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What Are the 5 Biggest Supply Chain Issues Today?

Stord

While the rest of the world adopts cloud technologies to help them break down silos and integrate communication, companies continue to use disparate applications and tools for managing orders, evaluating inventory, and shipping goods. Consumers have become accustomed to purchasing products online.

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Improving Truck Load Optimization with Better Supply Chain Planning

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Supply planners routinely plan purchasing, manufacturing, and outbound shipments based on detailed parameters relating to inventory levels, purchasing lead times, and manufacturing capacity. Source: Data from the Federal Reserve Board of St. Low transportation capacity utilization results in higher costs per unit shipped.