Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · Jeff Berman
While recent months continued to show a pattern of a slowing down in manufacturing activity, even though the sector was still showing overall growth, data issued today by the Institute for Supply Management in its Manufacturing Report on Business (ISM) showed that…
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · Bob Trebilcock
This month, SCMR's special projects editor Gary Forger takes an in-depth look at one of the most critical areas of supply chain management today: the cold chain.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · MIKE GRISWOLD, STAN ARONOW, KIMBERLY ENNIS AND JIM ROMANO
Gartner's 15th annual global Supply Chain Top 25 highlights the advanced practices and capabilities of leading companies. Read on and learn what your organization can adopt and adapt to compete with the best in the world.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · GARY FORGER, SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR
Automation, e-commerce, product proliferation, regulations and data networks will all be part of the cold chain scene going forward.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · Steve Tracey, C. John Langley Jr., Kusumal Ruamsook and Jim Owens
Forget the last mile. One of today's biggest fulfillment challenges is the short trip from the delivery truck to one of dozens—or hundreds—of possible delivery spots in a building, a plant, a hospital or a campus. The shortest distance could be the longest yard of a…
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · THEODORE (TED) STANK, DANIEL A. PELLATHY AND J. PAUL DITTMANN
A small but growing number of companies have proven that supply chain performance can be used to drive shareholder value. The supply chain managers who master this approach can elevate SCM to the C-Suite
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · Mark Trowbridge, CPSM, C.P.M., MCIPS
A surprising number of procurement leaders fail to understand significant benefits that result from “standardizing” the products and services for which they are responsible. But,there are at least six ways that supply management organizations can exploit standardization to…
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · Patrick Van den Bossche, Brooks Levering, Johan Gott and Yuri Castano
Although U.S. companies still see Asia as a desirable location for manufacturing, China is losing out to other countries, including Vietnam and Mexico.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · Dr. Lapide is a lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and an MIT research affiliate
My last Insights column, “Advocating for ‘responsible' supply chains,”* was written because I noted that in today's seemingly toxic, contentious and uncivil culture, people seem to be confusing being ethical with being responsible.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · Pamela Armella Olazábal and Sergio Alex Caballero
The lessons Reyes has learned so far provide a taste of what the technology can accomplish.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
USC's 7th Annual Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit in August featured a panel discussion on the ever-changing nature of worldwide relief efforts in an age of increasing complexity.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · Marisa Brown, senior principal research lead, APQC
You'll need to look beyond traditional talent development to build future-ready procurement skills
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · Bridget McCrea
From AI to ML to IoT, the new crop of supply chain technologies support a world where companies can use the past to predict the future.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 · Bridget McCrea
Supply chain risk management isn't getting any easier. Here are six potential risks that should be top of mind. The first category includes taxes, tariffs, geopolitical issues, natural disasters and other events that fall outside of most companies' spheres of influence
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