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Addressing people challenges that affect efficiency

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 · Becky Partida, APQC
More comprehensive training for managers can help the supply chain ease employee frustrations.

Global Supply Chains Are Constantly Reshaping Real Estate Requirements, Says Prologis

Monday, July 9, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Prologis Research partnered with The Sequoia Partnership, a leading supply chain research group, to estimate the total cost of supply chains piece by piece. The result is a new model for evaluating the tradeoffs companies must make in their supply chains to optimize costs and…

Emerging Markets are Reaching Out and Reigning In

Monday, July 2, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
While the physical movement of massive volumes of goods will remain part of most shipper's manufacturing and distribution plans, the digitization of supply chains in these new regions is changing many of the rules.

Procurement Assessments Need to Make a Comeback

Friday, June 29, 2018 · James M. Baehr
The support of executive leadership and collaboration are two dimensions that consistently show up as priorities in most surveys.

Preparing the Supply Chain for Digital Transformation

Thursday, June 28, 2018 · Kevin McGirl
Supply chain management has improved leaps and bounds in the past two decades thanks to advancements in logistics, infrastructure, communications and IT. Key industries have proven adaptable and resilient through times of economic uncertainty, but they are now faced with a…

Trade Policy and Tariffs Could Mean More Rating Changes for U.S. Ports, Says Fitch

Tuesday, June 26, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Supply chain managers may see more rating changes for some U.S. ports over the next 12 months in the wake of an unusually active year of movement for the sector, say industry analysts at Fitch Ratings

Slavery in Supply Chain Remains Key Risk in 2018, Says Consultancy

Monday, June 25, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Among many of the new risks supply chain managers must confront these days is that of forced labor, says a new report issued by KnowTheChain, a supply chain consultancy based in San Francisco.

Armstrong report presents positive outlook for U.S. 3PL market

Monday, June 18, 2018 · Jeff Berman
A combination of strong market conditions, coupled with positive economic fundamentals helped pave the way for a strong 2017 for the United State third-party logistics (3PL) market, according to a recent report issued by Milwaukee-based supply chain consulting firm Armstrong…

Transportation management systems expand in NextGen supply chains

Monday, June 18, 2018 · Gary Forger, Special Projects Editor, Supply Chain Management Review
This is a time of innovation in TMS as the software's capabilities broaden significantly, improving its deliverables across the supply chain.

NextGen Supply Chain Interview: Kevin Zweier

Monday, June 18, 2018 · Gary Forger, Special Projects Editor, Supply Chain Management Review
This month we spoke with Kevin Zweier, Vice President of the Transportation practice at Chainalytics.

Intergenerational Differences - Opportunity? Or, Not?

Monday, June 11, 2018 · James M. Baehr
There's been much emphasis on trying to understand the generational differences as they exist in Supply Management. APICS, APQC, CAPS and ISM have all produced reports or surveys.

Prologis Addresses Supply Chain Risk in its “Sustainability” Report

Thursday, June 7, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Prologis recently announced the release of its eleventh annual sustainability report, which contains valuable market intelligence for supply chain managers wishing to mitigate risk and remain globally competitive.

Kuehne + Nagel Group Report Shows Strengthening Supply Chains in Asia and Latin America

Monday, June 4, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
The economies in Asia and Latin America posted a relatively high growth rate in May, say analysts for Kuehne + Nagel Group.

Don’t Waste Your Time with an NDA in China

Monday, June 4, 2018 · Rosemary Coates
NDA agreements are common practice when discussing sensitive or private information in the U.S., but they don't work in China

2018 Supply Chain Top 25 Company Rankings Released by Gartner

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Rankings of the top 25 supply chain, companies with the strongest supply chain, supply chain reliability rankings, Top 25 Supply Chain Companies 2018, Gartner Supply Chain Rankings
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