Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Geopolitical tensions, economic instability, spikes and troughs in demand, extreme weather events, a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic—the past four years have been the most challenging of my career. This ...

In supply planning, optimization is critical. Optimization, another solution used by supply chain software vendors for over two decades, is now considered a form of AI. Optimization works, it delivers ...

A supply chain is a network of all the entities involved in the creation and sale of a product. Supply chains stretch from the delivery of raw materials from a supplier to the manufacturer that ...

Logistics is a key part of supply chain management, but not the whole thing. This is because logistics refers to the distribution element of a supply chain, including both transportation and storage.

The relentless wave of disruptions in workforce, logistics and prices has impacted all manufacturers, but it has been particularly intense for the smaller job shop doing custom batch production. These ...

Supply chains rely heavily on digital technology to support interconnected global networks of suppliers, logistics providers, ...

Have global supply chains adjusted to the new normal? What are the structural impacts to supply chains due to the events of the past three years? Are supply chains better equipped to handle the next ...