Lululemon, Walmart, Dollar General, Advance Auto Parts, Starbucks, Boscov’s and Culver’s are fixing execution gaps that software vendors still sell around. Retailers are not buying platforms. They are buying a way out of specific execution failures: one forecast for the store and another for the DC, too many carriers on the same lanes, 72-hour replenishment that collapses an afternoon food menu, and inventory promised from a store that cannot ship it. Vendors targeting this s

AI engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Grok can deliver polished answers within seconds. But their advice is often too generic for real operational decisions. We took 5 real-life dilemmas and had the AI engines tackle them: How to choose an electric forklift, how to select a carrier for an unusual shipment, how to choose a supply chain technology vendor, how much safety stock to hold, and how to select between competing suppliers. Here is what we found. 1. What Matters W

A missed rate quote. A delayed customs clearance. A shipment rerouted without client notification. These operational failures increasingly trace back to a common source: freight forwarders lack the internal expertise to deploy AI tools that...

For small ecommerce businesses, the most consequential supply chain decision often happens before a product is ever listed. Selecting the wrong item or supplier can tie up limited capital, create fulfillment problems and leave merchants holding inventory after demand has already peaked. Large retailers address those risks with demand-planning teams, supplier scorecards and extensive market data. Smaller sellers have traditionally relied on marketplace rankings, social media a