Disruption in the supply chain brought on by the pandemic showed that transformational leadership is required over the next few years, says Michael Burnette, fellow at the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee.

Logistics has traditionally been viewed as a back-office function, but today it has a direct impact on the customer experience, says Michael Campese, senior vice president of sales and marketing with EFW.

Supply chain decision-makers have plenty of opportunities to make small changes that compound to have a larger impact — both on the environment and their bottom line.

Laura Baucus, director of the automotive industry group of the Dykema law firm, advises how companies can protect their contracts with suppliers, and how they should respond when supply issues arise.

In light of today’s era of inflation and a possible recession just on the horizon, now is the ideal time to seek out ways to optimize your business’s processes as a way to cut down on costs. 

Transportation visibility software is among the technologies required to enhance the last-mile delivery customer experience, says Bart De Muynck, chief industry officer at project44.

The success of any global supply chain starts with procurement. But a lot of companies are getting that function wrong.

By embracing multimodal options in last-mile delivery, retailers can effectively draw on an "unlimited" pool of carrier capacity, according to Matt Schultz, vice president of logistics partnerships with OneRail.

Visibility and reliable technology implementation solve inefficiencies in on-demand and same-day delivery, says Salman Habib, co-founder and chief executive officer of Burq.

The growing need for third parties to access organizational data also increases the possibility of a security breach.