The Northern American Free Trade Agreement is 25 years old, but whether it lives to see another year is an open question. Nafta came under intense fire from both major candidates during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. Read More

Inventory management poses a huge challenge to retailers today — but it’s also the key to matching supply with demand in difficult times.

The literal symptoms of COVID-19 are, for most people, passing. But the virus’s impact on retail supply chains is permanent.

For e-tailers selling their wares on Amazon.com, a lot of obstacles stand in the way of success — sometimes even Amazon itself. Read more.

When it comes to efficient distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and other drugs, the pharmaceutical supply chain is falling short. Read more.

Retailers selling over the internet can’t hope to compete without a reliable and effective direct-to-consumer (DTC) model for fulfillment. But setting one up is anything but easy. Read more.

With the pandemic disrupting global supply chains, should decades of just-in-time and Lean manufacturing practice be thrown out the window? Read more.