When it comes to managing your organization’s supply chain, two of the most common terms you’ll hear tossed around are “logistics” and “supply chain management.” Many people assume that these are ...

Analyst Insight: As supply chains become increasingly complex, the pace of change within the logistics industry is expected to accelerate at breakneck speed. To stay ahead of the curve, companies need ...

The production and transportation of goods and services to those who need them has evolved over the centuries. However, at its most basic, supply chain management (SCM) relies on converting data about ...

What are the “basics” for supply chain managers today? Ten years ago, the supply chain leader in most companies held a title such as vice president of logistics. It was a largely functional role that ...

Editor's note: The SCM thesis Optimizing Reverse Logistics Costs to Encourage a More Sustainable Future was authored by Ana Eislyn Cabrera García and Varsha Gurumurthy, and supervised by Dr. Sreedevi ...

In essence, a TMS is leveraged to move products from point A to point B as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. To succeed in this, an effective transportation management system will provide ...

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, ...

The rise of e-commerce continues to disrupt logistics and supply chain operations, driving the need for faster, more efficient delivery models. As consumer demands evolve, traditional freight methods ...

Major logistics providers have long relied on analytics and research teams to make sense of the data they generate from their operations. But with volumes of data growing, and the insights that can be ...

Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.

A decade after releasing its landmark national cybersecurity framework, the National Institute of Standards and Technology on Monday released version 2.0, an updated document that emphasizes ...

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.