In recent years, integrated business planning (IBP) has been gaining traction among companies looking to improve their supply chain strategy. But what exactly is integrated business planning and how can companies adopt it quickly and successfully without causing undue disruption to the daily operations of the business?

This eBook provides customer examples, actionable strategies and highlights real-world benefits such as improved inventory turnover and reduced production costs. Explore this exclusive resource and gather ideas on transforming your supply chain into a model of sustainability and innovation.

In today’s economic landscape, uncertainty across the supply chain is inevitable, whether due to the effects of climate change, demand and supply variability, or global unrest. To keep up, supply chain leaders need to continuously make good decisions quickly that consider the ever-changing circumstances, emerging opportunities and disruptions to improve how responsive and adaptable they can be.

This guide emphasizes the strategic role of procurement in achieving environmental goals, offering a step-by-step methodology to easily track and manage scope 3 emissions.

With disruptions looming, procurement and supply chain managers are stepping up their game. The report is essential reading for all procurement and supply chain professionals looking to play a more strategic role in the enterprise.

The advent of artificial intelligence offers the ability to greatly streamline the process of regulatory compliance within the supply chain.

Kathy Fulton, executive director of the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), offers guidance on how companies and logistics operations can best prepare for natural disasters.

Embracing end-to-end, full stack IoT technology is pivotal for the future of supply chain and logistics management.

After the COVID-19 pandemic caused significant industrial demand fluctuations and exposed weaknesses in existing supply chains, distributors have begun to rethink inventory management and supply chain strategies. This guide explores how one of North America’s largest distributors, White Cap, has navigated these challenges by enhancing demand forecasting, centralizing inventory decision-making, and leveraging advanced technology. 

The concept behind Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) is not hard to grasp — they act as secured places for receiving cargo into the U.S. without incurring tariffs, yet. Then, there are multiple ways those tariffs can be reduced. And yet, many companies are failing to make the most of FTZs to reduce costs, because they’re intimidated by the legal and organizational hurdles.