supply chain management

In commerce, supply chain management, the management of the flow of goods and services, involves the movement and storage of raw materials, of work-in-process inventory, and of finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption.

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Walmart, FedEx Sign Deal with General Motors for Electric Delivery Vans
Walmart, FedEx Sign Deal with General Motors for Electric Delivery Vans
January 05, 2022  |  Delivery

Walmart and FedEx plan to add several thousand electric delivery vans to their fleets over the next few years, the two companies announced Wednesday (Jan....

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Udelv Unveils First Self-Driving Multi-Stop Cargo Vehicle
Udelv Unveils First Self-Driving Multi-Stop Cargo Vehicle
January 03, 2022  |  Delivery

The first cab-less autonomous cargo vehicle — the Transporter by Udelv — can carry 2,000 pounds of merchandise, make as many as 80 stops, and...

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Retailers Grapple with Costs Tied to Longer Grace Periods for Returns
Retailers Grapple with Costs Tied to Longer Grace Periods for Returns
December 29, 2021  |  Retail

Major U.S. retailers who adopted longer return policies during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to entice customers could be paying for those changes — in more...

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CFO Focus Turns to Financial and Operational Metrics
CFO Focus Turns to Financial and Operational Metrics
December 28, 2021  |  B2B Payments

When companies hire talented and expensive employees, the last thing they want is for them to spend their days manually keying data into spreadsheets. That sort of work, while necessary, doesn’t create value. It’s exactly why...

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By Land or Sea, Shipping Woes Worsen Amid Crew Shortages
By Land or Sea, Shipping Woes Worsen Amid Crew Shortages
December 28, 2021  |  Shipping

Once the ball drops on 2021, many of the same supply chain issues will follow the industry into 2022, dragging along unresolved problems that have...

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UK Firms Target Eco-Friendly Consumers Through Sustainability-Focused eCommerce Platforms
UK Firms Target Eco-Friendly Consumers Through Sustainability-Focused eCommerce Platforms
December 27, 2021  |  Innovation

Traditional brick-and-mortar retail models typically dictate that inventory must be available in the warehouse before it can be sold. But with an array of supply...

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Forget the ‘Final Mile’, Digitization Brings Efficiencies to Supply Chain’s ‘First Mile’
Forget the ‘Final Mile’, Digitization Brings Efficiencies to Supply Chain’s ‘First Mile’
December 22, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Supply chain has certainly been in the forefront lately. One part of that chain is what Factor calls the “first mile” — the processes that...

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Higher eCommerce Demand Pushes DHL Supply Chain’s Growth
Higher eCommerce Demand Pushes DHL Supply Chain’s Growth
December 20, 2021  |  Delivery

The DHL Supply Chain is capitalizing on the booming eCommerce phenomenon, processing 3 million orders and more than 11 million packages shipped between Black Friday...

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Bamboo Rose Teams With Blue Yonder on Consumer-Focused Product Strategy
Bamboo Rose Teams With Blue Yonder on Consumer-Focused Product Strategy
December 15, 2021  |  Supply Chain

Multi-enterprise product and supply chain platform Bamboo Rose recently partnered with digital supply chain platform Blue Yonder to help retailers integrate their innovation, demand planning,...

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