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Lights! Camera! Action! Supply Chain Professionals – Take Center Stage

Monday, March 1, 2021 · Rosemary Coates
We’ve toiled away for years in relative obscurity and have had to explain over and over to our friends and relatives what we do for a living. We’ve been the obscure operations backbone behind the scenes that make our companies function.

Decision-making under uncertainty

Monday, March 1, 2021 · Larry Lapide
When you are tasked with decision-making under uncertainty: take action, ASAP—you might become a supply chain hero.

2021 Market Report: Cloud Integration Adoption Spikes in B2B Supply Chains

Monday, March 1, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
According to the 2021 State of Ecosystem and Application Integration Report, an annual survey published today by Cleo, the COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight into the glaring integration gaps in supply chain processes, revealing more clearly than ever how such gaps impede…

Supply Chain Leaders Urge Biden to Bolster U.S. Competitiveness in Advanced-Technology Industries.

Friday, February 26, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) – a leading think tank for science and technology policy – was among the scores of associations contacting SCMR to weigh in on President Biden’s supply chain mandate this week.

President Biden Issues Mandate on “Securing America’s Critical Supply Chains”

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 · SCMR Staff
Today President Biden signed an Executive Order to help create more resilient and secure supply chains for critical and essential goods. In recent years, American households, workers, and companies have increasingly felt the strain of shortages of essential products—from…

Where Did All the Truck Drivers Go?

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 · Coleen Copley and Charles Lu
The supply of trucks and drivers is struggling to keep up with the increasing and volatile demand for ground transportation. As a result, for companies like our sponsor company, supply chain managers are pressured to optimize their logistics networks so that they can do more…

Data Drives “Holistic” Decision-Making in the Supply Chain, Says New Research Done by Deloitte

Monday, February 22, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
As COVID-19 exposed, supply chains require unprecedented efficiency and agility in order to react to quickly changing network conditions.

Exclusive Interviews: GEODIS Executives Share Insights on E-Commerce Reverse Loop

Friday, February 19, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
In this exclusive interview, Gina Anderson, Vice President of Solutions & Growth of Supply Chain Optimization Line – GEODIS, and Frank Loewen, Senior Vice President of Retail Market Line - GEODIS in Americas share supply chain insights.

SOTI Survey Finds COVID-19 Has Radically Changed Consumers’ Expectations for Retailers

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
COVID -19 accelerated online shopping trends, which has resulted in consumers now having higher expectations from retailers today than they did less than a year ago.

Hoarding Inventory is Not the Answer to COVID-19

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 · Igor Estraykh
Global supply chains are a fundamental enabler of the modern global economy but require technological innovation and process changes from companies at all levels to function efficiently and respond to system shocks like COVID-19.

The Chips Will Stay Down

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 · Michael Gravier
The news of automotive plant shutdowns owing to chip shortages just keeps coming. Some may be surprised at this unexpected casualty of the pandemic, but I saw this before over two decades ago when I created the first research with a generalizable model of Diminishing…

IBM Perspective on The Future of Supply Chains

Thursday, February 4, 2021 · Jonathan Wright
Smarter supply chains will better understand demand signals and rapid changes based on many factors, like current consumer behavior and seasonal surges.

In a World of Digitized Supply Chains, Global Businesses Must be Agile and Optimize Risk

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 · Dr. Charla Griffy-Brown
As logistics and supply chain management increasingly become digital, there is a growing reliance on the global internet and associated IT infrastructure.

Increasing Urgency for Vaccine Supplies Drives Launch of New Vaccine Manufacturing Resources

Monday, February 1, 2021 · SCMR Staff
Thomasnet.com data shows vaccine-related trending sourcing data categories have increased massively year-over-year (YoY), quarter over quarter (QoQ), and month over month (MoM).

Impact of Proposed Relief Package Yet to be Measured on e-Commerce and Big Box Supply Chains

Friday, January 29, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
When and if President Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package is enacted, supply chain managers are asking one big question: Will this be the light at the end of the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel for large eCommerce players and big-box retailers?
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