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  •   Exclusive

The Roaring 2020s in Supply Chain Management

Thursday, November 11, 2021 · Gary A. Smith, CPIM-F, CSCP-F, CLTD-F, Chief, EAM/Supply Chain for New York Transit
Three trends that will challenge supply chains in the coming decade.
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Supplier diversity: Procurement takes a star turn

Thursday, November 11, 2021 · Tiffany Hickerson, Brittany Barclay and Ashley Rocha-Rinere
Procurement organizations fulfill an indispensable role. Their rigor and innovation tangibly benefit the company’s bottom line.
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Short lifecycle (SLC) forecasting for “muddling through” uncertainties

Thursday, November 11, 2021 · Larry Lapide
SLC products—such as those in retail, fashion-oriented and high-tech industries. Try them, they work. Will they yield 100% accuracy? Of course not. Will they improve your forecast accuracy? I believe so.
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Challenge-based research can open new avenues of innovation

Thursday, November 11, 2021 · Matthias Winkenbach
One of the most important advantages of public challenge-based research is that it generates a large number of rough and unpolished starting points for potentially fruitful future research avenues within a relatively short time period.
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Sustainability as a strategic imperative

Thursday, November 11, 2021 · Marisa Brown, Senior Principal Research Lead, APQC
Sustainability includes many factors, but organizations can address them all with a process-first approach.

Roll Back Trump-era Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum May Have Hidden Consequences for Supply Chains

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
The Biden administration recently announced a deal with the European Union to partially roll back Trump-era tariffs on steel and aluminum imports in an attempt to reduce prices for U.S. consumers amid rising inflation and supply chain concerns. But some argue the deal won’t…

Imaginnovate Streamlines Back Office for Final-mile Carriers Software

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 · SCMR Staff
Logistics technology creator Imaginnovate said today it has developed back-office automation for final-mile delivery carriers.
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More is said about sustainability than done: It’s time to clear the air

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 · Mudit Bansal and Prasanna Thawait
There’s a lot of talk about sustainability. But what does it mean when it comes to businesses?

Are there Uyghurs in Your Supply Chain?

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 · Rosemary Coates
Muslim Uyghurs, held in forced labor camps in China, have become front-page news. More recently, reports from human rights organizations reveal that many top American brands are using these labor camps as factories.

Supply Chain Due Diligence: An expanding duty

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 · Christopher Sindik and Aymard H. Jimenez
Regardless of the methods used to identify, analyse and remediate risks, companies need to address supplier compliance risks as it is a growing area of concern for governments around the world as well as the public, media, consumers and investors.

NextGen Supply Chain Virtual Conference Brings Together Industry Leaders

Tuesday, November 9, 2021 · SCMR Staff
NextGen Supply Chain Virtual Conference Brought Together Industry Leaders to Discuss Driving the Digital Future

Port of Oakland Chief Asks State Help in Supply Chain Crisis

Friday, November 5, 2021 · SCMR Staff
West Coast ports were under funded by comparison relative to their degree of national economic importance and jobs generation.

ISM’s October Services PMI sets a new all-time record

Thursday, November 4, 2021 · Jeff Berman
The reading for the report’s key indicator—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—at 66.7 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth)—topped September’s 61.9 by 4.8% and is the new all-time high. It also marks the fourth time in 2021 that a new record…

The China Factor

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
SCMR blogger, Michael Gravier notes that for decades, China has demonstrated incredible growth fueled in part by its cheap and massive labor pool as well as a looser regulatory regime when it comes to safety and the environment. Most importantly, China demonstrated incredible…

2021 Trade Update: Hedging Your Bets

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
Because international trade has become less “globalized” compared to a few years ago, supply chain managers must devote more scrutiny to regulatory compliance and unexpected penalties.
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