Even before the pandemic struck, 2020 was projected to be a complex year for freight. Ambiguity in the American truck labor market—an industry which has complained of labor shortages for many years—caused confusion about what would happen to capacity and whether those changes would exert

Food and beverage companies faced a pivotal year in 2020 as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses to reevaluate their supply chain and operations strategy. To combat the challenges of supply chain disruption, shifting consumer demand, and market uncertainty, many organizations ha

In a truly variant-rich production environment—like that of an automotive manufacturing plant—the possible paths for parts to take through the various workstations can quickly become too large to grapple with. As you layer in time and order constraints, that number shrinks, but it’

This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.” The COVID-19 pandemic has only confirmed what we already knew: modern supply chains must be built

While the convergence of physical and online stores began before the pandemic, COVID-19 has accelerated the e-commerce and omni-channel trends by a few years. When consumers pivoted from foot traffic to online options, retailers quickly wor