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Orchestrating Humans and Robots: Partners in the Next Generation of Smart Warehouses

There is no doubt that the future environment of warehouses and distribution centers will be a mix of people, robots, machines and systems all working together.

June 15, 2022

Ken Ramoutar

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There is no doubt that the future environment of warehouses and distribution centers will be a mix of people, robots, machines and systems all working together.

Retailers press White House to rescind China tariffs

Move would help cool off inflation, NRF argues.

June 10, 2022

Ben Ames

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Move would help cool off inflation, NRF argues.

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University of Arkansas tops list of best supply chain undergraduate programs

University of Tennessee, University of South Carolina round out the top 3 in Gartner’s Top 25 North American Supply Chain Undergraduate Programs report.

June 8, 2022

Supply Chain Quarterly Staff

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University of Tennessee, University of South Carolina round out the top 3 in Gartner’s Top 25 North American Supply Chain Undergraduate Programs report.

The role corporate boards need to play in ESG reporting

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting has become a necessary part for logistics company corporate boards to address, especially in today’s environmentally and socially conscious world.

June 8, 2022

Rashida Salahuddin

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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting has become a necessary part for logistics company corporate boards to address, especially in today’s environmentally and socially conscious world.

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Gartner Supply Chain Symposium 2022

Five traits that set top-performing supply chains apart

Research from Gartner reveals top supply chains respond better to disruption, are aggressively pursuing sustainability initiatives, have an expansive CSCO role, participate in ecosystem initiatives, and focus on human-centric automation.

June 7, 2022

Supply Chain Quarterly Staff

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Research from Gartner reveals top supply chains respond better to disruption, are aggressively pursuing sustainability initiatives, have an expansive CSCO role, participate in ecosystem initiatives, and focus on human-centric automation.

Logistics industry growth slows for second straight month

Economic activity continued to expand in May, but slowed from its rapid pace of the past two years, driven by moderating transportation markets, researchers say.

June 7, 2022

Victoria Kickham

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Economic activity continued to expand in May, but slowed from its rapid pace of the past two years, driven by moderating transportation markets, researchers say.

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In tough times, Gartner recommends adopting an “offset strategy”

Unconventional approaches to supply chain management can help companies compensate when facing unfavorable conditions beyond their control, analyst group says.

June 6, 2022

Supply Chain Quarterly Staff

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Unconventional approaches to supply chain management can help companies compensate when facing unfavorable conditions beyond their control, analyst group says.

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Cisco tops Gartner supply chain ranking for third straight year

Remainder of top five include Schneider Electric, Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson, and PepsiCo.

June 2, 2022

Supply Chain Quarterly Staff

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Remainder of top five include Schneider Electric, Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson, and PepsiCo.

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Consumers hang on tight as economy is “rebalanced” by Federal Reserve

NRF says “modest expansion” more likely than “extreme cooling off” as central bank fights inflation.

June 2, 2022

Supply Chain Quarterly Staff

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NRF says “modest expansion” more likely than “extreme cooling off” as central bank fights inflation.

On packaging and product returns …

In this article from the Journal of Business Logistics, the authors examine the impact of packaging presentation on the likelihood of returns.

June 1, 2022

Journal of Business Logistics

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In this article from the Journal of Business Logistics, the authors examine the impact of packaging presentation on the likelihood of returns.

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