Accenture recently conducted cross-industry research with insights from 1,100 C-suite executives, including 254 supply chain leaders, to understand how the role of a supply chain leader is evolving with the triple mandate of relevancy, resiliency and responsibility across the…
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · Yemisi Bolumole, Scott J. Grawe, John Caltagirone and Patricia J. Daugherty
Over the last year, customers have been forgiving when it comes to delays and missed expectations, but that goodwill won’t last forever. The best supply chains must put their customers at the center of their operations.
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · Matthew Lekstutis, Tony Gray and Rich Sherman
If companies act quickly, supply chain management can leverage experience-centric employment strategies to capitalize on these shifts and to create sustainable human resources advantages.
In this year’s annual survey, the disruption of the past year certainly influenced some short-term trends, but respondents are optimistic going forward. Results reflect more than a bump in the road, however. Companies are deeply concerned about issues like labor…
Joel Prakken, co-head U.S. economics for IHS Markit, says the post-pandemic rebound in prices, exacerbated in sectors where demand is recovering faster than atrophied supply chains can accommodate, has proved stronger than expected.
Today‘s post-pandemic knowledge-driven economy is placing more pressure on companies to achieve a high level of knowledge-driven performance. In this economy, remote work has risen as the most predominant concern.
Multiple trends are affecting the ability of logistics functions and third-party logistics (3PL) providers to effectively deliver on their goals, notes a new research study by Gartner.
The pandemic drove significant changes in working capital performance among the 1000 largest non-financial U.S. companies in 2020, according to new research from The Hackett Group, Inc.
After a year of supply chain disruption, political tension and growing climate worries, resilience has become a prized commodity for global businesses, and it’s more prevalent in some places than in others.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 · Adriana Lembcke and Ornipha Vongasemjit
Nepal’s current average vaccine coverage hovers around 78%, and 59 out of 77 districts have not yet been fully immunized. Finding an efficient way to make vaccines more accessible by reviewing last-mile delivery is key to improving immunization coverage throughout the whole…
Thomas, a leader in product sourcing, supplier selection, and marketing solutions for industry, today released its 2021 State of North American Manufacturing Annual Report sharing groundbreaking insights from its latest survey canvassing the North American manufacturing and…
Supply chain managers reliant on ocean cargo shipping have been confronted with a series of calamities and close calls this year, note industry analysts. COVID-19 led to global changes in consumption and shopping patterns, including a surge in electronic commerce. This was…
IBM has worked with Pandora, a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of hand-finished jewelry to help Pandora transform and scale its global omnichannel eCommerce capabilities with IBM Sterling Order Management.
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