For some items, shipping is as simple as getting from point A to point B. There may be disruptions, but the product itself is not affected by any...
Data’s Role in Moving Perishable Goods
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The Latest Fashion Trend? Analytics in the Apparel Industry
The apparel industry faces unique challenges when it comes to making data-driven decisions. Perhaps no other industry is as dependent on the whims...
Analytics Are a Key to Handling Increased Tariffs
Supply chain executives are always on alert for disruptions. While many aspects of the supply chain became more transparent to consumers as a result...
How the EU is Ensuring Supply Chain Transparency
When there is a disruption in the supply chain, organizations have some choices to make. The passive option is to take no action and wait to see how...
How Data Informs Supply Chain Strategies
Dunkin’ did not have the smoothest start to 2025. In early January, locations of the donut and coffee giant in New Mexico and Nebraska had no donuts...
Data and the Impact of Tariffs on the Supply Chain
With a new presidential administration taking office in January, businesses are preparing for one of the big changes that was talked about on the...
Addressing Climate and Sustainability with Data
The end of the calendar year is an opportunity for organizations to check in on their goals. For many, sustainability is at the top of the list. The...
How Data Will Help Shippers This Holiday Shopping Season
Because it falls on the fourth Thursday of November every year instead of a specific date, Thanksgiving can take place as early as November 22. The...
The Importance of Supply Chain Data in Global Shipping
Data is hardly ever static. If an organization is using the most up-to-date data, that information is always changing. Much like the movement of...
What Data Can Bring to California’s Investment in its Ports
In order to function smoothly, the supply chain relies on every part of the process to work without interruption. When ports back up, ships can’t...
How Analytics Can Help Optimize Inventory
The aftermath of the pandemic revealed flaws in some of the analytics used by the supply chain industry. Because consumer buying habits became less...
Data Integration is an Important Part of Supply Chain Analytics
In mid-May, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that it was going to start including Supply Availability Indexes (SAIs) as part of its...
Analyzing the Challenges of Pharmaceutical Supply Shortages
One of the industries that took a long look at its processes after pandemic-induced shortages was the pharmaceutical supply chain. Unlike some...
Catching Up On FLOW and Data in the Supply Chain
Two years ago, the Biden administration introduced a new digital platform for supply chain monitoring, Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW)....
Using Supply Chain Data to Prevent A Disaster
Supply chain data can mean many different things to different organizations. For some it can be used to make sure goods are being delivered in the...
Optimizing the Beverage Alcohol Supply Chain through Analytics
There are many aspects to consider when thinking about data analytics in the beverage alcohol industry. An organization can focus solely on sales,...
How Inventory Analytics Can Show Results
For many of us, January is a chance to set goals for the year ahead while taking stock of what worked or didn’t work in the year gone by. Businesses...
Using AI for Supply Chain Success
For a long time, advanced uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in industries like the supply chain were largely aspirational. AI could perform...
How An International Data Pact Could Improve the Supply Chain
When it comes to disruptions in the supply chain, there are the kinds an organization can prepare for and the kinds that are harder to anticipate....
Data’s Role in Ensuring a Happy Halloween
An abandoned building around Halloween seems like a scary movie trope. It’s the type of place where, if it were in a movie, you would find yourself...