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ISM 2018: Out with the old, in with the new

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 · Bob Trebilcock Conversations with CPOs and Rising Stars

Institute for Supply Management Unveils New CPSM Exam Content and Learning System

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 · SCMR Staff New content meets the needs of an evolving profession

ISM Announces Christie Breves Winner of the 2018 J. Shipman Gold Medal Award

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 · SCMR Staff Supply management industry leader honored with prestigious ISM award

ISM 2018: The digitization of procurement

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 · Bob Trebilcock NextGen supply chain technologies were front and center at ISM

ISM 2018: Why procurement matters

Monday, May 7, 2018 · Bob Trebilcock Procurement professionals have been upping their game in recent years. Those skills are going to come in handy in the years to come.

ISM Semiannual Economic Forecast looks at 2018 as a growth year

Monday, May 7, 2018 · Jeff Berman For manufacturing, ISM is estimating a 6.6% gain in 2018 revenue, which is ahead of the 5.1% reading in the December Semiannual report. On the non-manufacturing side, the report expects revenues to rise 3.2% in 2018.

Quick Poll: What readers are saying about micro-fulfillment

Monday, May 7, 2018 · APQC, There's a lot of chatter about micro-fulfillment. Here's what SCMR readers told us about their plans.

Epic Export Denial for ZTE Affects American Supply Chains

Monday, May 7, 2018 · Rosemary Coates Although an export ban sounds straightforward, it is anything but simple.

Project Based Procurement Introduced by JAGGAER at ISM Event

Monday, May 7, 2018 · Patrick Burnson In an announcement coinciding with the ISM conference in Nashville, TN, JAGGAER announced the introduction of as service to manage large Capex projects: Project Based Procurement.

Using Prescriptive Analytics to Decrease Supply Chain Disruptions

Monday, May 7, 2018 · Nari Viswanathan According to Deloitte, 79 percent of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve above average revenue growth. Yet, very few companies include supply chain managers in their boardrooms.

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The analytics revolution in Last-Mile Delivery

Friday, May 4, 2018 · Matthias Winkenbach, Ph.D., director of the MIT Megacity Logistics Lab How data, analytics and connectivity change the way companies manage— and visualize—the most complex part of a global supply chain.

ISM reports slight decline in April non-manufacturing output, while growth remains intact

Thursday, May 3, 2018 · Jeff Berman The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI–dropped 2.0% to 56.8 (a reading above 50 indicates growth) in April. The April NMI is 0.08% below the 12-month average of 56.8.

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The Circular Supply Chain

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 · Judd Aschenbrand, Michael Mikitka, Tony Sciarrotta and Bob Trebilcock The boom in e-commerce has led to a record number of returns. How is that affecting supply chains and what are the best practices amongst industry leaders? To find out, SCMR partnered with the Reverse Logistics Association and WERC to survey our readers and their members.

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Packaging’s new role in e-fulfillment

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 · Kyle Ous, Certified Packaging Professional and the manager of the Packaging Optimization practice for Chainalytics The challenges facing e-commerce shipments don't begin and end with last-mile delivery and reverse logistics. Anyone fulfilling e-commerce orders also has to grapple with the high cost of parcel shipping and consumers who want to minimize the amount of packaging they have…

Unprecedented Supply Chain Opportunities in the Gulf, But First, the Blockade Must End

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 · Michael Gravier Unprecedented opportunities for supply chains exist in the Middle East, but greater diplomacy is needed.