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.
Dan Nevin, general manager with Inmar Post-Purchase Solutions, discusses how retail delivery services are coping with the impact of growing e-commerce volumes on greenhouse gas emissions.
In the U.S., Tesla grabs most of the headlines about electric vehicle sales, followed by the major American automakers. But it’s China that’s racking up dominance in EV production globally.
Paul Greifenberger, President Americas with FarEye, explains why retailers must prioritize the optimization of last-mile delivery, to meet modern-day customer expectations.
Post-pandemic, grocery logistics will never be the same. Sean Coakley, chief commercial officer with Capstone Logistics, discusses the changes that COVID-19 brought, and how logistics providers are responding.
Government and private industry alike have set ambitious targets for the production of electric vehicles. But will their efforts be short-circuited by a broken battery supply chain?
First it was "multi-channel." Then, the "omnichannel." But retail supply chains hoping to succeed today need to adopt the concept of the "customer channel," says Randy Evins, industry adviser for food retail with SAP.
Victoria Ma, digital and innovation lead for North America with Miebach Consulting, explains how the exercise of process mining can help supply chains achieve a new level of agility in responding to orders and unexpected changes in customer demand.
Pandemic or no pandemic, e-commerce shoppers have upped their expectations of retailers and their logistics partners, with an emphasis on transparency, says Brian Bourke, chief growth officer with Seko Logistics.
