Wednesday, November 4, 2020 · Larry Lapide
COVID-19 virus has greatly disrupted the e-tailing market, making the stronger players stronger and the weaker players weaker.
Monday, November 2, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
U.S. supply chain managers will be closely tracking ongoing regulatory issues with China and Southeast Asia, as well as the looming showdown between the United Kingdom and the European Union over Brexit.
Monday, November 2, 2020 · Ann Marie Uetz and Vanessa Miller, Foley & Lardner LLP
A new survey suggests a potentially drastic shift in the way manufacturing executives think about their supply chains: from a primary focus on minimizing lead times and cost to one that prioritizes more stability and resilience in the face of disruption.
Monday, November 2, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Amid all the apprehension regarding the U.S. presidential election, there’s been heartening news for our nation’s retailers.
Monday, November 2, 2020 · Jeff Berman
In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metrics, the PMI, hit 59.3 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), which topped September’s 55.4 by 3.9%, while growing at a faster rate for the fifth consecutive month, while the overall…
Friday, October 30, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Global supply chain analysts note that recent cyber-attacks on ocean carriers have proven quite disruptive. Denmark’s Maersk Line incurred estimated damages of $300 million due to the global ransomware attack it suffered in 2017.
Thursday, October 29, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
A panel of security experts convened by San Francisco-based Prologis this week addressed a variety of issues related to COVID-19 and its impact on the global supply chain workforce.
Thursday, October 29, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Oakland, California-based Navis recently unveiled new survey findings that explore the strong, growing interest among customers in moving IT operations to the cloud.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the largest containership in the world with a capacity of 23,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent containers) and powered by LNG, has arrived in Malta, her first port of call in Europe.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 · Rosemary Coates
Before you leave China, be sure you have identified all of the risks of a new location as well as those of leaving your current manufacturing site. Better yet, consider opening a second factory in a new location, without closing the old one, known as “China Plus One…
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
BSI recently announced the latest findings from its quarterly review and outlook of the top global supply chain security, business continuity, food safety and fraud, and corporate social responsibility threats and trends.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock
To kick off its 35th conference, Dematic America’s CEO discusses the state of the industry, and where we go from here
Monday, October 26, 2020 · SCMR Staff
Accenture and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are co-developing a supply chain resilience stress test for assessing operational and financial risks created by major market disruptions, disasters or other catastrophic events.
Friday, October 23, 2020 · David Sokoloff and Gaohui Zhang
Shippers regularly establish contracts with carriers to reduce their exposure to the volatility of the trucking market. However, the trucking industry is unique in the sense that contracts are often non-binding.
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