Since the COVID-19 outbreak, supply chain leaders have been patching together responses to the pandemic. They’ve been redesigning logistics on the fly, pushing production capacity, adjusting inventory models, and seeking alternate suppliers.
It is important for executives to understand how knowledge can be categorized. There are two important taxonomies of knowledge that need to be discussed.
Although the pandemic dominates the world’s attention, climate risk is simmering in the background, with more than 3 in 4 (77%) CEOs and CFOs of the largest companies in the world admitting their firms are not fully prepared for the adverse financial impact of a changing…
Hong Kongers are fierce protectors of their democracy, their rule of law, and their lifestyle, so China’s intrusion into the city’s operations has met with heavy resistance. With the passage of this new law, Hong Kong will be subject to the same standards and definitions…
Gartner, Inc. has announced the winners of the 2020 Supply Chainnovator Awards. The awards recognize unconventional, innovative and high-impact supply chain initiatives that transform the supply chain in the life sciences, healthcare providers, high-tech, consumer products,…
The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) recently released the results of its 2020 Supply Chain Salary and Career Survey Report. The data collected from over 2,400 U.S. supply chain professionals shows that, in addition to offering high salaries and good benefits, a…
A new report recently shared with SCMR by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation argues that while boosting onshore production is desirable, breaking with finely tuned international supply chains would introduce significant challenges while doing little to boost…
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, supply chain leaders are facing an unprecedented level of business change. For many organizations, this has manifested itself in unpredictable increases and decreases in demand, inaccessibility to raw materials and difficulty…
Friday, June 12, 2020 · Chris Mejia Argueta, Alexis H. Bateman, & Ken Cottrill
The COVID-19 crisis is shining a light on the vulnerabilities of food supply chains, as well as opportunities to develop inventive ways to deliver fresh foods such as fruit and vegetables from farm to table.
When Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) hosted a video conference yesterday for the trade press, he admitted that current trade policies would keep volumes down by double digits for the foreseeable future.
For businesses that decide to migrate their operations, effective inventory management and supply chain tools will be key for success. Innovation across the industry over the last decade has brought new solutions to the forefront that can support businesses in their reshoring…
The American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) has joined efforts with The Robonauts, to help the Navajo Nation with the University of Arizona College of Medicine project to send PPE to their healthcare providers who have been hard hit by COVID-19.
APQC and Supply Chain Management Review collected information from 294 supply chain professionals in May 2020 specifically about the state of working from home for people in supply chain roles before, during, and after the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Global supply chain managers should plan for “a grudging” demand recovery, caution IHS Markit economists. In an updated U.S. economic forecast 2020 GDP growth has been revised down to –8.8%.
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