In cold-chain operations, AI algorithms, agents, and digital twins are helping warehouses manage operations and inventory.

Logistics vs. Supply Chain Management There is quite a bit of overlap between logistics and supply chain management. However, it’s important to understand how their functions and scopes differ ...

Jeff Berman is Group News Editor for Logistics Management, Modern Materials Handling, and Supply Chain Management Review and is a contributor to Robotics 24/7. Jeff works and lives in Cape Elizabeth, ...

Supply chain management (SCM) enables enterprises to source the raw materials or components needed to create a product or service and deliver that product or service to customers.

In addition to AI and automation, the use of robotic process automation (RPA) has become instrumental in the management of supply chains globally. RPA enables the automation of vital tasks such as ...

Results of successful supply chain management include increased profitability, seamless logistics and customer satisfaction. Students who pursue a degree in supply chain management are strong ...

Since then, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) has defined logistics management as the activities that plan and control the flow and "storage of goods, services, and ...

Bridget McCrea is an Editor at Large for Modern Materials Handling and a Contributing Editor for Logistics Management based in Clearwater, Fla. She has covered the transportation and supply chain ...