Wednesday, September 8, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
When the 2021 USC Marshall Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit convenes this October, humanitarian supply chains and the challenges of current epidemics are certain to be addressed…along with tough lessons learned.
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 · Sundip Naik and Pravesh Kumar
More than ever, companies today—especially in the wake of COVID-19—recognize how critical supply chain visibility and resiliency are to managing through disruptions and balancing supply and demand.
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 · Kim Cullen
The pandemic has revealed the fundamental importance of resiliency in supply chain and procurement. It has become clear that no organization can reliably move forward without investing in the durability and flexibility of supply chain in order to both mitigate risk and meet…
Thursday, September 2, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
The whitepaper, “The Age of Amazon: Why 3PLs and Last-Mile Delivery Fleets Must Draw Closer,” points to four areas where food shippers and 3PLs can and have worked together to meet the increasing demands of consumers.
Thursday, September 2, 2021 · Brian Glick
The fight over maritime container space and rates charged for ocean shipping service, which has been steadily growing more fractious throughout 2021, has suddenly spilled into the halls of Congress.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the ways food industry shippers and 3PLs connect with last-mile transportation providers, notes the Customized Logistics & Delivery Association
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 · Terri Hiskey
Perhaps it’s time for supply chain organizations to start actively recruiting from some of the world’s best puzzle solvers: gamers.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
As September approaches, here’s a roundup of some of the month’s more significant supply chain management developments.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 · Jieming Feng and Mauricio Moreno
To offer a better customer experience with smarter, faster, and more sustainable logistics, companies must increase operational efficiency by addressing industry problems such as highly fragmented markets, low transparency, underutilized assets, costly manual processes, and,…
Thursday, August 26, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
Among the scores of humanitarian supply chain entities, The Order of Malta is following with utmost attention and concern the dramatic events unfolding in Afghanistan.
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
As we reported earlier in the week, when operations were suspended indefinitely last month at China’s Meishan terminal in the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan, industry analysts were quick to detect a complex dysfunctional trend.
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 · Michael Einhorn
Manufacturing in China often conjures the images of factories, assembly lines, and workrooms running on cheap, inexpensive, and in some cases, slave labor.
Monday, August 23, 2021 · Janet Suleski
SKU optimization is another way of saying “SKU rationalization,” or the retirement of products from portfolios, a phrase that often doesn’t sit well with commercial teams.
Friday, August 20, 2021 · SCMR Staff
As enterprises move from operating profit-centric to purpose-driven, chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) must focus on five actions to create a purpose-driven supply chain, according to Gartner, Inc.
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