SME

Social networking as supply chain enabler

Friday, December 3, 2010 · Patrick Burnson Would embedding features like chat, wikis and instant messaging into ERP offer significant benefits? New research suggests that it might.

NABE November survey suggests restrained confidence in economic rebound

Monday, November 29, 2010 · SCMR Staff In its most recent survey, the National Association for Business Economics projects a sluggish economic recovery

Near-sourcing gains traction in supply chain

Wednesday, November 24, 2010 · Patrick Burnson Since issuing its study last summer, Global consultancy IDC Manufacturing Insights contends that U.S. manufacturers are continuing their flight from low-wage outsourcing

Latest Commerce report reflects uncertainty in U.S. manufacturing sector

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 · Patrick Burnson According to the latest U.S. Department of Commerce report, new orders for manufactured goods edged down 0.5 percent in August.

New challenges for growing the nation’s “cold chain”

Thursday, September 30, 2010 · Patrick Burnson When it comes to ensuring sustainable and safe transport of food and medicine, a single unified vision is required

Is It Time for a Rebirth of Strategic Sourcing?—Part 1

Thursday, September 30, 2010 · Robert A Rudzki The blogosphere has been alive recently with a debate about the alleged death of strategic sourcing.

New challenges for growing the nation’s “cold chain”

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 · Patrick Burnson When it comes to ensuring sustainable and safe transport of food and medicine, a single unified vision is required, said Andy Janson, chairman of the International Refrigerated Transportation Association

It’s another (wild & wacky) Oracle Open World

Monday, September 20, 2010 · Patrick Burnson While this week’s event is larger than ever, there’s a pronounced lean and green element to the supply chain management track worth noting.

DHL has new green initiative

Monday, August 16, 2010 · Patrick Burnson As part of Deutsche Post DHL and its GoGreen climate protection program, DHL Global Forwarding has committed to improving it’s CO2 efficiency by 30 percent by 2020.

UPS introduces new reverse logistics service

Thursday, August 12, 2010 · Patrick Burnson UPS today announced a new consumer-to-business returns service, representing a step forward in reverse logistics.

New study says SMEs are shifting supply chain strategies

Thursday, July 22, 2010 · Patrick Burnson One of the key results of a study done by Global consultancy IDC Manufacturing Insights is that manufacturers, while pressured to reduce costs, have pulled back on the prevalence of low-cost country sourcing.