Thursday, April 26, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
IHS Markit and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG) report that the uncertainty regarding tariffs is behind the sudden increase in the costs associated with construction materials.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Manhattan Associates today announced updates to its Transportation Management System (TMS) designed to help supply chain managers run more efficient transportation operations.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 · Micah Mallace, Director of Strategic Projects at the SC Ports Authority
Micah Mallace, Director of Strategic Projects at the SC Ports Authority, likens the 1980s arcade game “Whac-A-Mole” to costs in the supply chain - and suggests taking a holistic approach to reduce them
Friday, April 20, 2018 · SCMR Staff
Commerce reported that March was up 0.6% compared to February at $494.6 billion and was up 4.5% compared to March 2017. For the first quarter, total retail sales were up 4.1% compared to the same period a year ago.
Thursday, April 19, 2018 · Bob Trebilcock
In his new book, MIT's Sheffi argues that companies need to find the right balance between investments in sustainability and maintaining their competitive advantage
Thursday, April 19, 2018 · Jeff Berman
The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI––fell 0.7% to 58.8 in March (a reading above 50 indicates growth), which is slightly below February's 59.5 and also below January's all-time high NMI reading of 59.9.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 · Jeff Berman
March shipments, at 858,809, were down 0.2% annually, marking the first annual decline going back to February 2017's 7.7% annual decline, with both of these months volumes impacted by the timing of the Asian Lunar New Year, with Panjiva noting that the resulting shortfall…
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 · Jeff Berman
Global express delivery and logistics services provider DHL said this week that the most recent edition of its quarterly Global Trade Barometer continues to trend in the right direction, with various indicators pointing to a strong global trade outlook.
Monday, April 16, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
In a post-MODEX interview Jon Slangerup, the CEO of the Atlanta-based 4PL, American Global Logistics, says that U.S. ports are finally keeping pace with technology-driven trends in other transport industries.
Monday, April 16, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Procurement organizations have significantly shrunk the capability gap in digital transformation over the past year, with two thirds now having a strategy in place and nearly half having the resources and competencies needed to execute, according to new Procurement Key Issues…
Monday, April 16, 2018 · George Bailey
The Digital Supply Chain Institute has been working with senior executives from 72 companies around the world to develop the tools and insights to accelerate the transformation from a traditional supply chain toward a more powerful Digital Supply Chain
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Tipati, a leading payables automation SaaS, today announced the complete integration of Tipalti's purchase order (PO) matching and multi-entity capability with NetSuite,a global cloud ERP provider.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
A new study conducted by Deloitte and the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) indicates that while U.S. shippers are increasingly aware of the benefits of digital supply networks (DSNs), many “remain in the early phases” of adoption.
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