Understanding Supply Chain Management
Learn about The importance of supply chain management What to watch while consumers are panic buying How to implement supply...
Supply Chain Basics
Get to know elementary information about supply chain.
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Defining Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
Learn about: The definition of consumer packaged goods The types of CPGs What the CPG marketplace looks like Top trends... -
The 4-5-4 Calendar Foundation
January 1st: many greet the New Year’s holiday with a sense of hope and renewal. All can agree that it... -
Retail Data Explained: Descriptive, Predictive, And Prescriptive
Learn about: The categories of analytics How they relate to retail and supply chain What suppliers can do with that... -
ABC Analysis & How Walmart Applies It to Its Inventory
Learn about: What an ABC analysis is How you can implement it How Walmart uses it in its daily business... -
The Importance of Product Standardization
Learn about product standardization, its uses in the manufacturing world, its benefits to companies, and how it can help customer loyalty. -
What Is a Bill Of Lading (BOL)?
A Bill of Lading (or BOL) is a written, legal and binding contract used in freight shipping. A BOL states... -
Bill Of Lading: The Importance Of Proper Documentation
The Bill of Lading (BOL) is a required and legal shipping document to move freight. This traditional shipping document describes... -
Bills of Materials: What They Are and How to Use Them
Learn about: Bill of Material documents Why bills of material are important How to prepare a bill of material A... -
The Lowdown On Freight Shipping: Parcel, LTL, And FTL
How does your Amazon Prime package get to your front doorstep in two days? How is fruit from other countries... -
LTL And FTL Shipping: Which Is Best For You?
Learn about: Key differences between LTL and FTL shipping Shipping options offered by Walmart Did you know that you do... -
What Is LTL Shipping?
Learn about: Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping Advantages of LTL Factors determining shipping rates Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping is a system of transporting... -
Supply Chain Best Practices During A Quarantine
Learn how to: Keep your logistics on time and prepared Maintain your replenishment goals Properly forecast and redefine your demand... -
What Is A Tariff And How Does It Affect Your Supply Chain?
Remember the classic Schoolhouse Rock! segment, “I’m Just A Bill”? We follow the journey of a lowly bill as it makes its... -
What You Should Know About Product Standardization
What do you need to know before you consider product standardization? What are the economical benefits of standardizing products? -
Finding The Right Purchase Order: EDI 850 Vs. EDI 875
Back to basics: What is a purchase order? A purchase order is typically the starting point of your supply chain.... -
Explaining EDI: Guide To Field Limitations
Below is your guide to EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) field limitations, including character quantity and special character usage. Field Limitations:... -
Explaining EDI: 800 Transaction Codes
Most common 800 transaction codes: 810 Invoice This transaction set can be used to provide for customary and established business... -
Explaining EDI: 900 Transaction Codes
Most common 900 transaction codes: 940: Warehouse Shipping Order This transaction set can be used to enable the depositor to... -
Explaining EDI: 200 Transaction Codes
EDI connections are the backbone of business-to-business (B2B) information transactions in supply chains so it’s important to understand how each... -
Integrating Transportation Carriers – EDI 200 Series
Automating your freight operations begins by streamlining your communications with the entities carrying your goods – transportation carriers. Integrating with... -
The Butterfly Effect And Your Supply Chain: How To Overcome It
Remember “The Butterfly Effect”, that early 2000s movie with Ashton Kutcher? It wasn’t exactly Oscar material, but the storyline was... -
Environmental Effects Of Supply Chain Waste
Supply chain waste could be waiting on your front doorstep right now. Have you ever ordered a small-sized product online,... -
The Plentils Problem: What Supply Chain Is Missing
If you are in supply chain management (SCM), then you know that doing it well isn’t usually easy. The industry... -
The Long Tail Pushing SCM Evolution?
This post originally appeared on SupplyPike President & CEO Dan Sanker’s Linkedin. Picture this: polished perfume counters with cheerful attendants leaning...