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March 3, 2020 |

Applying Lean Thinking to Procurement

How to slate demand and supply initiatives and techniques into your procurement strategies.

March 2, 2020 |

2020 Global Trade: It’s a Whole New World

From tariffs and trade wars to new trade agreements and updated INCOTERMS, 2020 is shaping up to be an interesting year for global shippers.

February 27, 2020 |

Winning Moves for the Last Mile

With direct sales on the rise, retailers seek fast and efficient ways to deliver product over the threshold and into customers’ hands.

February 26, 2020 |

Most Read Articles of 2019

These Inbound Logistics articles caught your eye and claimed your clicks. From weaving sustainable practices into your supply chain to revealing how Impossible Burger met impossibly high demands, here is the 2019 content that got you buzzing.

February 20, 2020 |

What if General George Patton was Walmart’s CEO?

General Patton would survey the e-commerce battlefield where Walmart competes and conduct a threat assessment of every major competitor, especially Amazon.

February 19, 2020 |

Come Together: Logistics and the Sharing Economy

Logistics embraces the sharing economy with supply chain collaborations, industry crossovers, and unexpected partnerships, bringing fulfillment and transportation efficiencies.

February 18, 2020 |

Reshaping the Supply Chain: How New Strategies, Goals & Technologies are Altering Supply Chain Operations

Picture trucking in the United States minus interstate highways. Global trade without shipping containers. Supply chain management with no internet.

January 21, 2020 |

Behind The Scenes Of Today’s Leading Supply Chains

Inbound Logistics pulls back the curtain on supply chain best practices.

January 13, 2020 |

The CX Files

The truth is out there. Technology tools offer mindbending ways to delight retailers and their customers. And there’s no conspiracy about that.

January 11, 2020 |

Ten Most Read Articles of 2020

COVID-19 Resets: Logistics Draws the Line JUNE 2020 How the pandemic brought out the best in many people as well as the logistics and supply chain organizations they work with and for. bit.ly/COVIDResets Logistics Workforce of the Future JULY 2020 As North American manufacturing enters a “new normal,” how will the logistics and supply chain […]

January 9, 2020 |

Hunger Games: Managing Food Logistics Challenges When Demand Spikes

Since it hit restaurants in January 2019, the Impossible Burger, which is made from plants but offers the taste and texture of beef, has been on a roll. When the company launched in Gelson’s Markets in southern California, the Impossible Burger zoomed to the top spot among packaged goods, outselling the next most popular product […]

January 7, 2020 |

A Hire Purpose: 11 Strategies to Recruit Supply Chain Talent

Competition has never been tougher to obtain supply chain talent, forcing companies to rethink recruitment tactics.

December 19, 2019 |

2019 Airfreight Forwarders Guide

Need to move goods quickly? These airfreight partners offer speed and reliability with end-to-end solutions that ensure supply chain efficiency.

December 17, 2019 |

TURBOCHARGED! Secrets of Expedited Shipping

How carriers move high-priority loads extra fast while holding down costs and keeping shippers in the loop.

December 13, 2019 |

It’s Only Natural: The Challenges of Organic Food Logistics

From cold chain and cross contamination to scale, organic farmers are addressing challenges with technology and supply chain shifts.

December 4, 2019 |

3PLs Add Value

Increasing consumer expectations, market uncertainty, and other recent trends, have only enhanced the value 3PLs bring to shippers. From technology innovations to process insights, here are the ways 3PLs unlock and increase supply chain efficiencies.

November 25, 2019 |

Maritime Logistics in Ship Shape

While the prospect of higher tariffs and the cost of low-sulfur fuel requirements pose concerns for the maritime industry, it’s forging ahead with bigger, more automated seaports, as well as technology that improves visibility, reduces its environmental impact, and streamlines operations.

November 21, 2019 |

The Logistics of Liquidation

When a customer returns a product, or a company clears unsold merchandise off the shelves, that’s the start of an uphill climb in search of maximum value recovery.