Arthur Mesher

Nov 1, 2024 | thescxchange.com | Nick Fryer |Global Tranz |Dan Gilmore |Arthur Mesher

A transportation management system (TMS) is a critical tool for all supply chain and logistics practitioners. It provides shippers, third-party logistics companies (3PLs), and fourth-party logistics providers (4PLs) with the visibility they need to manage the supply chain and optimize the movement of products and goods.

Oct 31, 2024 | thescxchange.com | Lisa Anderson |Karl Buschmann |Dan Gilmore |Arthur Mesher

Strikes and potential strikes have plagued the supply chain over the last few years. An analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Economics Policy Institute concluded that the number of workers involved in major strike activity increased by 280% in 2023 from 2022.

Oct 30, 2024 | thescxchange.com | Karl Buschmann |Robert Wiedmer |Dan Gilmore |Arthur Mesher

For both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the revival of domestic manufacturing is a key campaign theme and centerpiece in their respective proposals for economic growth and national security. Amid the electioneering and campaign pledges, however, the centrality of supply chain policy is being lost in the shuffle.

Oct 16, 2024 | thescxchange.com | Ben Ames |Susan Lacefield |Arthur Mesher

Companies that integrate real-time data flows into their operations consistently outperform their competitors, said Peter Weill, the chairman of MIT’s Center for Information Systems Research (CISR), in a session Wednesday at a conference held by IFS, the Swedish enterprise resource planning (ERP) and artificial intelligence (AI) firm. These "real-time businesses," according to Weill, use trusted, real-time data to enable people and systems to make real-time decisions.

Oct 14, 2024 | thescxchange.com | Dan Gilmore |Raj Senguttuvan |George Hoffman |Arthur Mesher

Interest in warehouse robotics remains high, driven by labor pressures and a general desire to further automate distribution processes. Likewise, the number of robot makers also continues to grow. By one count, more than 50 providers exhibited at the big MODEX show in Atlanta in March 2024. In distribution environments, there is especially strong interest in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for collaborative order picking.