Pure EV makers leverage advanced analytics and direct-to-user models to streamline inventory control and respond quickly to ...

Traditionally, supply chains have focused on cost savings and operational efficiency, often measured by metrics like On Time, In Full (OTIF). However, as CEOs increasingly expect supply chains to ...

This ongoing debate has made it clear that we need a deeper understanding of the challenges non-commercial organizations face ...

Electronic data interchange, or EDI, is a core technology used to ...

Barcodes work based on light reflected back to scanner optics: black does not reflect light, while the white (blank) spaces do reflect light. Because characters (alphabetic, numeric, special) are ...

In U.S. retail and grocery, the intermediary item identifier is the GTIN-12/UPC (Global Trade Item Number, 12-digits, which was formerly known as the Universal Product Code), and in the book ...

Louis DeJoy surprised many on Tuesday when he announced that he would be stepping down as Postmaster General of the U.S. Postal Service. While no timeframe was given, in a letter to the USPS Board of ...

First, the Right Product is one that the market wants or has a need for. In retail, this is a product that consumers will purchase because they desire it or because they require it.

Ensuring that the quantity is correct is reinforced by the use of technology such as automatic identification (barcode labeling and scanning, RFID), counting machines, and scale weights. The Right ...

The trade-off between affordability and availability in pharmaceuticals arises because decisions affecting medicines’ prices also impact their market availability. Higher prices can increase supply by ...

For policymakers and business leaders, the message is clear: the time for half-measures and voluntary codes of conduct is over. We need bold, decisive action… Assessing the fate of USPS as DeJoy ...

What is the future of procurement? What is the future of procurement? That is the question that McKinsey & Company sought to answer in a new benchmarking report focused on procurement. Despite knowing ...