By Patrick Burnson ·
March 16, 2018
Global trade credit insurer Atradius recently released its annual report on the Asia-Pacific region providing in-depth reviews of each country’s performance outlook by industry, and how political and economic situations are playing a role in the current business climate.
By Bob Trebilcock ·
March 15, 2018
Case competition is one way to engage the next generation of supply chain talent
By Gary Forger, Special Projects Editor, Supply Chain Management Review ·
March 14, 2018
Forget the last mile. Tomorrow’s supply chain is about the final 50 feet.
By Gary Forger, Special Projects Editor, Supply Chain Management Review ·
March 14, 2018
Last-mile delivery is expensive and complicated. Solutions range from smart lockers to GPS sensors and advanced data analytics look to change that equation.
By LM Staff ·
March 14, 2018
Commerce reported that February retail sales dipped 0.1% from January to February at $492.0 billion, while seeing a 4.0% annual gain. NRF reported that its retail sales data, which excludes automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants, saw a 0.3% seasonally adjusted gain from January to February and a 4.4% annual gain.
By SCMR Staff ·
March 14, 2018
This Year's Winners Stand Out for Cross-Border Innovations and Digital Problem-Solving
By Patrick Burnson ·
March 13, 2018
Logistics Trends & Insights LLC, an Atlanta, Georgia-based consultancy, is conducting its third “Evolving Freight Forwarding Survey, and invites SCMR readers to participate.
By Jeff Schlosser, Tiffany Baker and Mark Crumrine ·
March 13, 2018
Measuring Procurement Effectiveness across Unequal Spend Categories
By Patrick Burnson ·
March 13, 2018
The Tioga Group Inc. and World Class Logistics (WCL) Consulting Inc. presented the results of their evaluation of two potential alternatives to the current model used under the OffPeak program managed by PierPass. Since 2005, the OffPeak program has mitigated traffic congestion caused by port truck operations by enabling and encouraging the pickup and delivery of containers on weeknights or Saturdays.
By SCMR Staff ·
March 12, 2018
The new center is responsible for the application and implementation of robotic solutions in order fulfillment operations.
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By SCMR Staff ·
March 9, 2018
In this session A.T. Kearney partner Michael Hu explains how Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) are emerging as new tools that can lead to breakthroughs in supply chain planning.
By Michael Gravier ·
March 9, 2018
Many alarmists are ringing the bell on President Trump’s recent announcement on Trade Wars. Some speculate that it will severely hurt our economy and therefore our supply chain and some think it won’t. It’s time to face the truth – the U.S. economy doesn’t make up such a large percentage globally and in fact, has been on the decline since World War II ended.
By Patrick Burnson ·
March 8, 2018
Automation is quickly becoming an increasingly important priority for the ocean shipping industry and the technology that is currently available is having a widespread impact. However, not all ports and terminals are taking advantage of the technology at the same pace and many are struggling to keep up with the advances and grasp the true potential.
By SCMR Staff ·
March 7, 2018
Program is designed to link the demand for talented female workers with women and girls across the community
By Patrick Burnson ·
March 7, 2018
The Global Supply Chain Resiliency Council’s annual conference got underway in San Francisco this week, where the partnership between RapidRatings and Resilinc Corporation was announced.