Friday, May 1, 2015 · Violetka Dirlea, Kai Engel, and Jochen Graff
Innovation is a repeatable process that can be studied, learned, and practiced—one that will sustain a company’s profitable growth for decades.
Friday, May 1, 2015 · Chris Caplice
A new platform for education might not figure in your top 10 list of supply chain innovations, but the arrival of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) is a transformative disruption in educational terms and a significant step in the industry’s efforts to meet the demand for…
Friday, May 1, 2015 · Larry Lapide
Cassandra suffered from a special curse: She was the Greek prophetess that no one believed—sometimes to his or her detriment. The same can be true for demand forecasters and the sales and operations planning (S&OP) team when they are planning for, or living through, a…
Thursday, April 30, 2015 · Chelsey Graham and Ricardo Ghersa
Programs to improve healthcare in developing countries rely, to a large extent, on the efficiency of pharmaceutical delivery systems in these regions. In places such as Southern Africa, price inflation along the value chain makes medicines less accessible.
Thursday, April 30, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA-2015), which is widely regarded as progressive legislation to modernize and renew U.S. Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), has gained the support of prominent shipper associations—as well it should.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
If the shipping community needed one more reason for eliminating “Flags of Convenience,” this may certainly be the one demanding our immediate attention.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
With congestion issues and seaport gridlocks plaguing the transportation industry, air freight volumes are back on the rise.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 · Jeff Berman
The most recent edition of the Shippers Condition Index (SCI) from freight transportation consultancy FTR made it clear that tougher times are back for supply chain managers.
Monday, April 27, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
In this exclusive interview with Navis senior vice president, Andy Barrons, SCMR presents an overview of the recently-concluded Navis World 2015 in San Francisco.
Monday, April 27, 2015 · Rosemary Coates
The TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership and Trade Agreement) is at best, difficult to understand. There are a lot of arguments to be made on both sides of the agreement and it can be tough to wade through all of them and read the long associated text in articles for and against.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 · APQC
A recent survey conducted by APQC indicates that many organizations have been affected by various types of IT disruptions within the last two years.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
UPS sees the greatest demand for our cold chain transportation services in Europe and the U.S., which are the two largest export markets for healthcare.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
The Airforwarders Association, which represents more than 360 companies that move air cargo through the supply chain, has also applauded an agreement reached by Congressional leaders to advance legislation giving the President authority to conclude key global trade agreements.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Ocean cargo carrier service reliability across the three core East-West trades hit a five-month peak in March with an aggregate on-time performance of 64 percent, according to Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain…
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