Thursday, February 22, 2024 · Mónica Pellerano, principal research, Gartner Supply Chain
Supplier quality leaders can drive supplier improvements beyond compliance requirements through a series of steps that do not require additional financial resources.
Supply chain execution, from one end to the other, is the new competitive edge, and this applies whether you are the brand or whether you are the retailer. Working collaboratively is the glue that holds it together.
Commerce reported that January retail sales, at $700.3 billion, were off 0.8% compared to December and up 0.6% compared to January 2023. NRF reported that January’s core retail sales, which it bases on Census data and excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations, and…
With all the technology, labor issues and innovation taking place in supply chain, making it all work together is akin to a large-scale musical production.
Retailers have generally navigated around the Red Sea cargo disruptions, but trade groups said costs will begin to rise even as they project a growth in imports.
The Services PMI, at 53.4 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth), was up 2.9% in January, growing, at a faster rate, for the 13th consecutive month. This marks growth in 43 of the last 44 months, with December 2022 being the one month with a decline over that period. ISM…
Procurement departments are not immune to the talent shortage facing companies, but finding the right people to fill jobs goes beyond locating the right technical skills.
The report’s benchmark metric, the PMI, came in at 49.1(a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), up 2.0% over January’s 47.1 reading, contracting, at a slower rate, for the 15th consecutive month. The past 15 months of contraction were preceded by a stretch of 28…
BigCommerce VP of Business Development and GM of Shipping Matt Crawford sees the retail supply chain from many angles. He joins Supply Chain Management Review to discuss the state of the supply chain, e-commerce and the last mile in this 6 Questions With … feature.
Alpesh Chaddha joined Phillip Morris International in 2021, but since then, the vice president of operations strategy and results delivery has played a key role in helping guide it toward a smoke-free future.
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