Fortunately, shippers can defend themselves against these forms of transport theft.

Estes Express Lines achieves “clear line of sight” with a new visibility application, tailored to customer preferences defined by WWEX, a third-party logistics provider specializing in serving small to medium-sized shippers.

Investing in and implementing smart sourcing and manufacturing solutions is not a quick and complete fix for today’s drug and device shortages, but it can help.

1Exiger offers customers a simplified view of how they do business with preferred vendors and suppliers to protect against disruption and the risk of reputational harm.

Ultimately, mesh networks can handle fluctuations in supply and demand, optimize routes, and create transparency and accountability in the supply chain.

To make the most of available resources, provide more delivery choices, and achieve maximum efficiency, it is essential to effectively manage multi-carrier operations in real-time.

With the smart data fabric in place, an enterprise will have developed an innate ability to more accurately predict demand and supply chain trends.

Companies are wise to proceed cautiously as they integrate sustainability, resilience and commercial objectives.

Even retailers who get it right in terms of technology investment and sourcing soon inevitably face growth challenges.

The reason Mexico didn’t rise as a great near-shore market before was that supply chain resiliency just wasn’t top of mind in the last few decades, when landed cost was king.