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Why succession planning is key to retaining supply chain expertise

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 · Brian Straight
When many people think of business succession planning, often they are speaking of the CEO’s chair. But succession planning within departments is a critical part of ensuring business continuity.

Körber Supply Chain Software’s Sean Elliott explains how MercuryGate acquisition drives more value

Monday, August 12, 2024 · Jeff Berman
Körber Supply Chain Software’s acquisition of MercuryGate will provide a more comprehensive suite of solutions, improving cost efficiencies and enhancing customer experiences says its CTO.

Taking the temperature of the supply chain

Friday, August 9, 2024 · Jeff Berman
A new report from S&P Global finds that more people are feeling positive about the supply chain as the second half of the year moves forward.

The modern face of disruption: Navigating beyond natural disasters to IT outages

Thursday, August 8, 2024 · Mihir Patel
The Microsoft-CrowdStrike outage is a clarion call to broaden traditional risk management within supply chains to now include the digital realm, where IT outages pose an equal, if not greater, threat to operational continuity.

Keynotes from Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson & Whirlpool execs highlight NextGen conference agenda

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 · Brian Straight
Keynotes from Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson and Whirlpool highlight a packed speaker lineup for October’s NextGen conference.

Körber Supply Chain Software to acquire MercuryGate

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 · Brian Straight
Körber Supply Chain Software said it will acquire MercuryGate, known for its transportation management system and multimodal expertise.

Cybersecurity as a major supply chain risk domain

Monday, August 5, 2024 · Seongkyoon Jeong
Similar to traditional Bill of Materials practice, the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) details the required software modules for a product, helping organizations understand the components within their software and better track vulnerabilities.

Walmart named NextGen Supply Chain Visionary Award winner

Monday, August 5, 2024 · Brian Straight
Walmart’s Karisa Sprague will accept the NextGen Supply Chain Visionary Award at the upcoming NextGen Supply Chain conference in October.

Managing procurement in a price-sensitive environment

Friday, August 2, 2024 · Brian Straight
Chief procurement officers face challenges in securing materials and supplies in a volatile supply chain yet still controlling that spending.

DHL offers framework to building supply chain diversification

Thursday, August 1, 2024 · Brian Straight
DHL and Professor Richard Wilding have created a framework organizations can follow as they build out a diversified supply chain.

Diving deep into the state of logistics

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 · John D. Schulz
Annual report provides a snapshot of the American economy through the lens of the logistics sector. Here’s what our writer found when he performed a deep dive into the results.

The enduring power of working capital in high-rate environments

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 · Brian Straight
Supply chain finance programs offer many benefits for organizations, and if considered strategically, the rate of interest plays a smaller role than many think.

We asked LinkedIn readers to suggest supply chain books to read. Here’s what they said

Monday, July 29, 2024 · Brian Straight
There are thousands of supply chain-related books, so we asked readers to suggest some they think are must-read. Here’s what they said.

AI-driven sourcing: Why the speed of change is going to only accelerate

Friday, July 26, 2024 · Seth Catalli
From sourcing and supplier management to price negotiation and compliance, procurement leaders are waking up to the power of AI-powered spend management in their daily operations.

A Silk Road city

Thursday, July 25, 2024 · Rosemary Coates
While attitudes toward Americans have changed in the big cities along China’s eastern seaboard and eastern regions due to geopolitics, the people of Lanzhou were welcoming to U.S. trade mission.
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