All News

The New Essential for Supply Chains: Intelligent Execution Control Tower Part I

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.

How to Drive Operational Efficiency: Key Pandemic Takeaways for Procurement Executives

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…

MRO Supply Chain Risk: Five Steps to a Sustainable Process

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 · SCMR Staff
In this webinar, experts from Synovos discuss the warning signs of MRO supply chain risk, the typical barriers to overcome, and steps to take in securing your supply chain and building a lasting process that limits downtime, improves maintenance effectives, and lowers the…
  •   Exclusive

In the September 2021 Issue: Making it to the top

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock
This time every year, we publish Gartner’s Top 25 supply chains, the annual list of the supply chains that have made it to the top, a list that now also includes 5 Masters, or companies that have consistently outperformed year after year. You can read the article in this…
  •   Exclusive

The 2021 Supply Chain Top 25: Insights from leaders

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 · Gartner Analysts Mike Griswold, Dana Stiffler, Thomas O'Connor, KC Quah, Micheal Youssef, Kimberly Becker, Stan Aronow, Jim Romano and Kimberly Ennis
Agility and resilience were the essential traits exhibited by Gartner’s 17th annual global Supply Chain Top 25.
  •   Exclusive

Management lessons from the U.S. dairy sector’s pandemic response

Monday, September 6, 2021 · Veronica H. Villena, Andrew M. Novakovic, Mark Stephenson and Charles Nicholson
There’s an old adage that you discover true character when faced with adversity. Based on that, what the dairy industry demonstrated during COVID-19 is a remarkable flexibility that allowed it to break away from old practices no longer valuable to its supply chain. That is…
  •   Exclusive

The “My Way” Highway: Disruption in last-mile logistics

Monday, September 6, 2021 · Alan Amling and Jayanth Jayaram
The e-fulfillment supply chain is at an inflection point, and last-mile delivery may never be the same.
  •   Exclusive

Save Now or Save Later: Purchasing’s role in new product development

Monday, September 6, 2021 · LIsa M. Ellram and Wendy L. Tate
Procurement professionals who have to deliver annual savings face a dilemma: Do I save costs during new product development, or wait until after the launch so I can hit my targets?
  •   Exclusive

The human touch in forecasting and demand planning

Monday, September 6, 2021 · Jonathon Karelse, CEO of NorthFind Management
Supply chain managers are exploring remarkable innovations like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to improve their forecasting. But don’t overlook the importance of human behavior, or Behavioral Economics, in the planning process.
  •   Exclusive

Closing the supply chain visibility gaps

Monday, September 6, 2021 · Bridget McCrea
Known for supporting higher levels of visibility, supply chain software is taking center stage as companies adjust to a “new normal” operating environment and plan for the future.
  •   Exclusive

Making promises you can keep—post COVID-19

Monday, September 6, 2021 · Larry Lapide
Managers should consider implementing optimized OP&F because more accurate promising will please customers, while at the same time provide greater benefits—and what could be wrong with doing that?
  •   Exclusive

APQC Infographic: How supply chain can support innovation

Monday, September 6, 2021 · APQC
Many supply chain organizations have adjusted to the last 18 months by adopting innovative ways of working and conducting business. In fact, a survey of supply chain professionals conducted in early 2021 indicated that innovation is a top area of focus for their organizations.
  •   Exclusive

Post-disruption innovation: The path to recovery

Monday, September 6, 2021 · Marisa Brown, senior principal research lead, Supply Chain, APQC
Leaders should encourage innovation and collaboration both internally and with external partners.

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: Reshoring - it’s an off and on thing

Sunday, September 5, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock
On this episode, Rosemary Coates discusses what’s happening with reshoring, near-shoring and off-shoring in today’s global supply chains. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.
  •   Exclusive

In Memoriam: Roddy Martin, “The Great Connector”

Friday, September 3, 2021 · Kevin O’Marah
Martin helped supply chain emerge as the vital professional discipline it is today.
×

Search

Search

Sourcing & Procurement

Inventory Management Risk Management Global Trade Ports & Shipping

Business Management

Supply Chain TMS WMS 3PL Government & Regulation Sustainability Finance

Software & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Automation Cloud IoT Robotics Software

The Academy

Executive Education Associations Institutions Universities & Colleges

Resources

Podcasts Webinars Companies Visionaries White Papers Special Reports Premiums Magazine Archive

Subscribe

SCMR Magazine Newsletters Magazine Archives Customer Service

Press Releases

Press Releases Submit Press Release