Wednesday, September 9, 2015 · Shay Scott
Once considered out of reach, supply chain managers are eyeing the C-suite. Here are three ideas to maximize career success.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 · SCMR Staff
APICS has launched a new Career Center tool designed to unite the most qualified supply chain candidates with the companies that need them.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Global supply chain managers charged with delivering heavy project cargo just-in-time may soon have an alternative to multiple air carrier contracts and/or less reliable ocean carriage alternatives.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 · Rosemary Coates
In the 1990s and 2000s, companies went to China out of fear of being left behind, not necessarily because they had made an informed decision based on data about the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Now it seems they are coming back for fear of being left behind again.
Monday, September 7, 2015 · Bob Trebilcock
Half of large U.S. companies are bringing some of their manufacturing processes back onshore, with a significant effect on global procurement, logistics, trade, and manufacturing strategies. Is your supply chain ready for the global supply chain evolution?
Thursday, September 3, 2015 · Jeff Berman
While core metrics were down from a very impressive July, the August edition of the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) was still very strong.
Thursday, September 3, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
The Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) has released a report indicating that in 2014 average CO2 emissions in the global container shipping trades declined 8.4 percent from the year before.
Thursday, September 3, 2015 · Bob Trebilcock
You've heard the old saying, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Rob Handfield sees this as the best of times for procurement professionals, who have an opportunity to deliver real value to their organizations.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 · Bob Trebilcock
Over the last six years, a global leader in beverage alcohol has transformed its supply chain to be more agile, responsive, and attuned to growth. The result is a supply chain geared to out-innovate the competition.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 · Jeff Berman
The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) August edition of the Manufacturing Report on Business saw its PMI, the ISM's index to measure growth, fall 1.6 percent to 51.1, following a 0.8 percent decline to 52.7 in July. Even with the relatively slow growth over the…
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 · Stan Aronow, Mike Burkett, Jim Romano, and Kimberly Nilles
This year, Gartner unveiled the 11th annual global Supply Chain Top 25, identifying global supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices for heads of supply chain and strategy organizations.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 · Nick Vyas
The rapidly evolving and increasingly global world of e-commerce poses challenges for business survival. Navigate the unprecedented challenges—and find opportunities for innovation within them—using these four interconnected compass points of a modern global supply chain.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 · Jill Bossi and Tobias Schoenherr
While manufacturing companies have discovered the value supply management can add to their organizations, too many service-based companies see procurement as a back office, support function. The result is missed opportunities to reduce costs and improve service.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 · Paul Newbourne and Loraine Yalch
In a complex supply chain, every player has its own agenda. It takes a Supply Chain Advocate with an independent, holistic view of the supply chain to find win-win solutions that reduce costs and improve efficiency.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 · Foster Finley, James Blaeser, and Art Djavairian
Many companies don't yet get lasting value from the data so widely available to them. Harnessing large volumes of data—internal or external; analog or digital—requires identifying and prioritizing the opportunities that hold the most promise, developing analytic…
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