Home Comparing the 2026 FedEx and UPS General Rate Increases The 2026 FedEx and UPS General Rate Increases (GRIs) once again arrive with a familiar headline number–5.9%. For many organizations, however, that figure significantly understates the true impact on parcel costs and supply chain performance. As carrier pricing strategies continue to evolve, increases in […]
Home How to Build a Cross-Functional S&OP Process That Actually Works Sales and operations planning (S&OP) sits at the center of modern supply chain and logistics businesses, as a critical tool that aligns demand, supply and financial goals into a single, disciplined process, and turns strategy into action. “I would really advise virtually every […]
Home Beyond Buy: Securing the Post-Purchase Supply Chain As the retail market continues to change and e-commerce becomes more dominant, delivery disruptions have evolved from isolated inconveniences into signs of deeper structural issues across the supply chain. These challenges are no longer confined to the last mile; instead, they often stem from fragmented upstream systems, […]
Home Why Logistics Leaders are Turning to Goods-to-Person Automation In an era where speed, accuracy, and efficiency are the lifeblood of retail, the logistics industry is undergoing significant change. At the heart of this is goods-to-person (GTP) automation, a technology that could change not just the warehouse floor, but the economics and possibilities of fulfillment […]
Home Starting your supply chain orchestration journey Many companies are trapped in a constant firefighting mode, reacting to disruptions instead of proactively managing them. This creates inefficiencies, strains teams and hinders growth. This e-book outlines the journey from fragmented logistics to orchestrated supply chain ecosystems. You’ll discover real-world case studies in efficiency, resilience and […]
Home Moving beyond boundaries: How Shipium and Blue Yonder transform supply chains Meeting today’s customer expectations for fast and free shipping requires a new standard of intelligence. This whitepaper highlights the strategic partnership between Blue Yonder and its 2025 ISV Partner of the Year, Shipium. Together, they provide an AI-powered shipping intelligence layer that […]
Home Coping With New Sources of Supply Chain Volatility: The More, the Merrier The resilience and agility that businesses added to their supply chains with automation and optimization software during COVID-19 helped them to survive the crisis and eventually move on. The bad news: Disruption has moved on, too. COVID focused minds and energies […]
Home The ROI Multiplier: How Minimizing Robots Maximizes Throughput and Savings Modern e-commerce fulfillment operations face ongoing challenges in balancing speed, efficiency and cost control. Traditional autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have been constrained by the limited size of their onboard trays, restricting capacity and forcing additional trips to complete daily throughput. These systems also […]
Home Making AI work for you: from explainable to agentic Global supply chains are being reshaped by forces that are both unpredictable and deeply structural. Geopolitical realignment, trade policy shifts, sustainability demands, and talent shortages are rewriting the rules of global trade. For supply chain leaders, the real risk isn’t disruption itself – it’s not […]
Home Five Reasons to Take Your Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Process to the Next Level Many integrated business planning processes fall short of delivering the full value they can provide. Too often, companies enter into IBP with the wrong vision and intent, seeing it mainly as a way to generate a plan — and […]
