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Professional Development
Supply Chain Network Launches Women in Supply Chain Forum
Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive launch in-person event to help supply chain professionals and industry experts learn, grow, network and more.
Software Solutions
Navigating Food Distribution in a Disrupted Market
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Port Congestion: Can Shippers Expect Relief Soon?
Transportation
What’s Causing the Capacity Issues?
Supply Chain Visibility
Use Supply Chain Intelligence to Beat Economic Uncertainties
Design-Build
Strategies for Mitigating Rising Construction Costs in Food, Beverage Space
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Webinars
Partner Roundtable: Procurement Trends
August 18, 2022
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Discover how to plan for demand, overcome shortages, modernize payment structure and achieve resiliency for the future of the supply chain.
3PL/4PL
Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers Award: E-Commerce Boom Calls for Rise in Outsourcing of Services
This year’s winners are in position to answer the call for that increased demand in outsourcing of services.
Software & Technology
Nominations Open for Annual Top Software & Technology Providers Award
This award honors software and technology providers that ensure a safe, efficient and reliable global cold food and beverage supply chain.
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Micro-Fulfillment
Average Size of Warehouse Leases Edge Close to Seven Digits
The activity points to expansion in the industry, particularly for traditional retailers and wholesalers.
Software Solutions
Navigating Food Distribution in a Disrupted Market
Here’s a look at the current state of the food supply chain, what’s to come and how you can elevate your internal processes to respond with speed, agility and efficiency.
3PL/4PL
What 3PLs Need to Know About Foodservice in 2022
The foodservice industry’s transformation and bounce back from original COVID-19 lockdowns bring about new challenges and opportunities for third-party logistics. Here’s what you need to know.
Professional Development
Supply Chain Network Launches Women in Supply Chain Forum
Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive launch in-person event to help supply chain professionals and industry experts learn, grow, network and more.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Port Congestion: Can Shippers Expect Relief Soon?
Right now, many retailers have a backlog of inventory in their warehouses, and frankly do not have room for more. Here's why shippers continue to experience port congestion despite decreased demand for consumer goods.
Transportation
What’s Causing the Capacity Issues?
Right now, there is no easy solution for meeting increased demand, especially given the concurrent labor and reefer shortages. retailers, supplies and logistics providers can work together to reduce unnecessary pressure placed on the supply chain.
Featured Videos
Software & Technology
Fulfillment Transparency Scale Can Be a Challenge
Reyaz Mohamed, VP of solutions advisory at Blue Yonder, describes the difficulty in scaling fulfillment transparency.
Software & Technology
Data and Knowledge Is Power
Safety & Security
What Characteristics Helped Companies Fare Better During Disruption?
Warehousing
A Center of Excellence Enables Better Collaboration
Transportation
Drone Technology Likely to Deliver Small Packages in Rural Areas
Supply Chain Visibility
Staying Ahead of the Visibility Evolution is Key for Profit Success
Grocery Retail
Wholesale Prices Still Above 2021
Diesel fuel dropped from last month but is still 71% more than last year, significantly affecting the CPG industry as it makes up one-fifth of all freight transportation.
Trucking
US Foods Reduces Carbon Footprint of Fleet
US Foods is said to be one of the early adopters of renewable diesel fuel use within the foodservice industry, successfully converting 100% of the fleet fuel used at its Vista, Calif., broadline distribution center to RD fuel in 2021.
Supply Chain Visibility
Use Supply Chain Intelligence to Beat Economic Uncertainties
Having end-to-end visibility into the supply chain means using data for better business insights, collaborating more effectively with supply chain partners and gaining more accuracy in planning and forecasting.
Trucking
Rebalancing of Owner-Operator Market is Happening
About 53% of respondents expect load growth over the next six months vs. 73% in 1Q and 64% in 2Q21.
Micro-Fulfillment
Most Warehouses Will be Fulfillment Centers by 2027
A total of 50,000 extra warehouses of over 50,000 square feet are projected to be added to the global warehouse stock between 2022-2027.
Grocery Retail
Food Inflation Impact on Consumer Shopping Behavior
Categories with the five largest increases in prices include eggs, frozen dinners, butter, frozen pizza and bread.
Automation
How Freight Forwarders and Brokers Prioritize Technology in 2022
In 2022, automating operational and customer-facing processes to improve top and bottom line performance is the competitive advantage companies need to survive moving forward.
3PL/4PL
Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers Award: E-Commerce Boom Calls for Rise in Outsourcing of Services
This year’s winners are in position to answer the call for that increased demand in outsourcing of services.
Software Solutions
Native Carrier Mobile App to Advance Freight Procurement Automation
The app provides carriers with direct access to large, reputable shippers with high load volumes.
Grocery Retail
E-Commerce Enters Deflation for the First Time in 2 Years
Prices for electronics, the largest category in e-commerce, fell sharply and decreased 9.3% YoY, while grocery prices continued to surge and rose 13.4% YoY (up 1.4% MoM), more than any other category.
Last-Mile
Report Signals Last-Mile Trouble This Holiday Season
Fuel costs topped the list of last-mile concerns (82%), followed by inflation (50%) and driver shortages (48%).
Design-Build
Strategies for Mitigating Rising Construction Costs in Food, Beverage Space
There has been no reduction of new construction starts in the food and beverage market; in fact, a multiplicity of market changes is driving increased demand for facility new-builds, expansions and modernization.
Carbon Footprint
Full-Spectrum Sustainability Solutions Suite
These sustainability solutions deliver product and enterprise environmental footprint measurement, full traceability, ESG risk management, ESG-enabled business planning, sustainable sourcing and supply chain circularity.
Trucking
Percentage of Female Leaders in Transportation Continues to Increase
The 2022 WIT Index shows that 33.8% of C-suite executives in transportation companies are women, a 1.5% increase from 2019.
Supply Chain Visibility
4 Ways Digitization Makes Agriculture Supply Chain Resilient
Smart technologies such as AI, blockchain and IoT, are interconnected, ensure flexibility and reliability and complete each other, so they should be adopted together.
Professional Development
Company Culture is Key to Trucking Industry’s Comeback
Despite the challenges, the bottlenecks, the setbacks, the list that just keeps going, there is hope and concrete plans for the trucking and transportation industry to make the comeback of all comebacks.
Events
SCN Summit: Future of Supply Chains
December 5, 2022
December 8, 2022
Events
Women in Supply Chain Forum
November 8, 2022
November 9, 2022
Packaging
Next Generation Hooding Technology Meets Today’s Productivity and Transit Protection Needs
Hooding technology provides an unmatched ability to protect palletized products from the elements.
Software & Technology
Santander, SAP Partner To Optimize Corporate Banking in Supply Chains
Santander CIB and SAP make an agreement to develop solutions to help companies navigate supply chain disruptions from a financial standpoint.
Design-Build
Optimizing Structured Cabling Systems in Food Distribution Centers
Structured cabling improves the flow of information between different parts of the distribution center. Here's how.
3PL/4PL
Network Manager Helps 3PLs Build Collaborative Distributed Fulfillment Networks
Extensiv Network Manager combines software, services, tools and relationships that empower any 3PL to partner closely with other 3PLs to service brands across multiple geographically distributed warehouses.
Material Handling Equipment
Automated Shuttle System to Optimize Micro-Fulfillment Services
Medius is designed for businesses that want to increase storage density or establish an automation operation capable of rapid delivery that is scalable and modular.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Associations Join Forces to Ensure Cargo Visibility
DCSA standards provide a foundation for seamless, end-to-end data exchange that will ensure cargo is more visible across the container journey
