By Alan Freeman, Divyesh Bhagat, and Vinesh Korlakunta ·
July 3, 2023
Are warehouse as a service offerings disrupting the “traditional” 3PL market?
By Ankit Tiwari and Shivraj Gill ·
March 1, 2023
In the future, imagine a kiosk in a public place or a nearby coffee shop that will be able to print out that missing part for you to pick up or have delivered to your home. This is the promise of 3D printing, or additive manufacturing technology; no missing LEGO piece can block your imagination and prevent you from fulfilling your vision.
By Deanna M. Rainwater and John F. McMahon ·
July 6, 2022
Companies must face the harsh reality that in addition to increasing transportation capabilities, they need innovative, structurally-driven processes to meet increasing customer expectations.
By Matthew Lekstutis, Tony Gray and Rich Sherman ·
July 6, 2021
If companies act quickly, supply chain management can leverage experience-centric employment strategies to capitalize on these shifts and to create sustainable human resources advantages.
By Deanna M. Rainwater and Rich Sherman ·
January 4, 2021
2020 has been a very challenging year for everyone - especially supply chain teams.
By Matthew Lekstutis and Sandeep Shah ·
May 8, 2020
You need a roadmap to move supply from China.
By Patrick Burnson ·
January 14, 2020
When we introduced our Global Links column nearly a decade ago, the mission was to use this platform for addressing common supply chain challenges facing shippers around the world and to highlight some possible solutions.
By Patrick Burnson ·
January 14, 2020
Eleven years ago, with oil prices rising, it was easy to convince your company to save energy because it also cut costs. Without high energy prices, energy-efficiency may not translate to cost saving, so it will be harder to make the case to executive teams.
By Patrick Burnson ·
January 13, 2020
The final Global Links column of the decade is an opportunity to look at some of the changes that have taken place over the last 10 years.
By Patrick Burnson ·
April 30, 2019
With the global supply chain fraught with uncertainty and instability, supply chain managers should be examining where sole-source manufacturing suppliers are most vulnerable and how they can work with suppliers to identify and qualify alternate sites.
By Patrick Burnson ·
February 27, 2018
2018 promises to be an “exciting year” for supply chain managers, say analysts at Panjiva Research. The think tank has published a series of eight reports investigating the opportunities and challenges in the global marketplace.
By Patrick Burnson ·
January 25, 2018
While supply chain managers have been slow to integrate digitization in the procurement function, the trend may finally be gaining traction, says a new report.
By Patrick Burnson ·
November 2, 2017
The opening of the global economy, along with the rapid pace of technological change, have improved the living standards of billions of people. But it has also been accompanied by an upheaval in the jobs market.
By Patrick Burnson ·
May 4, 2017
Supply chain managers have yet to fully embrace the power of blockchain technology, say analysts, but the advance seems all but inexorable.
By Patrick Burnson ·
April 20, 2017
President Donald Trump’s focus on curbing the trade deficit by bolstering U.S. exports and reducing imports could drive policy changes that may alter industrial real estate markets throughout the U.S., Cushman & Wakefield reported in logistics and industrial research briefing released recently.