The recently enacted Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 gave the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission stronger oversight of how ocean carriers and marine terminals treat shippers. Now, FMC is being called on to wield some of that power.

Businesses today find themselves facing a wide range of economic and legal challenges, resulting in the inability of suppliers and buyers to meet contractual obligations.

Some visionaries are predicting a Fifth Industrial Revolution: a reconciliation between humans and machines. This is what Supply Chain 5.0 speculates.

What are the biggest risks procurement teams need to account for in the immediate future, and how can they mitigate them?

For global supply chains, it’s time to refocus from a survival strategy to one of sustainability and growth.

AI-wearable technology and training programs that target the reduction of pain, injuries and absenteeism are charting the course for the future.

For all the talk of the need for collaboration between manufacturers and their suppliers, there are situations when their best interests come into direct conflict. 

The term ESG — environmental, social and governance — is familiar to most companies today. But the concept as it relates to corporate action isn't fully understood, says Bonnie Nixon, director of ESG and sustainability with Long Beach Container Terminal. 

So you’ve locked in your supply chain plan and network design? Good luck with that. In today’s global supply chains, unpredictability has become — well, predictable.

Numerous factors are responsible for congestion in the retail supply chain. Mike Curtin, senior vice president of apparel and soft goods with Logility, explains what companies are doing to overcome those hurdles.