Topic: Business Management


Current news, information and trends on supply chain management systems including software, strategies, operations, best practices.


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Shippers maintain upper hand according to FTR’s SCI

Monday, July 3, 2023 · SCMR Staff
FTR said a weaker environment for freight rates and carrier utilization offset slightly stronger freight demand and a deceleration of fuel cost decreases in April, and that the outlook is positive through mid-2024 for shippers.

4 issues challenging the logistics market

Friday, June 30, 2023 · Brian Straight
Supply chains continue to become more responsive, and providers are developing more solutions than ever, but there are still issues that industry stakeholders are battling.

The supply chain is the hub for creating new Constellations of Value

Thursday, June 29, 2023 · Craig Moss and David Kurz
Every business is on a tightrope between business and ESG performance. Making decisions that maintain your balance on the tight rope is only possible with rigorous internal collaboration and flexible, trusted suppliers in your constellation. Business growth by creating and…

Driving Competitive Advantage with Integrated Demand & Supply Planning

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 · Blue Yonder
Join Blue Yonder as we discuss how Integrated Demand and Supply Planning supports manufacturers’ growth and manages disruptions with unified, connected supply chain plans across the value network.

Digital transformation key attributes: Challenges, enablers & success factors

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 · Arindam Mukherjee
When a company undergoes digital transformation, it integrates new technology throughout its operations to spur substantial shift. The most important fact for doing this is to improve effectiveness, enhance adaptability, and create brand-new value for the shareholders,…

Bloated inventories are changing cash flow strategies

Tuesday, June 27, 2023 · Brian Straight
The inventory glut that has impacted businesses in the past two years is pushing more companies to consider supply chain finance programs to smooth out cash flow.

Frictionless Supply Chain: The circular economy with IBM’s Lisa Dender

Monday, June 26, 2023 · SCMR Staff
Rosemary Coates, host of the Frictionless Supply Chain, and Lisa Dender, global leader at IBM, discuss the circular economy and the new REACH regulations.

Taking on flexibility and variability at Maersk

Friday, June 23, 2023 · Bob Trebilcock
Maersk continues to focus on brining predictability and efficiency to the supply chain, and its new innovation center in New Jersey advances that goal.

Supply chain: The intersection of ESG and the new customer

Thursday, June 22, 2023 · Craig Moss and David Kurz
No company can meet its ESG goals on its own. It needs the cooperation of its suppliers and partners. Supply chain leaders that adapt and thrive in the new landscape can go beyond risk mitigation to bring their organization a competitive advantage.

Manufacturers face AI, workforce productivity and innovation speed challenges

Wednesday, June 21, 2023 · Brian Straight
Manufacturers are feeling pressure to speed new product innovation, increasingly turning to technology to overcome traditional barriers.

This is the strangest economy

Wednesday, June 21, 2023 · Rosemary Coates
With so much uncertainty and mixed economic signals, it is hard, if not impossible, to see trends or predict what will happen in the supply chain.

Three Questions to Ask Before Implementing Goods-to-Person Technology

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 · DHL Supply Chain
If you’re considering a goods-to-person deployment, we provide three questions you’ll need to answer.

The ‘Great Reset’ is underway

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 · Brian Straight
While last year’s State of Logistics report highlighted the need to get back in sync, the 2023 version finds logistics operations building long-term resilience in an effort to best serve customers through a variety of distribution channels.

Mythbusting circular economy concerns

Monday, June 19, 2023 · Anne Michelle Avolio, senior director analyst with Gartner Supply Chain Practice
The path to profitability for circular economy business models has not been a straightforward one, yet circular-based products and services remain a high-growth area.

Procurement’s data problem

Friday, June 16, 2023 · Brian Straight
Three-quarters of respondents to a SpendHQ survey said they don’t trust the data in their procurement process, leading to poor decision-making.
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