Sometimes, shipments get delayed—it’s just a fact of life, and it's the cost of doing business when you enter the global supply chain. Often, the cause of the delay will be fairly obvious on the outside: a hurricane blocks off a shipping route that usually goes through the Gulf of Me

It’s no secret that the manufacturing industry is changing at a rapid pace. In fact, it has always been that way – dating back to Industry 1.0 in the late 1700s where the introduction of steam changed the way business was done and created massive productivity gains. Then, Industry 2.0 us

Rapid advances in automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies have the potential to significantly disrupt supply chain roles. While automation and AI can augment the productivity of some supply chain workers, they can replace the work done by others and will likely transform almost all

IT managers and logistics managers have more in common than you might think. Both require transparency and the real-time data it enables in order to be effective in their roles. Both also thrive in the decision-making process and all the back-and-forth with stakeholders that it entails. At the same

Sales and operations planning (S&OP) is one of the most popular methods that businesses employ for creating a smarter, more responsive supply chains—and with good reason. S&OP can help you identify and take advantage of strategic opportunities that you otherwise might have missed, all