Wednesday, January 22, 2020 · SCMR Staff
Fortna®, The Distribution Experts®, a leading global automation, engineering services and software company, today announced that it has acquired Pierau Unternehmensberatung GmbH (“Pierau Planung”), a European-based, market leader in supply chain and logistics design,…
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
The Airforwarders Association (AfA), Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) and the Air Expedited Motor Carriers Association (AEMCA) will stage their annual AirCargo Conference to be held January 26 – 28, 2020, at the Omni Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.
Monday, January 20, 2020 · APQC
In 2019, APQC surveyed supply chain professionals regarding the use of analytics in the supply chain. It conducted a similar survey in 2016.
Friday, January 17, 2020 · Gary Forger
There's real margin and customer satisfaction sitting in those piles of returns over in the far corner of the distribution center. Now is the time to create effective processes to gain control of returns. By mid-year you'll be glad you did.
Friday, January 17, 2020 · Steven A. Melnyk, Michael Bourne, David Frayer and Will Rifkin
The performance measurement system is the most misunderstood, confusing, misapplied and frustrating element of most supply chains. Yet, an effective performance measurement system is one of the foundations on which the strategic supply chain is built.
Friday, January 17, 2020 · Tan Miller and Bob Trebilcock
The outlook for global supply chains has never been more volatile. Four experts in trade and compliance look at ways to navigate today's choppy waters.
Thursday, January 16, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
When the 2019 USC Marshall Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit convened last August, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka placed special emphasis on technology infrastructure. That same theme was sounded when he delivered the fifth annual “State of the…
Thursday, January 16, 2020 · SCMR Staff
New research from the National Center for the Middle Market finds that more than three-quarters of middle market businesses have either experienced a major transition in the past five years or expect one in the next five years.
Thursday, January 16, 2020 · Stanley E. Fawcett, Amydee M. Fawcett, A. Michael Knemyer and Sebastian Brockhaus
The difference between supply chain winners and also rans is choreography, a competence every supply chain manager needs to master
Thursday, January 16, 2020 · SCMR Staff
Commerce reported that December retail sales, at $529.6 billion, were up 0.3% over November and up 5.8% annually. NRF reported that December retail sales were up 0.5% from November to December on a seasonally adjusted basis and up 2.1% on an unadjusted basis rose 6.7 annually%.
Thursday, January 16, 2020 · Richard J. Sherman
Leaders and innovators are now focused on enterprise supply networks and managing an ecosystem. Where are you on the journey?
Thursday, January 16, 2020 · Jeff Berman
December shipments—at 969,53—were off 8.5% annually and fell for the fourth consecutive month, and were down more than November's 4.2% annual decline. For calendar year 2019, total shipments—at 12,243,739—slipped 1.0% compared to 2018, marking its worst annual…
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 · Marisa Brown, Senior Principal Research Lead, APQC
Organizations have made great strides in the use of analytics in the supply chain, but barriers remain.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 · Jeff Berman
The companies said they will collaborate to facilitate the development of integration tools allowing for faster, seamless implementations to improve productivity and efficiency for shared retail and 3PL customers, as well as establish HighJump as a licensed retailer of…
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock
For the supply chains of the retailer, manufacturer or brand owner, returns are a once-neglected area that is growing into a major focus of supply chain managers who don't want to see their organizations lose their shirt taking back our shirts. As supply chain managers,…
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