Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · Larry Lapide
“First do no harm” is an important tenet of medical doctors. While supply chain management is perhaps not as noble a profession as medicine, we do have a noble goal. Our goal (and real purpose in life) is to optimally match supply and demand over time. This is what…
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · Todd Taylor and Thomas Choi and V.G.Venkatesh and Ved Srinivas
The world has turned to China for low-cost labor, ample production and cheap goods for the last three decades. Now, the world's second largest economy is looking to the world for sustained growth.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · John Johnson, Simon F. Jacobson and Debra J. Hofman
A Gartner survey of supply chain professionals on manufacturing metrics reveals big expectations for the value that improved usage of manufacturing metrics is expected to bring in the next two years. This research offers supply chain and manufacturing leaders insight into the…
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · Jeff Berman
In its Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the PMI, its index to measure growth, was 49.5 in February (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), topping January by 1.3 percent and sub-50 for the fifth month in a row.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · Rich Sherman and Vibhavari Chauhan
The digital re-imagination of supply chains is for real: Leaders have successfully implemented digital technologies into their supply chains company wide and laggards need to catch up to stay in the game. Our authors surveyed leaders to find out how they are taking their…
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · Anne Goodchild, Erica Wygonik and Bill Keough
In an age of expanding online commerce, is home delivery greener than sending full truckloads of goods to stores and then customers driving to them? A detailed regional study finds compelling answers.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · Wesley S. Randall, David R. Nowicki and Shailesh Kulkarni
For years, supply chain executives have asked how can they reduce inventory without affecting customer service levels or shifting cost to other supply chain partners? The answer could be a new inventory management strategy.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · SCMR Staff
The Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) recently reported that that U.S. trade with its North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico dropped 9.5 percent on an annual basis in December to $86.7 billion.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · SCMR Staff
With an average age of 27, the 2016 supply chain superstars span industries ranging from manufacturing to education, financial services, medical devices, information technology, oil and gas, and government. Many are driving improvement in areas that matter to them and benefit…
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · Michael Gravier
One of the biggest issues facing supply chains today are that companies are outsourcing too much of the process and development, and are therefore divesting themselves too much from their own product. This results in the company loosing control of the process, and going over…
Friday, February 26, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
More than 80 percent of domestic Fortune 500 companies outsource their logistics operations and most expect to use third party logistics (3PL) providers more in the coming years, according to the University of Tennessee (UT) study sponsored by Kenco.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 · Cheryl Murphy
During this webinar you'll learn how Crete Carrier has deployed several hundred "software robots" through a no coding integration and automation approach to automate many business activities that are core to their logistics operations and business interactions…
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 · Jeff Berman
Aided by favorable annual comparisons, United States-bound waterborne shipments began 2016 on a good note, according to data from Panjiva, an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Ocean cargo gateways on West, Gulf, and East coasts are addressing infrastructure needs with customized solutions.
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