Supply chains have moved into the world of tariffs. They have always dealt with tariffs, but under the second Trump administration, tariffs have moved to the forefront. No longer are they simply ...

Barcodes work based on light reflected back to scanner optics: black does not reflect light, while the white (blank) spaces do reflect light. Because characters (alphabetic, numeric, special) are ...

Learn how right-sized packaging and cartonization can reduce waste, cut costs, and improve sustainability while keeping customers happy. Despite knowing the importance of strong cybersecurity, the ...

First, the Right Product is one that the market wants or has a need for. In retail, this is a product that consumers will purchase because they desire it or because they require it.

Traditionally, supply chains have focused on cost savings and operational efficiency, often measured by metrics like On Time, In Full (OTIF). However, as CEOs increasingly expect supply chains to ...

Ever since my introduction to supply chain vendor compliance in 1993, retailers, organizations and associations, advisory firms, transportation and logistics companies, and hardware and software ...

Ensuring that the quantity is correct is reinforced by the use of technology such as automatic identification (barcode labeling and scanning, RFID), counting machines, and scale weights. The Right ...

This ongoing debate has made it clear that we need a deeper understanding of the challenges non-commercial organizations face in tackling labor exploitation and why some research stresses their ...

Electronic data interchange, or EDI, is a core technology used to ...

Older customers generally prefer to pay the lowest price for their delivery,” Jürgen Schröder, McKinsey senior partner and expert in logistics and postal services, is quoted as saying in a Supply ...