Last year brought with it its fair share of challenges for small businesses. If you’re one of them, you’ve likely experienced some of these challenges, including economic turmoil, cyber attacks and disruption of supply chain. But there’s plenty you can do to ensure you’re in better shape this year. Keep reading to learn about a […]
Supply Chain
How Startups Can Redesign Their Supply Chain
Businesses are in a rat race to get back on track. The world is in a deep recession, but fear not, the fundamentals are not damaged. The only issue you have now is picking up where you left off. Chain supplies are the number one area, where every single business in the world, will be […]
Here’s What You Need to Know About Strategic Sourcing
Strategic sourcing is a procurement process that allows businesses to create value while saving money. It can really give your company a competitive advantage by letting you find ways to save throughout the entire supply chain. Strategic sourcing can also help you reduce risks, since it can help supply chain managers identify financial, supply, quality, […]
Freight Companies Find Ingenious Ways to Survive Covid-19 Crisis
There’s no denying that the growing threat of COVID-19 has had an adverse effect on a number of industries. Although freighting is among the industries to feel the sting, it’s managed to fare better than many other enterprises. Since grocery chains, gas stations, healthcare facilities and other essential institutions depend on the freighting industry to […]
3 Logistics Management Tips to Avoid Delays and Save Time
Have your goods ever arrived damaged or a few days later that it didn’t matter if they were here at all? Most customer complaints to delivery companies are associated with the late delivery and damaged goods. According to statistics, a customer is 78% likely to receive their products late, and 62% of customers are less […]
Want a Sustainable Supply Chain? Learn Tips to Make It Happen
Supply-chain sustainability rests on the idea that every step in the process of making a product matters. By definition, it is a holistic view of the social, environmental, and economic impact of supply-chain processes, logistics, and technologies. Although a sustainable supply chain is still a nascent concept, many established manufacturers are already attempting to incorporate […]
Reinvent Your Business!
Businesses that forgot to reinvent If only newspaper publishers, book publishers, record companies, and movie producers would have had the vision to see their future as we now see it, we might have become a digital society with much less disruption and loss of jobs than we have experienced these past years—and continue to experience. […]
How the Digital Supply Chain Will Change the Future of Manufacturing
A transformation of manufacturing supply chains is ushering in the fourth modality of logistics. To ground, air, and ocean, manufacturers can now add digital. The move to the digital supply chain—the power source for Industry 4.0—creates multiple opportunities for every company in every industry. But every revolution needs exemplars to help lead the way, and […]
3 Ways to Improve Communication in Your Supply Chain
Supply chains are wonderful at creating state-of-the-art products with the help of B2B companies across America. However, poor communication in one part of the chain can cause the entire system to topple like dominoes. Trust us — it’s not a pretty sight. So, when you’re a supply chain manager, maintaining clear communication channels within your […]
Your Product’s Supply Chain Hits More Countries Than You Realize
With the world becoming more connected, it’s time to think big, even if you’re a small business. Importing can allow businesses to keep costs low while maintaining quality, whether it be importing raw materials or components still to be constructed, or fully formed items ready for point of sale. The ability to export finished products […]