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NRF Chief Economist Says Coronavirus “Continues as a Shock” for Small Business Supply Chains

Thursday, September 3, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Data indicating that small business owners are increasingly pessimistic about the coronavirus shows the need for continued economic stimulus measures, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz says.

Risks and Trends in Supply Chain Management

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 · Tracy McLean
Supply chains around North America began to see a change starting July 1 with the shift from the North American Free Trade Agreement to the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).

Research Shows Supply-Chain Transparency Does More than Manage Risk

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 · Basak Kalkanci and Erica Plambeck
The Covid-19 pandemic has increased the urgency for supply-chain transparency.
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Getting Over the Bar: A training guide for winning customer gold

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 · Stanley E. Fawcett, A. Michael Knemeyer, Amydee M. Fawcett and Sebastian Brockhaus
Supply chain managers aiming to deliver unbeatable customer value can learn a lot from winning the decathlon.
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Planning for the Supply Chain of the Future

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 · Marisa Brown, senior principal reseach lead, supply chain, APQC
To survive and thrive, organizations must balance efficiency with adaptability, flexibility and effectiveness.

Global Container Terminals Continues to Invest in Innovation with Navis N4

Monday, August 31, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Navis, a provider of operational technologies and services designed to unlock greater performance and efficiency for the world’s leading organizations across the shipping supply chain, recently announced that Global Container Terminals New York has gone live with Navis N4.

Upcoming SCMR Blog Series:  The Four Fundamentals to Reducing Your Cyber Risk

Monday, August 31, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
As our readers know, cybersecurity is one of the top challenges supply chain and business leaders are facing on an ongoing basis. Furthermore, the nature of cybersecurity creates a huge tension between action plans to reduce risk and action plans that increase efficiency…
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Demand Planning in a Crisis

Monday, August 31, 2020 · Knut Alicke and Kai Hoberg
In many industries, demand has never been more volatile and unpredictable than during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are seven actions to drive demand planning despite an unprecedented crisis.
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The Ongoing Convergence of Cloud and Supply Chain Software

Monday, August 31, 2020 · Bridget McCrea
How Software-as-a-Service (Saas) took over the supply chain software market, where it stands now and how far we have to go before the supply chain is truly autonomous.

Prioritizing Sustainable Packaging in a Postpandemic World

Friday, August 28, 2020 · John Blake
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only impacted economies and created a health crisis. It has changed the landscape of how packaging is used and what packaging is used.

New Report From Global Cold Chain Alliance Outlines Pandemic’s Impact

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Now more than ever, the international cold chain community feels a need to come together to evaluate the lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis. At the same time, stakeholders are rethinking industry working fundamentals and examining the role digitalization, automation and…

How Is Diversity Affecting Your Financial Statements

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 · Mostafa Sayyadi
Executives will see that improving financial performance and sales requires developing diversity and inclusion within organizations---not only at the higher echelons of the organization but at every level.

Supply Chain Management Alert: The COVID-19 pandemic May Hurt Long-Term Economic Growth

Monday, August 24, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
According to the IHS Markit World Flash – August 2020, the current crises not only plunge economies into recession in the near-to-medium term, but they can also inflict long-term damage.

Three Supply Chain Archetypes in Action

Monday, August 24, 2020 · Shanton Wilcox
Three organizational archetypes are crucial to redesign of any supply chain: performance-led, connectivity-led, and agility-led. Here are glimpses of what can be achieved by acting on those archetypes.

DHL Supply Chain Invests to Address “The Most Unpredictable Peak Season Ever”

Monday, August 24, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
DHL Supply Chain, is preparing for an anticipated surge in demand in the fourth quarter of 2020 by hiring additional workers and leveraging its investments in technology and infrastructure to support shippers.
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