When analyzing supply chain risk, logistics managers tend to focus on widespread disruptions such as environmental disasters and pandemics. There are, however, less visible but no less powerful changes that can likewise derail an unprepared supply chain.

A lot of factors go into the success or failure of consumer brands, but one of them stands out today: the supply chain.

Don’t expect shoppers to abandon the convenience and ease of efficient e-commerce once the pandemic wanes.

Nick Banich, chief revenue officer for North America with Miebach Consulting, Inc., relates how a combination of growing demand unpredictability and new technology tools is motivating supply chain managers to speed up the decision-making process.

Shippers and carriers are turning to technology to overcome new supply chain challenges. One process that requires a lot of personnel interaction, and has been specifically targeted for improvement, is the transfer of the bill of lading (BOL).

Artificial intelligence promises huge benefits to the logistics sector — so why is it so slow in being fully adopted there?

Andrew Breckenridge, executive vice president of Fortna, tells how supply chain executives can engage in long-term planning to mitigate future risk, even as they’re battling the crisis of the moment.

As Industry 4.0 has transformed manufacturing, a new kind of participant has emerged: the “reborn in digital” company.