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Supply Chain Discussion: Solving Retail Returns
In this discussion Itamar Zur, who is co-founder and chief executive officer of Veho talks about how retailers should view returns as a...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20231 min read


Tesla, GM Among Carmakers Flocking to Mining Events Amid Battery Metals Scramble
Top automakers including Tesla, General Motors, and Ford are heading out on the mining conference circuit as soaring demand for metals...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20232 min read


Supply Chain Discussion: Investing in a Resilient Supply Chain and Where to Place Your Bets
Heather Carroll is the Chief Revenue Officer at Covariant. They are an Artificial Intelligence Robotics company that, amongst other...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20232 min read


Descartes Acquires GroundCloud
Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20232 min read


Logistics Software Company WiseTech Acquires Blume Global for $414m
WiseTech Global, the developer of logistics execution software CargoWise, has acquired Blume Global, the provider of solutions...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20232 min read


IMF revises 2023 growth forecast upwards on China reopening, strength in U.S., Europe
The International Monetary Fund recently raised its 2023 global growth outlook slightly due to "surprisingly resilient" demand in the...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20231 min read


Shopify Now Offers Factory-to-Consumer Order Tracking
The competition to attract merchants to online platforms is extending to the inside of cargo containers. The Wall Street Journal reports...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20231 min read


Supply Chain Discussion: Modernizing EDI to Scale Freight Procurement
Kyle Jepson is the senior vice president of product at Emerge (which is a SCaaS procurement platform) and Erik Kiser is the chief...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20231 min read


Robotics and AI leader departs Amazon for Autonomous Vehicle(AV) company
Siddhartha “Sidd” Srinivasa is a former Amazon robotics and AI executive, and he recently joined autonomous vehicle company Cruise’s...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20231 min read


Supply Chain Discussion: The Role of AI in Transforming Last-Mile Delivery.
Bart De Muynck is the chief industry operator at Project 44. Project 44 are a technology and Supply-chain-as-a-Service provider. They...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20232 min read


Supply Chain Closing 2022 in Better Shape
The supply chain of the largest economy globally is ending 2022 in a much better position than a year ago. According to White House...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20232 min read


Supply Chain Discussion: Getting a Grip on Volatility in the Logistics Industry
According to Justin Cramer, co-founder of ProShip (which is a global provider of automated multi-carrier shipping software). Performance...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20232 min read


Six Supply Chain and Logistics Trends for 2023
The last few years have made a mockery of many pundit predictions as to geopolitical and economic trends. Black swan events like covid...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20232 min read


Six Warehouse Robotics Innovations Unveiled By Amazon in 2022
Although Amazon's warehouse expansion slowed in 2022 due to falling levels of demand, the company has ramped up automation efforts inside...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20232 min read


Supply Chain Discussion: The Growing Importance of Carrier Contract Negotiations
Carrier contract negotiations are more important now than ever before. Rob Glover, vice president of sales with OSM Worldwide , explains...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20231 min read


Uber Increases Availability of Same-Day Delivery for Independent Retailers in the US
Thousands of independent retailers in the United States using National Retail Solutions’ point-of-sale platform will now be able to...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20232 min read


Supply Chain Discussion: Controlling Supply Chain Risk Through Visibility
According to Karin Stevens, who is executive vice president and chief marketing and product officer at Overhaul (which is a software...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20232 min read


Retailers Starting Specific-Day Delivery Rather Than Speediest Shipping
Leading retailers in the e-commerce sector have previously contested to be the fastest to customers. This trend is coming to an end,...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20231 min read


Automotive Supply Chains Begin Long Road To Recovery
There are signs of recovery in the embattled automotive supply chain, although a return to something similar to pre-pandemic conditions...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20233 min read


Supply Chain Discussion: The 33rd State of Logistics Report
Michael Zimmerman is a partner with global management consulting firm, Kearney. In this discussion, he reveals the key findings of the...

Jeremy Conradie.
May 2, 20232 min read
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