Job #1 for companies thinking about deploying a visibility solution is to standardize and digitize their data. This might seem challenging, especially if you're starting from scratch, but it can be done with the right planning.
Thursday, March 19, 2020 · Tim Engstrom, Lecturer in the Department of Business and Economics at Elmhurst College
Combining forces to extend the classroom into real-world business projects, creates a win-win scenario for the students and the businesses, in identifying and attracting future talent.
When Carl W. Bentzel was recently appointed as a Commissioner with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, he knew that he'd face a few urgent concerns, but the Coronavirus quickly became the chief challenge FMC management.
February shipments—at 846,054—decreased 7.5% compared to February 2019, and containerized freight shipments, for the month, were down 4.5%. On a year-to-date basis through February, U.S.-bound waterborne shipments—at 1,874,305—are down 5.4% compared to the same period…
Total retail sales—at $528.1 billion—were down 0.5% compared to January's $530.9 billion, which was revised, and were up 4.3% compared to February 2019. Commerce said that total retail sales, from December 2019 through February 2020, rose 4.9% compared to the same…
The Supply Chain Risk Insights 2020 Report sheds light on these new threats and the progress made in addressing ongoing challenges, while offering best practices for countering and managing risk.
Given the urgency brought on by the current Coronaviris crisis, will supply chain managers may finally be developing the “focus” needed for digitization of their networks and operations?
A survey issued this week by the Tempe, Ariz.-based Institute for Supply Management (ISM) took a deep dive into how supply chains dealing with coronavirus, as it continues to wreak havoc on their supply chain operations.
Modex 2020 – the largest manufacturing and supply chain expo of the year – focused on a great many concerns shared by industry leaders, but none so pressing as coronavirus, or covid-19, says Resilience360 chairman David Shillingford.
While the phase one signing ceremony between the U.S. and China is behind us, there's still a tremendous amount of uncertainty, especially for U.S. shippers.
IHS Markit economists note that Fourth-quarter GDP growth was reported at 2.1% in the Bureau of Economic Analysis' second estimate, unrevised from the advance estimate. The implications for supply chain managers is obvious, they add.
Due to recent developments related to the COVID-19 coronavirus, Dematic and KION North America have decided to limit their direct participation in the MODEX 2020 tradeshow next week, March 9–12 in Atlanta.
Maturity management is one of the most important aspects to be considered by supply chain managers. Supply chain management in higher levels of maturity takes supply chains to a better level of performance as well as more resilient against potential disruptions due to risks…
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