David Burton

In today’s volatile shipping environment, balancing cost, speed, and customer expectations is no easy task. In this case study, discover how Kase, a leading omnichannel 3PL, partnered with EasyPost and leveraged Amazon Shipping to deliver faster, more reliable service, without sacrificing margins or customer experience. By integrating a flexible, scalable shipping solution in minutes, Kase unlocked new efficiencies for itself and its clients, including premium brands like Hiyo, all while navigating rising costs and shifting carrier dynamics. What You’ll Learn: How Kase achieved a 10% reduction in shipping costs without compromising service The strategy behind enabling 7-day delivery coverage and faster transit times How improved tracking transparency enhanced the customer experience Why flexible, API-driven integrations are critical for modern 3PLs How to balance cost, speed, and reliability in a rapidly changing logistics landscape The role of Amazon Shipping in expanding delivery options and scalability If you’re a 3PL, ecommerce brand, or supply chain leader navigating rising costs and increasing customer expectations, this case study offers a real-world example of how to stay competitive. Learn how to simplify operations, improve delivery performance, and create a premium post-purchase experience, without adding complexity to your tech stack. Click here to download

In a rapidly evolving global supply chain landscape, SAP’s David Vallejo believes the most exciting innovations are happening in planning—and that the industry is entering a fundamentally new era. At the Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2025 in Denver, Vallejo, who leads global product marketing for SAP’s supply chain portfolio, joined Scott Luton to discuss how planning is transforming, why data now sits at the center of competitiveness, and what SAP is doing to help organizations make faster, more confident decisions.   A Shift From ERP-Centric to Data-Centric Vallejo described his team’s role as one that constantly scans the market—identifying trends, customer expectations, and the problems companies will need to solve next. Those insights help shape new innovations across the SAP ecosystem. He noted that SAP has moved decisively from an ERP-centric worldview to a data-centric one. This shift is essential, he argued, because the biggest advantage in modern planning lies in having the right data—clean, connected, contextualized, and ready to drive decisions. As Vallejo put it, “It’s all about the data that I need to make better planning decisions.”   Planning Models Are No Longer Static Reflecting on how planning has evolved since he entered the field two decades…