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It’s Time to Take Recruiting Digital

Monday, July 20, 2020 · Tim Sprosty DHL Supply Chain shows that digitalization can strengthen your supply chain and logistics recruiting for the future

Sourcing From Asia: What US Companies Need To Know

Sunday, July 19, 2020 · Rohan Thambrahalli With companies across the globe restarting operations in the new normal, executive leaders are balancing the standard way of doing business against the innovation needed to build growth in 2020.

JSCM Video: Acting as expected: Global leadership and the integrated supply chain

Friday, July 17, 2020 · SCMR Staff When it comes to successful integration, leadership matters

The Rebound Podcast: It’s time to modernize supply chain design

Thursday, July 16, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock You wouldn't use 20-year-old technology in your car. Why use it to optimize your supply chain network?

Supply Chain Management Certifications Offered by Professional Organizations and Universities 2020

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 · Malini Natarajarathinam and Praharsha Sunkara There are more offerings than ever for supply chain professionals looking to improve their skills and further their careers.

Supply Chain Executive Education in the Post-COVID World

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 · Bridget McCrea As the business world continues to reinvent itself, here’s a look at how supply chain executive education could evolve over the next year.

Descartes Datamyne Report Examines Covid-19 Impact on Nation’s Ports and Supply Chains

Tuesday, July 14, 2020 · Patrick Burnson Descartes Datamyne – a leading global trade database of up-to-date import-export information - unveiled its annual 2020 U.S. Ports Report.

MTS Emergency Relief Act Strong First Step in Providing Funding to Ports

Friday, July 10, 2020 · Patrick Burnson While this program would not make whole those who have lost revenues as a result of this pandemic, it would ensure that no port misses a debt payment or is forced to lay off staff related to this or future natural disasters.

Peak season prospects remain unclear, to a large degree

Thursday, July 9, 2020 · Jeff Berman Due to a confluence of COVID-19-driven factors, including reduced consumer demand, lower import levels, heavy job losses, the ongoing United States-China trade war, and over all economic unease, a case can be made that the 2020 peak season is shaping up to be much different…

Last-Mile Delivery is the Most Inefficient Process for More Than Half of North American Companies

Wednesday, July 8, 2020 · Patrick Burnson SOTI releases “The Last Mile Sprint: State of Mobility in Transportation and Logistics” global report which finds a mobile-first strategy is critical for last-mile delivery

Non-manufacturing is up in June but COVID-19-related concerns remain

Tuesday, July 7, 2020 · Jeff Berman The report’s key indicator—the NMI—saw an 11.7% increase to 57.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring), halting a two-month stretch of declines, which was preceded by 122 consecutive months of expansion.

How To Manage Organizational Knowledge Without Killing It

Monday, July 6, 2020 · Mostafa Sayyadi Knowledge is identified as a multi-faceted concept, and is distinct from information and data.

Supply Chain Startup: From Amazon and Zulily to SC startup

Saturday, July 4, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock Seattle-based Shipium is focused on improving e-commerce fulfillment, using lessons learned from two e-commerce behemoths

How to Build a Trillion Dollar Supply Chain

Thursday, July 2, 2020 · Diego Pantoja-Navajas Software resilience gives organizations the ability to pivot in the face of market pressures and evolve to meet changes in customer trends, and disruptions to individual markets or the global economy.

ISM points to June manufacturing gains, but concerns linger

Wednesday, July 1, 2020 · Jeff Berman In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM reported that the report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 52.6 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), which marked a 9.5% improvement over May’s 43.1 and a 12.7% gain over April’s 39.9 reading.