Bringing millennials into the supply management profession is challenging because the usual recruitment tools don't work. As we educate millennials about the profession, we also need to educate ourselves about millennials.
Economist Brian Beaulieu sees an improving economy over the next 24 months, with forward thinking companies expanding their capabilities. Is your supply chain ready for 2017?
Friday, August 21, 2015 · Managing Risk in the Global Supply Chain J. Paul Dittmann, Ph.D. Executive Director, Global Supply Chain institute University of Tennessee
Risk is a fact of life for the supply chain professional due to innumerable forces subject to change or beyond control within the supply chain such as legal, security, regulatory and environmental compliance; weather and natural disasters; and terrorism.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 · Joe Sandor and Dave Nelson
Supply management. Supply chain management. Procurement. Logistics. They're all bandied about these days, but just what is the right name for the profession?
Friday, August 14, 2015 · By Ann-Marie Chopyak and Haotian Lee
Optimization models are commonly used to identify cost efficient network flows. This tool is especially useful for modelling complex flows, for example when various products move through a distribution network via multiple paths and transportation modes.
Infor, a supply chain and logistics technology services and ERP software provider, said this week it plans to acquire GT Nexus, a global provider of cloud-based global commerce technology, for $675 million. Infor said the deal is expected to become official within 45 days,…
But many supply chain managers may wonder: With jobless claims at near a four decade low, what are the implications for a spike in interest rates and subsequent impact on supply chains?
July non-manufacturing activity saw a decent jump from June to July, according to the most recent edition of the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute of Supply Management
With the latest round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations in Maui, Hawaii ending without a deal, U.S. supply managers may be adjusting to other global sourcing strategies.
The PMI, the ISM's index to measure growth fell 0.8 percent to 52.7 (a PMI of 50 or greater represents growth). PMI growth has been at 50 or higher for 31 straight months (with the overall economy growing for 74 months), and the current PMI is 1.7 percent below the…
While many industry analysts contend that distribution centers near U.S. East Coast ports will see a surge of new business after the Panama Canal expansion, real estate experts say this phenomena is already underway.
Seminole State College of Florida will become the first public college or university in the Orlando region to offer a degree in the high-demand field of supply chain management starting in August.
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