Tuesday, July 13, 2021 · Jay Black
Many B2B companies, including those in automotive, electronics, and manufacturing, are at a crossroads with their sales and inventory management processes. Historically, they’ve been reliant on legacy or ERP systems – tools that were designed for predictable, back office…
Monday, July 12, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
Shippers might as well forget about planning for a “peak season,” industry analysts contend. Due to ongoing pressures from e-commerce and post-pandemic demand, ocean carriers are operating at crisis-driven velocity for the foreseeable future. Jon Monroe, president of…
Monday, July 12, 2021 · Michael Gravier
For years, I’ve been shocked at how little companies invest in training and talent development, preferring to hire new workers who already have skills and experience.
Friday, July 9, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
The recent outbreak of COVID-19 in South China’s Yantian Port is causing yet another backlog in global supply chains, notes Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics.
Thursday, July 8, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock
If you haven’t done so already, be sure to register for the NextGen Supply Chain Conference at nextgensupplychainconference.com. This year’s event will be held virtually on November 2–4. As always, I look forward to hearing from you with any comments or suggestions for…
Thursday, July 8, 2021 · Larry Lapide
Companies have used strategic, tactical, and operations planning under uncertainty for these often-catastrophic events—focusing especially on clawing back lost revenue opportunities as quickly as possible.
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 · Caitlin O’Keefe, Bharat Kapoor and Namrata Shah
A successful platforming strategy strengthens choice for the consumer while optimizing flexibility, costs and risk for the company. The end result is a win for the top line and the bottom line.
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock
The supply chain leader for one of the world’s largest distributors of wine and spirits discusses how the role of the supply chain manager is evolving, along with the importance of talent and diversity.
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
Accenture recently conducted cross-industry research with insights from 1,100 C-suite executives, including 254 supply chain leaders, to understand how the role of a supply chain leader is evolving with the triple mandate of relevancy, resiliency and responsibility across the…
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
The annual CIPS/Hays North America Salary Survey Report released today, found procurement professionals earned an average raise of 4.6% last year, while the national average for pay increases was only 3.3%.
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · Stanley E. Fawcett, A. Michael Knemeyer, Amydee M. Fawcett and Sebastian Brockhaus
Bill Russell’s winning formula for building one of the greatest teams of all time was team ego.
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · APQC
Artificial intelligence (or AI) has the potential to assist with multiple aspects of the supply chain, such as creating self-adjusting supply chain plans or self-optimizing manufacturing processes. In fact, AI is one of the top trends anticipated to impact supply chains by 2023.
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · Jeff Berman
The reading for the report’s key indicator—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—at 60.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring)—slipped 3.9% from May’s 64 reading, with the index growing, at a slower rate, for the 13th consecutive…
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