Topic: Business Management


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Leadership and planning in an ambiguous world

Monday, November 7, 2022 · Theodore Klein
If the world doesn’t follow a script in a post-COVID world, how can a business? Maybe it’s time for applied improvisation.
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Coming out of the darkness

Monday, November 7, 2022 · Gary A. Smith, CPIM-F, CSCP-F, CLTD-F
How the post-COVID world will affect the four elements of the supply chain.
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Build a playbook to implement supply chain resilience

Monday, November 7, 2022 · Sumantra Sengupta
Supply chain resilience is one of the hottest topics in supply chain management. Practitioners want to know how to implement it into their operations. What follows is a pragmatic framework.
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Realizing the full potential of supply chain resilience surveys

Monday, November 7, 2022 · Morris A. Cohen, Shiliang Cui, Sabastian Doetsch, Ricardo Ernst, Arnd Huchzermeier and Panos Kouvelis
As supply chains become more complex and nuanced, surveys about their performance have to keep up to develop strategies that counter disruptions. Here’s a straightforward, two-step process for turbo-charging survey data and building back resilience.

McKinsey & Company acquires SCM Connections

Friday, November 4, 2022 · SCMR Staff
The acquisition accelerates end-to-end supply chain transformations.

APQC Infographic: Cultural Influencers & Supply Chain Improvement

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 · APQC
The benefits tied to culture go beyond staffing. Culture can aid in improving supply chain processes.
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Enlist cultural influencers to shift supply chain’s culture

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 · Marisa Brown, senior principal research lead, supply chain, APQC
Shifts in organizational culture can support improvements to supply chain processes and outcomes.
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Developing a flight plan for drone-based parcel delivery

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 · Matthias Winkenbach
Although the regulatory framework is central to the industry’s future, it remains unclear. But, where there are problems there are also opportunities, especially in an industry that is developing innovative technologies and new operational and business models.
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Respect “good” inventories

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 · Larry Lapide
Executives should be educated to have a healthy respect for inventory so that managers won’t have to go overboard and throw bad inventory after good.
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Great expectations: Delivering on customer experience and fulfillment profitability

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 · Jeff Sexstone, Ingo Schroeter and Marc Palazzolo
Recalibrating the inherent economics of last mile is achievable. Solutions should reflect evolving customer delivery preferences and also inform true order-specific fulfillment and transportation costing.
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2022 Warehouse/DC Operations Survey: Recalibrating operations and spend

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 · Roberto Michel
Capital expenditure expectations for the coming year declined, though there are still signs of sizable automation budgets and interest in warehouse technology. The bigger picture revolves around continued struggles with upstream supply chains, inventory management and space.

Trailer Tracking Technology: When to Put the Cart Before the Horse

Monday, October 31, 2022 · T-Mobile
Come join the conversation about how technology is helping to unlock greater levels of trailer utilization.

Four steps to building resilience in healthcare provider supply chains

Friday, October 28, 2022 · Salil Joshi
These include modernizing data management practices and optimizing information systems.

Finally, something we can all agree on

Thursday, October 27, 2022 · SCMR Staff
Well, almost everyone. A Skill Dynamics survey says 99% of senior supply chain professionals express concern over the consequences of high employee turnover.

Expect an uneven ride in the transportation market this quarter

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 · SCMR Staff
Cowen/AFS Index points to freight costs under pressure due to the economy, holiday peak and parcel rate increases.
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