My graduate studies included learning about constraint-based optimization algorithms (such as linear programming) and ...

That’s why many companies are using this planning window to tighten up their networks and focus on tools that actually help. They want to move faster and cut down on risk as disruptions keep coming.

Specialized and mission-critical logistics remain premium targets. Healthcare, temperature-controlled, dedicated ...

This can be achieved by prioritizing three strategies: Embedding AI into workflows, engineering profit through cost discipline, and stress-testing networks before the next disruption hits. In the year ...

Businesses of all stripes continue to battle employee retention and turnover, but in the supply chain, it is particularly acute for a function that can define margin success for organizations. A new ...

If 2025 is remembered as the “Year of the Tariff,” it will be less because tariffs themselves were new and more because of how abruptly they forced companies to confront long-standing assumptions ...

The transportation and logistics industries are a cornerstone of economic growth and global trade, facilitating the movement of goods and services across borders and continents. However, this vital ...

Prior S&OP planning assumed supply was plentiful, and that forecasting could be done using historical demand. Thus, I realized that at least two special… ...

Editor's note: The SCM thesis Optimizing Reverse Logistics Costs to Encourage a More Sustainable Future was authored by Ana Eislyn Cabrera García and Varsha Gurumurthy, and supervised by Dr. Sreedevi ...

Toy manufacturing is leading the China-plus-one shift. Toy makers are rapidly diversifying production into Vietnam, India, Mexico, and Southeast Asia, with companies like Mattel and Hasbro expanding ...