Saturday, November 14, 2015 · Fabio Duque
"It's just not fair!" How many times have your kids said that to you? Or, how many times have you heard that from a colleague describing collaborative supply chain relationships?
Friday, November 13, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Supply chain managers gearing up for the week ahead should remain mindful of several pending key indicators, say IHS Global Insight US Economists.
Friday, November 13, 2015 · Jeff Berman
Commerce reported that October retail sales at $447.3 billion were up 0.1 percent compared to October and up 1.7 percent annually, and NRF reported that October retail sales, which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants, were up 3.1 percent annually and up 0.3…
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Many companies have made continuous improvement in functions part of the fabric of their daily operations and have moved on to focus on true cross-functional alignment and capability-building.
Monday, November 9, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Changes in customer behavior are set to disrupt businesses in all industries over the next five years. Yet, most company operations are not designed to deliver what customers value – now or three years from now.
Monday, November 9, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
As our news section story on sustainability opines, research from West Monroe Partners finds that half of North American supply chain executives consider green supply chain a strategic priority. But there's a disconnect: how do these executives define it?
Monday, November 9, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
For the third straight year, Armstrong & Associates, Inc. convened its Annual 3PL Value Creation Summit in Chicago recently to identify key global industry trends.
Sunday, November 8, 2015 · David South and Yves Leclerc
Research from West Monroe Partners finds that half of North American supply chain executives consider green supply chain a strategic priority. At the same time, many organizations are struggling to define what sustainability means for their supply chains. What should you do next?
Thursday, November 5, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
If supply chain managers needed any more proof that ocean container lines are “on the ropes,” the latest move by Maersk demonstrates just how dire their situation has become.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 · Elizabeth Sturcken
While some may think that sustainability has stalled, EDF argues that publicly declaring-science based goals and leveraging sustainability across supply chains is becoming the new business model for powerful companies.
Monday, November 2, 2015 · Jeff Berman
Even with the fourth mild sequential decline in a row, manufacturing in October still showed growth, according to the most recent edition of the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) Manufacturing Report on Business.
Monday, November 2, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Leading global commercial real estate services firm Colliers International Group Inc. recently issued “From First Mile to Last Mile,” a global logistics report examining the primary factors that will impact the global pattern of warehousing and logistics over the next…
Sunday, November 1, 2015 · Clarence Chen, P.S. Subramaniam, and Raj Narayanaswamy
What operations executives really think, but don't say aloud.
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