Wednesday, May 25, 2011 · Priscilla Wisner
Financial performance metrics are valuable because they capture the economic consequences of business decisions, says Priscilla Wisner, Distinguished Lecturer The University of Tennessee. In this penultimate installment of our “Beyond the Basics” series, she describes the…
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Manpower Group has released the results of its sixth-annual Talent Shortage Survey, revealing that 52 percent of U.S. employers are experiencing difficulty filling supply chain positions within their organizations, up from 14 percent in 2010
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki
I encourage supply management leaders to get ahead of the curve on personnel management - before it is too late. Hopefully, most will listen, and act.
Friday, May 20, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Third-party logistics providers are growing at multiples of Gross Domestic Product, and should be able to sustain this pace through 2011, said a prominent industry analyst.
Thursday, May 19, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
While The Institute for Supply Management’s Semi-annual Economic Forecast suggests economic growth through 2011, one prominent economist said there’s still reason to worry.
Thursday, May 19, 2011 · Jeff Berman
With both the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Manufacturing Report on Business and Non-Manufacturing Report on Business showing strong growth for 23 and 17 months, respectively, it was not surprising that the ISM’s Semiannual Economic Forecast point to continued…
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 · Jeff Berman
With gas prices making everyone uncomfortable, again, those same old fears about energy prices are back in the forefront. But it does not have to be these way. In fact, it should not be this way—period. That is how T. Boone Pickens, founder and chairman of BP Capital…
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 · Jeff Berman
Coming off of a 4 percent gain in United States-bound waterborne shipments from January to February, shipments from March to April saw a 7 percent bump with 959,364 shipments, said Panjiva. And the number of global manufacturers shipping to the U.S.—at 139,337 was up 6 percent.
Monday, May 16, 2011 · Wendy Tate
Cost management has taken on increasing importance in all aspects of the business. And in no part of the business is it any more critical than in procurement and sourcing activities. In this fifth installment of our “Beyond the Basics” series, professor Wendy Tate of the…
Saturday, May 14, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
As our guest blogger, Robert Rudzki, has already noted here recently, this year’s ISM international conference may be the best in several years.
Friday, May 13, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Supply chain executives are among those now charged with managing product warranties. This is not necessarily a good thing, say industry analysts.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
CEVA Logistics, has announced the creation of a new organization, Supply Chain Solutions, and launched its latest SMART Solution, SMART End to End
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki
A recent conversation reminded me of a powerful framework for evaluating the likely success or failure of two companies working together.
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