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Global Migration Can Make a Positive Impact on Supply Chains

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 · Patrick Burnson The integration of immigrants in the States – especially when it comes to education, occupational training, and English language ability – remains critical.

Procurement Study Pays Attention to Younger Generation

Thursday, December 10, 2015 · Patrick Burnson Procurement offers millennials the opportunity to learn the business from end-to-end, secure executive access and exposure, and have a significant impact on business performance.But skeptics ask: "Do we really need another framework, or do we just need to do a better job…

Study Finds That Top Procurement Organizations Continue to Deliver Financial Benefits

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 · Patrick Burnson The second annual ROSMA Performance Check Study is once again a collaboration between A.T. Kearney, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), and the Charted Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS).

ISM Measures Impact of Lower Energy Expenses

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 · Jeff Berman The December 2015 Semiannual Economic Forecast issued yesterday by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) took on two items that have been prevalent in addressing current trends in the form of: sharply lower oil prices the strength of the U.S. dollar.

New Report on Slavery in the Supply Chain Focuses on California

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 · Patrick Burnson The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 may cause problems for some managers, a recent report suggests.

Manufacturing and Non-manufacturing Supply Chains to Gain Strength, Says ISM

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 · Jeff Berman The December 2015 Semiannual Economic Forecast issued by the Institute for Supply Management presented an optimistic outlook for the the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors in 2016.

Supply Chain Managers Favor Air Cargo in Recent Weeks

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 · Patrick Burnson The dramatic decline to ocean freight spot market rates has served to widen the pricing differential to air rates to record levels, say Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.

China’s Economic Outlook Puts Dent in Confidence Index

Monday, December 7, 2015 · Patrick Burnson For the last five months, supply chain managers indicated that they were losing faith in sustaining long-term distribution plans. Indeed, according to the Stifel Logistics Confidence Index, the decline in scores fell to its lowest ebb in the past three years.

Weighing the Risk in the Asia Pacific

Monday, December 7, 2015 · Patrick Burnson U.S. multinationals engaged in Pacific Rim commerce appear to have a high threshold for risk, notes recent research done by Resilinc.

ISM Reports November Non-manufacturing Activity Still Strong

Thursday, December 3, 2015 · Jeff Berman The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI—came in at 55.9 in November (a level of 50 or higher indicates growth), which was down 3.2 percent compared to October.

INTTRA Solution May Ease SOLAS Compliance for Supply Chain Managers

Thursday, December 3, 2015 · Patrick Burnson The pending implementation of Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) verified gross mass (VGM) regulations will add yet more complexity to the troubled global ocean container industry.

Are you sustainable? SCMR’s readers weigh in

Wednesday, December 2, 2015 · Bob Trebilcock We asked readers how important is sustainability in their organizations? Here's what you had to say.

November manufacturing activity takes a step back, reports ISM

Tuesday, December 1, 2015 · Jeff Berman While staving off contraction in the previous four months, manufacturing in November did not grow, according to the most recent edition of the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) Manufacturing Report on Business.

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How They Did it: Service and Price Come Together

Tuesday, December 1, 2015 · Sebastian Schmidt-Eckert To get the most value for its transportation spend, Knorr-Bremse Asia Pacific Ltd. created a rating system that links the performance of its logistics providers with their bids for transportation lanes. The result: Service has been improved; costs have been contained; and…

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Key Distribution Strategies of Top Omni-channel Retailers

Tuesday, December 1, 2015 · Ian Hobkirk Omni-channel retailing has turned traditional distribution upside down. Based on a recent survey of 18 top retailers, we look at how the best are maximizing productivity in this new environment.