Does the end of the pandemic signal the end of grocery delivery? Katherine Lehman, director of digital marketing at Onfleet, explains why that channel is alive and well.

The difference between a value chain and a supply chain is that the first includes more of a feedback loop from the end consumer, according to Elsy Ocejo, vice president of supply chain at Illes Foods.

Peter Schlactus, co-founder and executive director of the Association for Delivery Drivers, explains how independent delivery drivers can retain their status, yet still have access to critical services such as training, certification and insurance.

There’s a slowdown in domestic e-commerce, and brands that are ready and able to service international consumers with a premium experience have been able to offset some of that trend, says Ahmed Naiem, chief commercial officer with ESW.

Tracking capability is among the requisite technologies in logistics, given that customer satisfaction is key to success today, says Andrew Barrons, chief revenue officer at Clockwork Logistics Systems.

The success of automating at large scale in big warehouses relies on companies being willing and able to rethink their entire supply chains, says Jonas Swarttouw, vice president customer and business development for North America at NewCold.

For a business wanting to cultivate a better world, it all starts with the supply chain, says Carlos Londono, vice president of supply chain at restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill.

GS1 is hoping to foster adoption of  QR code technology that allows additional information about products in the supply chain to be added along the way.

Robotics and artificial intelligence are changing more than the warehouse, says Ray Roberts, enterprise sales executive at Logiwa. An example: Autonomous vehicles are becoming more active in trucking.

A perspective from Infor Nexus about why supply chain inefficiencies persist, and what can be done about them.