Opportunities to share shipping lanes can encourage the unlikeliest of partners to put aside competitive differences for a supply chain win-win.

Discrepancies between inventory records and what’s actually available on store shelves and in warehouses are all too common. Retailers end up with “phantom inventory.”

While some retail supply chain leaders may initially feel hesitant about investing in achieving RAIN-tagging compliance, doing so can deliver significant upside potential.

Truck driver priorities are changing in 2024, with people engagement, pay, and reliable equipment topping the list of concerns.

Blind spots in sourcing and a lack of due diligence and industry oversight have made it easier for food fraudsters to penetrate the supply chain.

There’s a risk in having lots of digital tools that don’t easily share information. They create information silos that result in more work.

Moving from risk-reduction mode (defense) to opportunity-creation mode (offense) requires a mindset change and more advanced processes, technologies and talent. 

While the effort may be more challenging than Scope 1 and 2 reporting, there are many things a company can do to reduce Scope 3 carbon emissions.

As we’ve seen over the last few years, planning and forecasting alone haven’t been enough to deal with the delays and shortages rippling through global supply chains.

The European Union has updated proposed sustainability compliance legislation to target only the region’s largest businesses for enforcement.