them, then quickly act on that information. 

Good data and AI go hand-in-hand, says Dan Keto, president and chief technology officer with Easy Metrics, Inc., but companies must ensure that data isn't trapped in functional silos.

As supply chains become more data-driven, the critical question is whether visibility reflects reality. 

The path forward is smarter architecture — fewer platforms, governed by the people who know the business best.

July 31 is the date on which Mexico begins enforcement of a comprehensive mandatory reporting law for all imports.

With active caching, inventory updates complete more quickly and efficiently, so that they can accurately reflect availability across locations in real time.

Most warehouses today are operating systems provided by multiple vendors. Akash Gupta, CEO of GreyOrange, talks about the need for orchestration of all those applications.

By embracing automation and moving away from manual data entry, logistics teams can transform billing from a cost center into a competitive advantage.

Today, dashboards flag costly return rates, suspicious refund activity, or locations with abnormal behaviors. The insights are helpful, but typically arrive after the fact.

The lowest-unit-cost era in sourcing is over, because unit cost alone is no longer sufficient to make a good decision.