Wednesday, March 6, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
Oxford Economics has predicted that the amount of Baby Boomers in the global workforce would drop 9 percent between 2015 and 2020, from 31 percent in 2015 to 22 percent in 2020. Since then, a record 70 million baby boomers have retired. This has created a daunting new…
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 · Jeff Berman
The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI–rose 3.0% to 59.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring), following a 1.3% decline to 56.7 from December to January. This reading represents the 109th consecutive month of NMI…
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 · APQC
See what the APQC research revealed about Sales and Operations Planning. APQC and Supply Chain Management Review asked supply chain professionals to answer five questions about Sales & Operations Planning in January 2019.
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
A new survey from HSBC finds that businesses are turning to sustainable supply chains to improve their bottom lines.
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
With the passing of last month's annual Air Forwarders Association conference in Las Vegas, we caught up with the AfA's executive director Brandon Freid for this exclusive interview which first appeared in our sister publication -- Logistics Management.
Monday, March 4, 2019 · Daniel Merchan, research affiliate at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
Over the last decade, we have witnessed an explosion of emerging machine learning (ML)-enabled solutions across industries from health care to supply chains, enhanced by algorithms capable of making better predictions based on past data.
Monday, March 4, 2019 · Dr. Lapide, Lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and an MIT research affiliate.
"I am astounded to find that many of the Internet-based Big Data models today only have face validity; apparently developers don't care about scientific validity."
Monday, March 4, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
It's important to understand why the original static supply chain has evolved into the modern, or digital, supply chain.
Monday, March 4, 2019 · SCMR Staff
NextGen Supply Chain Conference and Supply Chain Management Review Announce the 1st Annual NextGen Supply Chain Award Winners. The 2019 awards, sponsored by IDC, will be presented on April 16th during the NextGen Supply Chain Conference.
Friday, March 1, 2019 · SCMR Staff
The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) and Deloitte are pleased to announce the 2018-2019 ASCM Case Competition finalists. ASCM student members from colleges and universities around the world showcased their supply chain knowledge by working on end-to-end supply…
Friday, March 1, 2019 · Jeff Berman
The report's key metric, the PMI, fell 2.4% to 54.2 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth). This comes on the heels of a 2.3% increase to 56.6 in January. The index has now grown for 30 consecutive months, with the overall economy now having grown for 118…
Friday, March 1, 2019 · Michael Gravier
Treatment of people must become a part of supply chain operational risk management. General Motors, Starbucks, Hollywood, and a variety of other businesses illustrate that racism and other bias incidents do not receive sufficient preparation and planning from a risk management…
Thursday, February 28, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
Container-shipping industry needs to offset up to $10 billion in costs accompanying new international sulfur regulation, says AlixPartners study
Thursday, February 28, 2019 · Ken Cottrill
From a shipper's perspective, 2018 was a tough year for procuring truckload transportation, as carriers gained the upper negotiating hand in a capacity-starved market.
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