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Made in USA or Assembled in USA?  It Depends

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 · Rosemary Coates
Before a manufacturer labels a product “Made in USA,” it is important to be sure the product meets federal and state regulations for labeling. Unfortunately, the regulations can be vague, complicated and subject to interpretation.

Oracle and Mitsubishi Electric Collaborate to Develop Internet of Things Platform

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 · SCMR Staff
Oracle announced its collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation to develop an Internet of Things (IoT) platform for smart manufacturing

Oracle Expands IoT Cloud Portfolio

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 · SCMR Staff
Oracle has announced significant enhancements to the Oracle Internet of Things (IoT) Cloud. The offering now features built-in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning that powers Digital Twin and Digital Thread capabilities.

ISM data points to solid August manufacturing output

Friday, September 1, 2017 · Jeff Berman
The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure growth, came in at 58.8 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth) in August, which was 2.5% ahead of July.
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The 2017 Supply Chain Top 25: Lessons from Leaders

Friday, September 1, 2017 · Stan Aronow, Jim Romano and Kimberly Nilles
In 2017, Gartner unveiled the 13th annual global Supply Chain Top 25, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices for heads of supply chain and strategy organizations.
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Technology Spotlight: The Great Digitization of Industry

Friday, September 1, 2017 · Greg Gorbach
While it's easy to dismiss the “great digitization” of industry as hype, it is already happening faster than expected. In this new report, ARC Advisory presents data about how industrial companies are thinking about digital transformation.
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Wal-Mart’s Omni-channel Synergy

Friday, September 1, 2017 · Stanley Frederick W.T. Lim, Lina Wang and Jagjit Singh Srai
When it comes to online and offline distribution, Wal-Mart has chosen synergy over integration. Other brick-and-mortar retailers can learn from Bentonville's approach.

The distribution center boom

Friday, September 1, 2017 · Mike Starich
Here's how to deal with a perfect storm of labor disruption
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Meet the Not-So-Average Supply Chain Millennials

Friday, September 1, 2017 · Jennifer Daniels, Joe Tillman, Bob Trebilcock and Judd Aschenbrand
Forget the stereotypes you've heard about Millennials in the workplace. New research from SCMR, APICS and APQC finds that the next generation is engaged and enthused about careers in supply chain management.

Next Gen Supply Chain: The NextGen Interview

Friday, September 1, 2017 · Gary Forger
Jim Rice, deputy director of MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics, talks about innovation and its importance to the supply chain.

NextGen Supply Chain: If you weren’t so good, this would be a problem

Friday, September 1, 2017 · Gary Forger
Innovation is a funny thing. Just when people write it off because they've been waiting too long, it smacks them up the side of the head.
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The Robots are Ready for Work

Friday, September 1, 2017 · Bob Trebilcock
It's still early stages, but Rochester Drug Cooperative is proving that mobile robotic piece picking can get the job done in the right application.
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6 Ways Big Data is enhancing the global supply chain

Friday, September 1, 2017 · Bridget McCrea
As global supply chains become more complex and customers more demanding, the race is on to develop software applications that can effectively manage and make sense of the zettabytes of data being generated by our digital world.

Gartner Top 25: If the supply chain were a stock, would you buy it?

Friday, September 1, 2017 · Bob Trebilcock
Want to know how top supply chain companies performed compared to the market last year?
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“You can get anything you want at Alexa’s restaurant”

Friday, September 1, 2017 · Sean T. Monahan
Emerging digital technologies foreshadow a future where you can “get anything you want.”
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