Thursday, January 12, 2017 · Bridget McCrea
Executive-level supply chain positions have gained both prominence and importance for today's global companies. To support this trend, universities and colleges have enhanced their supply chain and logistics degree programs; organizations like APICS and the Institute for…
Thursday, January 12, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
At this time last year, we examined the worsening conditions in global supply chains brought about by dramatic shifts in climate patterns. Industry analysts maintain that it's not too late to reverse the trend.
Thursday, January 12, 2017 · John Kloosterman and Michael Congiu
The concepts of business and human rights continue to renovate how business views its place in the world, and its relationships to its customers, markets, and the states where it has operations.
Thursday, January 12, 2017 · SCMR Staff
Prof. Benny Mantin has been appointed Director of the Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LCL), founded in December 2015 to establish Luxembourg as a world-class research and teaching hub in the field.
Thursday, January 12, 2017 · Maria Jesus Saenz, Rochak Gupta and Connor Makowski
Horizontal collaboration is often easier said than done. A new study sheds light on the rewards of getting it right.
Thursday, January 12, 2017 · Michael Gravier
In today's world where the supply chain is always evolving, it's critical for managers to remember that their role is more important than ever.
Thursday, January 12, 2017 · Bobby Burg and Arun Kochar
Southern Glazer's supply chain transformation did not happen overnight. Instead, it's been a series of steps over the past decade involving everything from automation to S&OP. This is how they did it.
Thursday, January 12, 2017 · Paolo Borghesi, Jon Rigby, David White and Jim Hart
In a world awash in cyber threats, partners and suppliers can be the vulnerable points that cyber criminals exploit to gain access to systems. Those challenges will get worse before they get better as supply networks become ever more complex. As a matter of urgency, business…
Tuesday, January 10, 2017 · SCMR Staff
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that Northeastern University and Rutgers University have been selected as two of 18 institutions across the country to lead research on the major transportation challenges that our nation will face over the next three…
Monday, January 9, 2017 · SCMR Staff
The University of Michigan's Ross School of Business announced today the revamp of its Master in Supply Chain Management program.
Monday, January 9, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Prologis, a leading logistics real estate company, has a new paper on how demand drivers behind the fast-growing logistics real estate industry are changing and their future implications.
Monday, January 9, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Overall, CBRE's outlook for the U.S. economy in 2017 is “mildly optimistic,” tempered by uncertainty about the ultimate extent and nature of the new presidential administration's policies.
Thursday, January 5, 2017 · Jeff Berman
The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI—came in at 57.2 in December (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), matching November's reading, while eclipsing the 12-month average of 55.0 and remaining at its highest level over the last…
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 · Bob Trebilcock
After years of writing about supply chains, Tompkins is building out an ambitious e-fulfillment network for retailers and e-tailers.
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