By Patrick Burnson ·
March 8, 2017
A significant level of dissatisfaction with technology was reported as part of the 2017 Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Report by Consero Group, a consultancy.
By Patrick Burnson ·
March 7, 2017
Two blue chip players in today’s global supply chain marketplace announced that they plan to introduce a “transformational” service designed to expedite ocean cargo shipping and mitigate risk.
By Frank Quinn ·
March 6, 2017
On our 20th anniversary, SCMR asked founding editor Frank Quinn and four industry experts to weigh in on the future of supply chain management.
By Rosemary Coates ·
March 6, 2017
China is a Communist nation ruled by a central government and a President. Hong Kong is a limited democracy and although Hong Kong recognizes the President of China as head of state, Hong Kong is managed by a Chief Executive.
By Patrick Burnson ·
March 2, 2017
Two new technological developments in Pacific Rim ocean cargo shipping took place last month that could redefine terminal and carrier strategies for the long term.
By Patrick Burnson ·
February 28, 2017
SCMR was recently reminded about new study from the University of Tennessee’s Global Supply Chain Institute that outlines six key factors to leveraging transparency in supply chains for financial profit.
By Patrick Burnson ·
February 28, 2017
Two new research papers examine the risk/benefit proposition of using multi-tiered global suppliers
By Patrick Burnson ·
February 27, 2017
While the National Retail Federation and other shipper associations are calling upon the U.S. Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) to work together to avoid a one-day shutdown of East Coast and Gulf Coast ports this spring, some analysts suggest that the ILA is simply leveraging its position for future contract negotiations.
By Patrick Burnson ·
February 27, 2017
Nearly two-thirds of companies with well-established advanced analytics strategies report operating margins and revenues of 15% or more, according to a report developed by Forbes Insights, in collaboration with EY
By Patrick Burnson ·
February 24, 2017
While traditional domains for DCs (Central Pennsylvania, Dallas–Fort Worth and the Inland Empire) remain very active, Industrial real estate firm JLL has discovered that there is a growing shift to secondary Midwestern markets.
WEBCAST
By LM Staff ·
February 24, 2017
The traditional supply chain model does not have the flexibility to adapt when constrained capacity, fluctuating demand, and political trade uncertainties affect the market. In this webcast we’ll explore a more modern approach to supply chain that moves away from a traditional logistics model and embraces a global trade network (GTN) model.
By Tom Clark ·
February 21, 2017
The face of the U.S. workforce is changing. There’s high growth when it comes to temporary workers, contractors, independent consultants, and freelancers. New technologies, cost factors, and a whole new generation of young professionals wanting to work in a gig economy are fueling this growth.
By SCMR Staff ·
February 21, 2017
Registration is open for the new Master in Logistics and Supply Chain Management offered by the University of Luxembourg in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with merit-based scholarships introduced for the inaugural cohort of students starting with the winter semester 2017-2018.
By Robert A Rudzki ·
February 21, 2017
Trade between the U.S. and other countries will likely become more complex, in part because of growing sentiments that import tariffs will rise significantly.
By Patrick Burnson ·
February 14, 2017
Just as it promised at last year’s annual Oracle OpenWorld, Oracle is expanding its Internet of Things (IoT) portfolio with four new cloud solutions to help businesses fully utilize the benefits of digital supply chains.