The breakdown of Kentucky Fried Chicken's supply chain in the United Kingdom in February 2018 provides a cautionary tale about hidden vulnerabilities in supply chains that all organizations should note.
Data from more than 2,600 U.S. supply chain professionals was gathered by APICS as it recently conducted the 2018 Supply Chain Compensation and Career Survey. The report was recently published, and contains many revealing details about the industry.
For manufacturing, ISM is estimating a 6.6% gain in 2018 revenue, which is ahead of the 5.1% reading in the December Semiannual report. On the non-manufacturing side, the report expects revenues to rise 3.2% in 2018.
In an announcement coinciding with the ISM conference in Nashville, TN, JAGGAER announced the introduction of as service to manage large Capex projects: Project Based Procurement.
According to Deloitte, 79 percent of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve above average revenue growth. Yet, very few companies include supply chain managers in their boardrooms.
The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI–dropped 2.0% to 56.8 (a reading above 50 indicates growth) in April. The April NMI is 0.08% below the 12-month average of 56.8.
As digital transformation forces nearly every industry to re-examine its business practices, shippers of all sizes recognize the importance of an agile, digitized supply chain.
IHS Markit and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG) report that the uncertainty regarding tariffs is behind the sudden increase in the costs associated with construction materials.
Manhattan Associates today announced updates to its Transportation Management System (TMS) designed to help supply chain managers run more efficient transportation operations.
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