Friday, November 1, 2013 · Edward Davis, Jeffrey Collins, and Steve Stewart
Economic conditions are extending the time that private equity (PE) firms own their portfolio acquisitions. Their primary focus has been shifting from financial engineering to value creation.
Friday, November 1, 2013 · Tom Craig
As trade has grown into a global business, ocean transport has grown in importance. At the same time, the shipping landscape has continued to change. The result is that performance and service levels are inconsistent, unpredictable, and eroding. Despite this, there are…
Friday, November 1, 2013 · Randy Strang
Omni-channel retailing is upending the way consumers shop and interact with their favorite brands. In response, retailers must redesign their supply chains to meet growing customer expectations in a new retail world without boundaries.
Friday, November 1, 2013 · Maha Muzumdar and Anijay Zinzuwadia
To deal with the challenges of today’s global economy, companies need to transform their supply chains into information-driven value chains. Outdated planning processes and disconnected execution systems are too slow to respond to increased demand volatility; they lack…
Friday, November 1, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
Globalization of business services requires dramatic changes to improve visibility of management information, in part through expanded use of automation. But most companies lag far behind in this area
Friday, November 1, 2013 · SCMR Staff
In a recent study, Hackett found that less than half have near real-time visibility into customer information and business volumes, and even fewer have the same level of visibility into supplier spend, working capital, financial performance and forecasts, and risk.
Friday, November 1, 2013 · SCMR Staff
While port management is mindful of wildcat actions slowing commerce at its gateways, a new strategy may mitigate that risk.
Friday, November 1, 2013 · SCMR Staff
The recent progress made in transport infrastructure legislation speaks volumes about the cooperation of logistics and supply chain community stakeholders.
Friday, November 1, 2013 · Jeff Berman
The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, increased 0.2 percent to 56.4 in October and stands as the new high for the PMI in 2013.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
The International Warehouse Logistics Association President & CEO Joel D. Anderson spoke on “pesky regulations” at the recently-concluded Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Annual Conference in Denver.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 · Jeff Berman
U.S.-bound waterborne shipments in September—at 1,155,361—were down 6 percent from August and down 9.4 percent from July’s 1,230,726 shipments, which was the highest ever month for shipments based on Panjiva data going back to 2007, when it first started collecting this…
Monday, October 28, 2013 · SCMR Staff
A focus on growth, regardless of its pace, was a key underlying theme in the results of the 20th Annual Survey of Third-Party Logistics CEOs, which was released last week in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference in Denver.
Monday, October 28, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
“Big Data” was among the subjects addressed. Here are few more key takeaways.
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