Wednesday, May 23, 2018 · Michael Gravier
This past weekend, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao spoke at the Bryant University commencement ceremony. With experience as the first female Secretary of Labor, director of the Peace Corps, and CEO of the United Way non-profit, she brought a unique perspective. Chao…
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 · David Lengacher, head of Data Science for MonarchFx
Supply chain management has been slow to leverage advances in data science. It's time to play catch up.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Oracle recently announced new artificial intelligence (AI) cloud applications designed to enable manufacturing organizations to reduce costs and increase yields by providing rapid analysis and actionable insights that can improve production efficiency and performance.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Further evidence of surging consumer demand in the Asia Pacific surfaced last week when DHL Global Forwarding began deploying a second dedicated Boeing 747-400 Freighter to connect the US, Europe and Asia.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 · SCMR Staff
The AWESOME/MIT Advancing Women through Education (AWE) Scholarship aims to attract women who want to pursue graduate degrees in Supply Chain Management at MIT.
Friday, May 18, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Supply chain industry experts and educators agree that business functions face critical challenges to deliver on their organizations' digital transformation strategies. A significant upgrade in talent will be required if companies wish to harness and use increasingly…
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 · APQC
This infographic from APQC outlines the impact of organizational factors on reverse logistics, APQC reverse logistics infographic
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 · SCMR Staff
Retail sales data issued by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) showed modest sequential gains and varying annual gains.
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 · Jeff Berman
United States-bound waterborne shipments saw some growth in April, albeit not at the same levels it hit in previous months, according to data issued this week by global trade intelligence firm Panjiva. April shipments, at 955,956, saw a 0.3% gain compared to April 2017,…
Monday, May 14, 2018 · Steven Bowen, Chairman and CEO, Maine Pointe
Supply chains, like the products that pass through them, are subject to stress. Those internal stress points can be identified, re-evaluated and repaired.
Monday, May 14, 2018 · Gary Forger, Special Projects Editor, Supply Chain Management Review
This month we spoke with Dr. Brian Subirana, director of the MIT Auto-ID Laboratory. His Ph.D. is in artificial intelligence, and he teaches at both MIT and Harvard. At the MIT 2018 Crossroads event, Subriana spoke about conversational commerce. NextGen caught up with him to…
Monday, May 14, 2018 · Gary Forger, Special Projects Editor, Supply Chain Management Review
Every conference has its nuggets. Here are some from the recent Crossroads 2018 event at MIT. Highlights range from artificial intelligence in action to autonomous vehicles and conversational commerce. As you'll see, big name companies are taking these NextGen…
Friday, May 11, 2018 · Tony Pelli
The breakdown of Kentucky Fried Chicken's supply chain in the United Kingdom in February 2018 provides a cautionary tale about hidden vulnerabilities in supply chains that all organizations should note.
Thursday, May 10, 2018 · SCMR Staff
Outstanding Supply Management Students Earn $10,000 Tuition Awards, and Special Mentoring and Networking Opportunities
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