Monday, March 2, 2015 · SCMR Staff
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported this week that U.S. trade with its North America Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico in December 2014 was up 5.4 percent annually at $95.8 billion.
Sunday, March 1, 2015 · David Fields, Christopher Craighead, and David Ketchen
If managed just right, procurement can yield a long-term competitive advantage. Although it is tempting to exploit procurement’s competitive “levers” to the fullest, executives instead need to know how much to push these levers as well as when to back off. This is the…
Sunday, March 1, 2015 · Sean P. Willems
Inventory optimization is often intimidating and frustrating. Once the most common barriers are removed, however, optimized inventory across the supply chain is easier to achieve than it looks.
Sunday, March 1, 2015 · Jennifer Blackhurst, Pam Manhart, and Emily Kohnke
Organizations are looking to their supply chain partners to create innovative processes and solutions that span the supply chain and lead to a real competitive advantage. But, what does it take to create meaningful innovation across supply chain partners? Our researchers…
Sunday, March 1, 2015 · Robert L. Cook, Brian J. Gibson, and Michael S. Garver
Companies as diverse as Amazon, CVS, and Petco are rolling out subscription based programs to build customer loyalty. Doing this successfully calls for a supply chain that is up to the challenge.
Sunday, March 1, 2015 · Mark Trowbridge
Having great performance from an outsourced supply chain is really not possible without a strategic approach to contracts management. Similarly, true supply chain security requires a more sophisticated contracting methodology. There are five ways to start professionalizing…
Sunday, March 1, 2015 · Bob Trebilcock
Raytheon is on a mission to be the Customer of Choice and earn preferential treatment from its suppliers. To get there, the defense contractor is looking to a Supplier Advisory Council for advice, ideas, and innovation.
Sunday, March 1, 2015 · Mike Hales, Jules Goffre, John Piatek, and Yves Thill
For leading companies, supply management is not just a way to cut costs—it’s a strategic capability.
Sunday, March 1, 2015 · Larry Lapide
Last summer I wrote a column titled “Holiday e-Commerce: Innovation Required” (SCMR Jul/Aug 2014). In it, I delved into the causes of the substantial late deliveries that occurred during the 2013 holiday season.
Sunday, March 1, 2015 · Roberto Perez-Franco
While it is true that supply chains are key for sustained innovation in a company, it is also true that all innovations are not the same.
Sunday, March 1, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Working with research partner, The Economist Intelligence Unit, the IBM Institute for Business Value surveyed 1,023 global procurement executives from 41 countries in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia thanked the International Longshore Workers Union and the Pacific Maritime Association for heeding their call to resolve the labor dispute, and announced plans f to collaborate on a series of initiatives…
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Working with research partner, The Economist Intelligence Unit, the IBM Institute for Business Value surveyed 1,023 global procurement executives from 41 countries in North America, Europe and Asia.
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