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Some surprising facts surface in recent 3PL survey

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Dr. Robert Lieb, Professor of Supply Chain Management at Northeastern University, told SCMR in an exclusive interview that there was more than met the eye in a recent 3PL survey

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The Top 25 Supply Chains: Leadership in Action

Monday, October 10, 2011 · Debra Hofman The 2011 Supply Chain Top 25 rankings from Gartner include repeat winners and some new entrants. Perhaps even more important than the actual rankings, though, are the lessons learned from examining just what makes the leaders stand out. This year, six specific tactics they…

Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco honors Deloitte

Friday, October 7, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco, the information technology event dedicated to helping businesses optimize existing systems and understand upcoming technology breakthroughs, drew more than 45,000 attendees from 117 countries this past week

The Eminent Group launches new supply chain forecasting service

Thursday, October 6, 2011 · Patrick Burnson An innovative supply chain solution for midsize businesses was unveiled this week, promising to provide new forecasting tools for the age of shipper/carrier collaboration.

A Treasure Trove of Data: Supplier Surveys

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki If you’ve wondered what you might learn from supplier surveys – and how it could help your company excel – it’s never too late to start.

Global sourcing caveat: find a reliable partner

Monday, October 3, 2011 · Patrick Burnson U.S. manufacturers and service companies are expected to have worldwide supply chains now, said leadings industry analysts

Not all economists agree on supply chain trends

Monday, October 3, 2011 · Patrick Burnson A contrarian view of the Panama Canal’s expansion was provided at last week’s Supply Chain Council’s Executive Summit

Oracle Sun is the product of a radical “makeover’

Monday, October 3, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Following Oracle’s acquisition of Sun, the hardware manufacturer performed a dramatic one-year transformation by radically redefining its supply chain strategy

Supply Chain Council examines emergency response

Monday, October 3, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Top business leaders speaking at the Supply Chain Council’s Executive Summit last week agreed on one key point: preparation is everything

Panjiva data shows 4 percent gain in U.S.-bound shipments from July to August

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 · Jeff Berman While the global economy remains firmly entrenched in a holding pattern, data from Panjiva, an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers, showed a seasonal increase in the number of United States-bound waterborne shipments for the…

Smaller manufacturers less prone to supply chain worries, says study

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Not all the news in the nation’s manufacturing sector this month has been doom and gloom

Protecting your brand in the new gTLD world

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz Businesses Beware. We are embarking on a brave new world of generic top level domains

Final word on scorecarding

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 · David Frentzel Clearly it may not be possible for your company to engage in all of these best scorecarding practices yet.

Manufacturers are becoming less optimistic about U.S. economy, says Grant Thornton LLP study

Monday, September 26, 2011 · Jeff Berman While manufacturing has been considered a bright spot for the United States economy during of the economic downturn, recent data from consultancy Grant Thornton LLP indicates that manufacturers are losing faith in the growth prospects for the economy.

Keeping a 3PL scorecard: Part II

Monday, September 26, 2011 · David Frentzel Even though it’s tempting to measure every aspect of a 3PL’s performance, having a bloated scorecard usually only results in creating more work for suppliers