Wednesday, December 1, 2010 · Jeff Berman
While operating a global supply chain network has myriad advantages for shippers, it has its challenges as well. Some of these challenges include things like a lack of visibility into various information sources and varying sources of complexity that can influence daily…
Monday, November 29, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
Supply chain managers – especially those reliant on air cargo -- should welcome a major new step forward in regulatory cooperation between the European Commission and DOT made late last week.
Monday, November 29, 2010 · SCMR Staff
In its most recent survey, the National Association for Business Economics projects a sluggish economic recovery
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
The Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released data on personal income and outlays for October 2010 which should make an impact on supply chain
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
Is it possible that the recent economic downturn actually spawned some good news? In procurement risk management, that might be the case.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
Since issuing its study last summer, Global consultancy IDC Manufacturing Insights contends that U.S. manufacturers are continuing their flight from low-wage outsourcing
Friday, November 19, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
UPS today announced an agreement to sell its UPS Logistics Technologies unit to Thoma Bravo, LLC, a leading private equity investment firm
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
In its comments on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “National Rail Plan,” prominent supply chain educators have taken issue with several objectives
Monday, November 15, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
Officials at the Port of Los Angeles, report that year to date, container volumes are up 17 percent, underscoring the continued reliance shippers have on transpacific calls to West Coast ocean cargo gateways.
Monday, November 15, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled 417 million units in the third quarter of 2010, a 35 percent increase from the third quarter of 2009, according to Gartner, Inc
Friday, November 12, 2010 · Frank Quinn
"Virtual Conference" sponsored by Supply Chain Management Review and Logistics Management magazines will examine tools and techniques to improve productivity in transportation, warehousing, logisitics, and labor management.
Friday, November 12, 2010 · Matthew Myers
Part 7 in our series on "Back to Basics - "The Many Benefits of Supply Chain Collaboration." This article explains how Supply Chain Collaboration benefits extend beyond improved efficiency and effectiveness to include helping all the supply chain members meet…
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
Company sustainability ratings are proliferating as the environmental, social, and governance agenda steadily migrates from the margins to the mainstream of capital, procurement, and consumer markets
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 · Robert A Rudzki
In our last posting, we began outlining some of the aspects that make energy unique among purchased items and why a “one set and forget” or “one size fits all” purchasing procedure does not apply.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
How can a company reduce impacts along the product life cycle, and what value chain strategies can be implemented to make this happen? This vexing question and several others were addressed by a panel convened for the BSR conference in New York last week.
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