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Evidence that most leaders don't “get it” is the fact that the top 10% “superstar” companies accrue 80% of the economic value in their industries. Most supply chain leaders don't really understand what's so different about the changes underway thanks to…
Monday, March 4, 2019 · Dr. Lapide, Lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and an MIT research affiliate.
"I am astounded to find that many of the Internet-based Big Data models today only have face validity; apparently developers don't care about scientific validity."
The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) and Deloitte are pleased to announce the 2018-2019 ASCM Case Competition finalists. ASCM student members from colleges and universities around the world showcased their supply chain knowledge by working on end-to-end supply…
Treatment of people must become a part of supply chain operational risk management. General Motors, Starbucks, Hollywood, and a variety of other businesses illustrate that racism and other bias incidents do not receive sufficient preparation and planning from a risk management…
Zachary S. Rogers Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at Colorado State University was among the speakers at the recently-concluded Reverse Logistics Association (RLA) conference in Las Vegas where shippers heard from a variety of industry experts on how to…
A former supply chain executive, Nick Vyas is the executive director and co-founder of the University of Southern California's Marshall Center for Global Supply Chain Management and assistant professor of clinical data sciences and operations. In this exclusive interview,…
Thursday, February 7, 2019 · Ken Cottrill and Christopher Mejia
Communities with limited access to sources of nutritional food – commonly called food deserts – represent a major health threat across the globe. Researchers at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) have identified an innovative approach to combatting…
Industry is shifting from “produce to compete” to “adapt to compete." To make this happen, the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are about to tap into the greatest untapped and neglected resource: the labor force!
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 · Minhaaj Khan and Srideepti Kidambi
Businesses implement the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to focus, align and synchronize all the different functions of their organizations. Given the significance of this effort, it's surprising that most businesses don't carefully consider the…
Last week marked the official launch of the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), designed to join the pantheon of industry leaders in the global marketplace.
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 · Jorge García Castillo
As the number of natural hazards has increased over the last 10 years, supply chain resilience has attracted more attention with respect to mitigating the effects of these hazards
Consumers are deeply concerned about food safety issues at a time when Federal regulators appear to be pulling back from stricter oversight of food supply chains.
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