Supply Chain Basics

Learn about The importance of supply chain management What to watch while consumers are panic buying How to implement supply...

Learn about: The definition of consumer packaged goods The types of CPGs What the CPG marketplace looks like Top trends...

January 1st: many greet the New Year’s holiday with a sense of hope and renewal. All can agree that it...

Learn about: The categories of analytics How they relate to retail and supply chain What suppliers can do with that...

Learn about: What an ABC analysis is How you can implement it How Walmart uses it in its daily business...

Learn about product standardization, its uses in the manufacturing world, its benefits to companies, and how it can help customer loyalty.

A Bill of Lading (or BOL) is a written, legal and binding contract used in freight shipping. A BOL states...

The Bill of Lading (BOL) is a required and legal shipping document to move freight. This traditional shipping document describes...

Learn about: Bill of Material documents Why bills of material are important How to prepare a bill of material A...

How does your Amazon Prime package get to your front doorstep in two days? How is fruit from other countries...

Learn about: Key differences between LTL and FTL shipping Shipping options offered by Walmart Did you know that you do...

Learn about: Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping Advantages of LTL Factors determining shipping rates Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping is a system of transporting...

Learn how to: Keep your logistics on time and prepared Maintain your replenishment goals Properly forecast and redefine your demand...

Remember the classic Schoolhouse Rock! segment, “I’m Just A Bill”? We follow the journey of a lowly bill as it makes its...

What do you need to know before you consider product standardization? What are the economical benefits of standardizing products?

Back to basics: What is a purchase order? A purchase order is typically the starting point of your supply chain....

Below is your guide to EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) field limitations, including character quantity and special character usage. Field Limitations:...

Most common 800 transaction codes: 810 Invoice This transaction set can be used to provide for customary and established business...

Most common 900 transaction codes: 940: Warehouse Shipping Order This transaction set can be used to enable the depositor to...

EDI connections are the backbone of business-to-business (B2B) information transactions in supply chains so it’s important to understand how each...

Automating your freight operations begins by streamlining your communications with the entities carrying your goods – transportation carriers. Integrating with...

Remember “The Butterfly Effect”, that early 2000s movie with Ashton Kutcher? It wasn’t exactly Oscar material, but the storyline was...

Supply chain waste could be waiting on your front doorstep right now. Have you ever ordered a small-sized product online,...

If you are in supply chain management (SCM), then you know that doing it well isn’t usually easy. The industry...

This post originally appeared on SupplyPike President & CEO Dan Sanker’s Linkedin.  Picture this: polished perfume counters with cheerful attendants leaning...

What makes a CPG's supply chain competitive? Check out this list of 6 qualities of a competitive supply chain.

In the warehousing world, you may have heard the term TI/HI or Tie-High. This common logistics word refers to pallet stacking.

What are the five types of inventory? We go over the different types of inventory or stock that businesses use in their processes.

What is a Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC)? How is it used in the supply chain and logistics world? What are the common SCAC codes?

What are the different item codes? These include GTIN-14, UPCs, SKUs, EANs, and others. We explain them and how to use them.