The course is made up of eight modules covering topics such as seaport operations, container terminal operations, truck transport and rail operations.

Importers must start asking the hard questions and take action to mitigate the significant legal, financial, and reputational risks of trading with partners involved with forced labor. 

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the union representing United Airlines aviators, said the deal is worth about $10 billion.

Professor Missy Cummings explained the limitations of artificial intelligence, warning, “There’s so much hype out there; it’s your job as supply chain executives to understand what’s real and what’s not.”

Though UPS did not disclose the financial details of the deal, the acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.

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.

In automated cold-storage warehouses, WMS, automated receiving technologies, computer vision systems, algorithms, visibility platforms and machine learning capabilities all work in tandem to create end-to-end process automation.

The program, which was given a $317 million budget by the transportation ministry for 2023, received almost 33,000 applications in the 24 hours after it was launched.

Manufacturers can't prepare for everything, but they can prepare to be more agile when the inevitable disruptions occur.