Karen Jones, executive vice president and chief marketing officer with Ryder, discusses advanced vehicle technology, accelerating demand for e-commerce, asset-sharing for commercial vehicles, and digital technologies. 

Take proactive steps to be ahead of the shipping game – form useful partnerships, adopt the right technology, and keep the customer experience top of mind.

If retailers and manufacturers don’t have the proper contractual restraints in place to prevent their liquidators — and the liquidators’ resellers — from selling directly to consumers online, they’re setting themselves up for significant sales losses and lower margins.

Digital twins offer a real-time, 3D simulation of the physical warehouse, showing actual operations including staff, equipment, space allocation and workflow. 

Digital twins — dynamic 3D replicas of complex industrial operations — have been in use for decades in high-end production lines, power plants and laboratories.

Labor shortage is quickly becoming a major issue for companies across the globe. Automation and technology can help bridge the gaps between output needs during the peaks and valleys of business.

There are things that can be done with available technology to reduce the carbon footprint of e-commerce deliveries while we’re waiting for electric vehicles to come online.

The pullback came as the broader U.S. economy added 311,000 jobs, driven by growth in service sectors, as consumer spending shifts.

A company's transportation portfolio needs to ensure balance and agility, says Jennifer Kobus, vice president of transportation at Ulta Beauty.

2023 will continue to present supply chain organizations with an imperative to analyze, predict and resolve issues before they arise.