Roy Becker, president of Roy Becker Seminars, talks about some of the major issues that companies are facing today, in obtaining financing for their importing and exporting activities.
Online shoppers often abandon their carts when they see the cost of shipping, a response that has led many online sellers to offer shipping for free or a low, flat-rate.
Erica Bash, general counsel and director of Dawson Logistics, discusses the fundamentals of emergency response logistics, and what it takes to strike the ideal balance between cost and service.
There are many opportunities to recapture value from returned products and, in the process, strengthen customer relations, says Jeff Jorgensen, vice president of supply chain execution at Spinnaker, a global supply chain and execution company.
The big name in cereal and snacks seeks to improve forecast accuracy through the adoption of a new tool that supplements traditional supply-chain planning processes with a broader range of information about actual customer demand.
As part of a program to cut costs and guarantee the lowest prices on the market, the big retailer seeks to boost its reliance on direct sourcing. But the change will require a major overhaul of its IT supply-chain infrastructure for dealing with key suppliers.
Advances in voice technology have made the productivity and accuracy benefits of voice-directed applications much more widely available, without extensive and expensive software implementation, says Mark Engemann, Southeast regional account manager at Wavelink.
The manufacturer of numerous items, ranging from sewing machines to multifunctional copiers, Brother found paper-based tracking of shipments from Asia to its U.S. destinations was simply inadequate. It made the smart move to a SaaS-based tracking and monitoring solution.
A civil-engineering firm finds that the right approach to sales and operations planning helps it bridge volatile market conditions and take advantage of opportunities.
While red-carpet treatment is sometimes extended to celebrities who have done little or nothing to deserve it - can you say Kardashian? - most of the time such recognition is reserved for people who have actually achieved something. Often that means they have done something helpful or beneficial for others. And that's the group we celebrate in this, our annual 100 Great Supply Chain Partners issue.