Monday, May 10, 2021 · Marisa Brown, Senior Principal Research Lead, Supply Chain, APQC
To thrive today, organizations must develop employees’ soft skills.
Saturday, May 8, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock
Listen in as NFI Industries’ Barbara Gress discusses what it takes to innovate and put robotics to work in your operations.
Thursday, May 6, 2021 · Rosemary Coates
As trade relations with China deteriorated under the Trump administration, the Chinese have found other avenues to sell products into the lucrative U.S market, including via the new Otay Mesa crossing.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
U.S. Ports will continue to see volume growth, so developable land near ports on all coasts will continue to see demand as well.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
The on-going pandemic has created chaos for retailers and manufacturers trying to keep up with supply and demand, maintain analysts with Chicago-based commercial real estate broker JLL. New research suggests that there’s also a “China Factor” to consider.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 · Jeff Berman
The reading for the report’s key indicator—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—came in at 62.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring) in April. This marks a 1.0% decline from March’s 63.7, which was the highest reading since October…
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 · Jeff Berman
In its “Q1 2021 U.S. Industrial & Logistics Figures,” CBRE explained that the United States industrial market “shows no signs of slowing down with record-high asking rents and in-process development activity, low vacancy levels, and 44 consecutive quarters of…
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 · Stanley E. Fawcett and A. Michael Knemeyer
We now know that disruptions are inevitable. To handle the next pandemic effectively, decision makers need to grasp what worked, what didn’t and why.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
The on-going pandemic has created chaos for retailers and manufacturers trying to keep up with supply and demand, maintain analysts with Chicago-based commercial real estate broker JLL.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 · Jeff Berman
In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, at 60.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth) was down 4% compared to March’s 64.7 reading, which marked the highest reading since November 1983’s 66. This marked the…
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
As a consequence of recent pandemic disruptions, some supply chain experts are predicting that Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS) will soon replace the more traditional manufacturing model while
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock
On this episode, Steven A. Melnyk discusses how managing the strategic supply chain is different, and why it calls for a new kind of supply chain leader. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.
Monday, May 3, 2021 · SCMR Staff
With more businesses reopening and bringing employees back to work, the U.S. economy is on firm footing and could see its fastest growth in more than three decades, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said today.
Monday, May 3, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
Business to business trade activity grew by 10% in the first quarter of 2021, but a recent surge in order volumes is creating fresh challenges for suppliers after a year of intense disruption, new transaction data from Tradeshift can reveal.
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