Although the pandemic dominates the world’s attention, climate risk is simmering in the background, with more than 3 in 4 (77%) CEOs and CFOs of the largest companies in the world admitting their firms are not fully prepared for the adverse financial impact of a changing…
Listen in as ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi and SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock discuss the five ways the COVID pandemic is impacting supply chains now, and going forward.
Gartner, Inc. has announced the winners of the 2020 Supply Chainnovator Awards. The awards recognize unconventional, innovative and high-impact supply chain initiatives that transform the supply chain in the life sciences, healthcare providers, high-tech, consumer products,…
The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) recently released the results of its 2020 Supply Chain Salary and Career Survey Report. The data collected from over 2,400 U.S. supply chain professionals shows that, in addition to offering high salaries and good benefits, a…
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, supply chain leaders are facing an unprecedented level of business change. For many organizations, this has manifested itself in unpredictable increases and decreases in demand, inaccessibility to raw materials and difficulty…
May shipments—at 1,002,314—dropped 7.4% on an annual basis. And on a year-to-date basis, shipments through the first five months of 2020—at 4,840,335—were off 2.9% compared to the same period a year ago. Containerized shipments in May—at 2,043,403—were off 19.7%…
Friday, June 12, 2020 · Chris Mejia Argueta, Alexis H. Bateman, & Ken Cottrill
The COVID-19 crisis is shining a light on the vulnerabilities of food supply chains, as well as opportunities to develop inventive ways to deliver fresh foods such as fruit and vegetables from farm to table.
When Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) hosted a video conference yesterday for the trade press, he admitted that current trade policies would keep volumes down by double digits for the foreseeable future.
For businesses that decide to migrate their operations, effective inventory management and supply chain tools will be key for success. Innovation across the industry over the last decade has brought new solutions to the forefront that can support businesses in their reshoring…
APQC and Supply Chain Management Review collected information from 294 supply chain professionals in May 2020 specifically about the state of working from home for people in supply chain roles before, during, and after the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Global supply chain managers should plan for “a grudging” demand recovery, caution IHS Markit economists. In an updated U.S. economic forecast 2020 GDP growth has been revised down to –8.8%.
A new study reveals that a lack of digitization and a focus on costs is hindering supplier collaboration, with 77% of respondents admitting that cost dominates supplier selection for most sourcing projects, and a further 80% acknowledging they need to accelerate their…
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 · Dennis Maher & Bob Scheuer
When a previously nonexistent health threat spreads across the globe in a matter of weeks, demand for essential medical equipment suddenly outstrips supply.
Google Meet, a premium, secure video meetings solution, can help manufacturers hold daily meetings, training, and onboarding without the need to be on site, while G Suite tools like Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides let teams collaborate on document authoring remotely.
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