With the postponement of a meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping to sign an agreement to end their trade war, shippers may be able to buy a little more time to realign their supply chains.
Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation and the provider of operational technologies and services that unlock greater performance and efficiency for the world's leading organizations across the shipping supply chain.
Oracle announced a series of new innovations to Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud it says will help global organizations create more responsive and efficient supply chains.
Running behind or being over-budget are the two most common issues facing product development teams. When one or both happen, too often manufacturing managers and supply chain supervisors try to fix this the same way they fix other problems.
In a survey conducted by APQC and SCMR with 128 respondents, 40 percent of organizations currently use SRM. Learn more about supplier management trends in this infographic.
The government of China is now assigning a social credit score to each of its citizens in an attempt to monitor and encourage good behavior. According to the "social credit system," first announced in 2014, the intent is to reinforce the idea that "keeping trust…
Two executives from Descartes – an import/export trade database provider – recently shared their views on the current state of air cargo. Scott Sangster, Vice President, Global Logistics Network and Jos Nuijten, Vice President, Network Integration Strategy, participate in…
For corporations managing complex supply chains, 2018 provided many familiar challenges such as factory fires, extreme weather events, earthquakes and mergers and acquisitions.
Trust is at the heart of every supplier-customer relationship. A recent survey of almost 250 suppliers identifies nine key attributes and seven guidelines to help customers build, maintain and advance trust. The payoffs for customers range from better communication to improved…
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 · Jens Esslinger, Lutz Kaufmann, Stephanie Eckerd and Craig R. Carter
Things don't always go as planned. New research sheds light on how procurement professionals can successfully manage the unexpected with their suppliers.
Oxford Economics has predicted that the amount of Baby Boomers in the global workforce would drop 9 percent between 2015 and 2020, from 31 percent in 2015 to 22 percent in 2020. Since then, a record 70 million baby boomers have retired. This has created a daunting new…
With the passing of last month's annual Air Forwarders Association conference in Las Vegas, we caught up with the AfA's executive director Brandon Freid for this exclusive interview which first appeared in our sister publication -- Logistics Management.
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