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Retail sales finish 2017 with strong momentum, says Commerce and NRF

Friday, January 12, 2018 · Jeff Berman
Commerce reported that December retail sales saw a 0.4% increase from November to December at $495.4 billion along with a 5.4% annual gain. NRF reported that December retail sales increased 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis compared to November and were up 4.6% annually on…

2018: The year we make meaningful progress on digital transformation

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 · Guy Courtin
Most companies realized digitization was never a simple switch they could flip, instantly connecting all the shared data among businesses, their suppliers and trading partners to what is happening in the physical supply chain.

Supply Chain Managers Should Now Prepare for Chinese New Year

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 · Rosemary Coates
The New Year celebrations actually last for two weeks and begin ramping up before Feb 16.

SCMR Analysts: 3PL Strategic Planning and Alignment for Future is Key

Monday, January 8, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
John Langley Jr., PhD., who serves as a director of development at the Center for Supply Chain Research at the Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University says “Uberization” is going to change the game.

Industrial and Supply Chain Real Estate Expected to Soar in 2018

Friday, December 22, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Low vacancy rates and high demand for warehouse space are forming perfect conditions for the sector in 2018, according to JLL experts.

Enterprise Asset Management: Top 5 predictions for 2018

Friday, December 22, 2017 · Kevin Price
The enterprise asset management (EAM) industry is moving to the cloud—but not everyone has bought into the idea that digitizing their maintenance operation will improve performance and profitability.

Manufacturing in growth and transition

Wednesday, December 20, 2017 · Michael Hicks
It may be hard to tell by some of the commentary, but the U.S. economy is already at the peak of industrial production

DP World in Antwerp Embraces “QLess” Technology For Supply Chain Optimization

Monday, December 18, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
DP World feels that it has found a solution to drayage backups at some of its terminals by utilizing the QLess line management platform.

Lessons from Leonardo da Vinci We Can Apply To Supply Chain

Thursday, December 14, 2017 · Rosemary Coates
As supply chain professionals we can certainly learn and take inspiration from da Vinci. Successful supply chain professionals are by nature, mostly analytical thinkers.

Digital Trade Transformation: Ten Observations for 2018: Part II

Monday, December 11, 2017 · Michael Gravier
Uncertainty refers to risk of unreliable information or behavior. Information is vital in global supply chains, and not just for tracking shipments.

Digital Trade Transformation: Ten Observations for 2018: Part III

Monday, December 11, 2017 · Michael Gravier
Trade compliance has become a hot issue since the election, with economic nationalism rising across multiple global trading powers.

Digital Trade Transformation: Ten Observations for 2018: Part I

Thursday, December 7, 2017 · Michael Gravier
The coming year will be a watershed for the digitization of global supply chains as companies respond to new initiatives enacted by governments and inter-governmental organizations. These trends fall into three categories: facilitating participation, reducing uncertainty and…
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December 2017 Editorial Highlights: A resource for the year ahead

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 · Bob Trebilcock
This is a comprehensive guide to services, products and educational opportunities targeted specifically to supply chain professionals. As with years past, we're also featuring several articles we trust will offer food for thought in your supply chain throughout the coming…
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Transportation Trends: The last mile, history repeating

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 · David Widdifield
When you look beyond the hype of all the new, innovative services and suppliers in the logistics space and view things through the perspective of the past, we find this delivery service capability has been used efficiently and successfully in the past.
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The Emergence of the the Strategic Leader

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 · Steven A. Melnyk
The strategic supply chain requires a new kind of leader; one with skills and orientations not currently found in many supply chain managers. Here's what we need to complete that change, and the steps to get there.
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