SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Economic downturns can disrupt the flow of goods, increase operational costs, and reduce profit margins. These disruptions can occur due to decreased consumer demand, supplier instability, or logistical challenges. Recession-proofing a supply chain doesn’t mean eliminating all risks.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 13, 2025

What’s the Difference Between Freight Management and Logistics Management? Route planning and optimization One of the main aspects of cargo transportation management is route planning and optimization. A good inventory management system helps reduce storage costs and ensures that goods are delivered on time.

Inventory Management Software

Cathy Roberson

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

For the past few years, the air cargo market has greatly benefited from international e-commerce. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), 80% of e-commerce is transported by air and makes up upwards of 30% of total air cargo volume. Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication.

Cargo

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 16, 2025

At Optimal Dynamics’ recent Transportation Leadership Strategy Session, 25 industry peers gathered to exchange perspectives on how we’re all adapting to these pressures. Many are investing in tools to automate proof-of-delivery processing, cutting down billing cycles and freeing up teams to focus on higher-value tasks.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 29, 2025

It demands a deep dive into complex calculations and multi-faceted considerations that impact everything from sourcing and production strategies to long-term investment and risk management. Evaluating the options around sourcing from different countries and applying different inbound and outbound transportation strategies.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 23, 2025

The tool helps buyers find products faster, and reduces order errors. Similarly, New York City’s MyCity chatbot gave advice that was explicitly illegal, saying that restaurants could serve rodent-bitten food or that employers could take a cut of employee tips. Those are expensive mistakes for any supply chain executive to make.

Supply Chain Planning Software

IT Supply Chain

JULY 17, 2025

Vehicle Access Resilience in Time-Critical Supply Chains By Mike Bronson (pictured) Content Writer 91 Views Every minute counts in logistics. Whether it’s lost keys, damaged transponders, or even something more sinister like relay theft, access issues quickly escalate from minor annoyance to major expense.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 11, 2025

Recent tariff hikes on active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), medical devices and certain raw materials — particularly those sourced from China—are creating cost pressures and altering sourcing strategies. The following strategies outline how industry leaders are future-proofing their import operations in the year ahead.

Pharmaceutical

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 26, 2025

A trucking entrepreneur, Malcolm McLean recognized the inefficiencies of traditional cargo handling methods and saw an opportunity for innovation. By standardizing container sizes, typically 20 or 40 feet in length, he introduced a level of uniformity that revolutionized cargo handling.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 11, 2025

These applications are making deliveries faster and more efficient, while reducing manual work. Readiness in last-mile logistics requires several key components. The system learns, adapts, and updates future schedules accordingly, reducing delays without human input. This represents the ideal state of integrated AI.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

Bowman, SupplyChainBrain In the rush to adjust sourcing strategies in line with current trends in international trade, the answer might be to think small. But for many, rising tensions between trading partners, coupled with higher labor and logistics expense, have made that strategy untenable.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 21, 2025

In 2023 , a worker strike among delivery and logistics workers at parcel carrier UPS was characterized by The Wall Street Journal as being “ the largest collective bargaining agreement involving a private employer in North America.” economy and for industry supply chains.

Supply Chain Disruption

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 19, 2025

The warehouse, meanwhile, has been elevated from afterthought to a central player, as new demands and responsibilities are placed on supply chains — from small-batch wave picking and reverse logistics to deeper supplier collaboration, and tariff and sustainability compliance.

Warehousing

IT Supply Chain

JULY 14, 2025

The Key Advantages of Implementing Barge Pumping Solutions By Mike Bronson (pictured) Content Writer 78 Views Industrial sectors that depend on liquid cargo movement, such as oil and gas, chemical production, or maritime transport, face constant pressure to improve efficiency while keeping costs under control.

Supply Chain Design Software

Exiger Perspectives

JANUARY 13, 2025

Exiger empowers clients to assess the impact of wildfires on their supply chain through cutting-edge visualization tools that map the geolocations of their suppliers. Exiger empowers clients to assess the impact of wildfires on their supply chain through cutting-edge visualization tools that map the geolocations of their suppliers.

California

Locus

JULY 28, 2025

Logistics leaders are investing in dynamic systems that adapt to live constraints, especially as customer expectations and delivery speed demands grow. In logistics, last-mile transportation functions much the same way, it determines whether the delivery promise is kept or broken. Related reading: What is Last-Mile Delivery?

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 28, 2025

If you want to set a fulfillment strategy for the next five to 10 years, you need flexibility without downtime. Build Up, Not Out Expanding your footprint isn’t just expensive — it’s disruptive. Eliminated dependency on walking and manual picking 2. What does the cut-over to automation look like?” The result?

Vendor Strategies

ModusLink Corporation

JULY 17, 2025

US Global Trade War, as American tariffs with opposing cargo freight containers in conflict as an economic dispute over import and exports. While the rewards of tapping into international markets are immense, the complexities of cross-border e-commerce can quickly turn opportunity into logistical nightmares.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

While multi-industry logistics, transportation and customer fulfilment teams might have languished with a sigh of relief, they are likely to be aware that this new contract is not a done deal yet. Disagreements Remain One of the contentious topics involved in these labor contract negotiations was tolerance for future port automation.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

Fleet managers oversee budgeting, cost controls, and maintenance expenses. Focus on retention by reducing burnout. Fleet managers who have the training and time to focus on preventive maintenance and asset management keep vehicles on the road longer and reduce unplanned expenses. Rising costs.

Negotiating Skills

Freight Waves

JUNE 23, 2025

Without awareness of the comings and goings of your cargo, you are merely guessing—and can only fix problems after they occur.” The company later introduced custom geofencing for location-based alerting and logic for alerts when cargo experiences prolonged stops. Awareness of the condition of freight while it’s in transit.

Real-time Visibility

Freightera

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Electric vehicles (EVs) are quickly becoming a central part of the push to reduce emissions and combat climate change. There are several key issues with scaling the production of electric freight trucks: High Production Costs: Electric trucks are currently more expensive to manufacture, primarily due to battery production costs.

Freight

Cathy Roberson

JULY 7, 2025

Postal Service (USPS) transitioned its primary air cargo contract from FedEx to UPS effective September 30, 2024. The Postal Service expects this new agreement will help achieve its operational and financial sustainability goals by consolidating volumes and reducing overall transportation costs. increase from Q4 2023.

Cargo

Cathy Roberson

APRIL 29, 2025

UPS’ latest earnings continued a string of quarterly earnings that has benefited mainly from ‘revenue management’, the reduction of jobs and closure of facilities to match declining volumes. DHL recently acquired CRYOPDP from Cryoport to strengthen "DHL Health Logistics" according to its announcement in March.

Cost Reduction Strategies

IT Supply Chain

AUGUST 3, 2025

And yet, many logistics operations are still tied to owned fleets, managing aging vehicles, unpredictable repair bills, and depreciating assets. It helps cut operational fat, reduce liability, and respond quickly to changing market needs. It reduces risk – You’re not stuck with unused vehicles when business slows.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

Each tier, from raw-material providers to logistics firms, relies on predictable, timely cash flow. For smaller fashion brands, as highlighted by Glossy , the financial burden of tariffs can be especially acute, often forcing them to absorb higher costs or shift their sourcing strategies entirely. Supply chains don’t operate in silos.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

In 2025, it will be impossible to avoid conflict and its impact on sourcing, manufacturing, and logistics. De-dollarization is an effort by several countries to reduce the role of the U.S. The data shows that cyberattacks were particularly common in the electronics, logistics, and consumer goods industries.

Pharmaceutical

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 21, 2025

Logistics at Risk! The charterer can decide the type of cargo, loading, and unloading points, and other specifics of the voyage, making it a tailored solution for maritime transport needs. Less Risk: The charterer is not responsible for the day-to-day operations of the ship, reducing their exposure to operational risks.

Sourcing Strategies

SCMDOJO

MAY 30, 2025

Sourcing raw materials from Asia, coordinating freight with European logistics providers, or navigating distribution networks in the Americas cross-border operations rely on effective communication to make them happen. Logistics coordinators will need to reroute deliveries. This is where audio translation technology is a game-changer.

Supply Chain Planning Software

USC Consulting Group

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Long-haul trucking has become more expensive and less logistically viable, making intermodal transportation an increasingly attractive alternative. Employers can either comply or lose their staff to competitors, further driving up operational expenses. Experts project it could carry out two rate reductions in 2025.

Expense Reduction

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 15, 2025

Cargo vans are versatile vehicles that offer more than just transportation—they can generate a pretty decent income. In recent years, cargo van owners have benefited from many earning opportunities that have multiplied exponentially. Where Can You Earn Fast Money Online! Creating a robust online presence is paramount.

Cargo

EFT

JUNE 5, 2025

Primarily these are an ongoing vehicle scrappage scheme , falling battery prices , 2023 regulations for higher emission standards for trucks biting and pressure from central and regional governments to reduce industry emissions. This is despite availability in the U.S.

Purchasing Skills

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

These systems, often in the form of lightweight autonomous drones with no human operator, or more expensive but higher-throughput telescoping autonomous mobile robot (AMR), draws on advances in AI "world models" to navigate cluttered, dynamic warehouse environments — something not feasible via technology even a few years ago.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 26, 2025

Moving from raw, unintegrated data to useful supply chain analytics is expensive — and it takes time. And retailers are using AI to dynamically adjust pricing and inventory strategies in response to tariff-driven cost changes. Companies that took 2020 seriously and invested in their data are now leading their industries in AI.

Vendor Strategies

EFT

JULY 22, 2025

Inside a US guitar string maker's strategy to navigate the trade war Once a week, executives of D’Addario & Company, a maker of strings and drumsticks for the world's top musicians, gather at the company’s headquarters about 40 miles east of New York to strategize how they should respond to President Donald Trump's trade war between the U.S.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 23, 2025

As supply chain executives evaluate zero-emission strategies, hydrogen fuel cell technology emerges as a compelling solution that aligns with the operational demands of commercial fleets. at 29% of the total. at 29% of the total. At their core, hydrogen fuel cells are fairly simple. Maintenance advantages. Environmental performance.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 3, 2025

To keep up with the competition, the 3PLs seeks to offer their customers complete visibility and control, while reducing the time and resources dedicated to inventory cycle counting. Taylor prides itself on utilizing leading-edge technology. In order to do so, they wanted to incorporate automation into their inventory monitoring protocol.

Inventory Reduction