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Gartner survey: Supply chain organizations at public companies lead in employing people of color

Thursday, June 16, 2022 · SCMR Staff
Representation of people of color (PoC) in supply chain organizations is much higher at every level when the company is publicly held, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. and the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM).

U.S. retail sales trend down in May

Wednesday, June 15, 2022 · LM Staff
Commerce reported that May retail sales—at $672.9 billion—were down 0.3% compared to April, while seeing an 8.1% annual gain. NRF said that in its calculation of retail sales, which excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations, and restaurants, to focus on core retail,…

SEKO Logistics names first global head of sustainability

Friday, June 10, 2022 · SCMR Staff
Step intended to show company’s progress in its commitment to ESG.

Expect near-record volume at ports this month

Thursday, June 9, 2022 · SCMR Staff
National Retail Federation says the wild card during a busy summer will be expiration of the current labor contract at West Coast ports on July 1.

Gartner ranks top 25 North American supply chain undergraduate programs

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 · SCMR Staff
The University of Arkansas defends the pole position with University of Tennessee and University of South Carolina rounding out the top three.

May Services PMI falls but remains in growth mode, notes ISM

Monday, June 6, 2022 · Jeff Berman
The reading for the report’s key metric—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—came in at 55.9 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth) was down 1.2% from April, matching the March to April decrease. The Services PMI showed growth, at a slower rate, for…

ISM report notes slight May manufacturing gains

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 · Jeff Berman
The report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 56.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), for a 0.7% increase over March’s 55.4 reading, marking the 24th consecutive month of growth, at a faster rate, as well as the 24th consecutive month of overall economic growth.

Reshoring job announcements hit record high

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 · SCMR Staff
Combined with foreign direct investment job announcements, there were 261,000 reshoring jobs in 2021.

Gartner’s rankings of the 2022 Global Supply Chain Top 25 revealed

Friday, May 27, 2022 · SCMR Staff
Cisco Systems retains top position while three companies debut on the list.

Supply chain disruptions could cost European economies up to €920 billion in GDP by 2023

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 · SCMR Staff
Accenture report says overcoming the challenges will require a supply chain reinvention as a new economic order takes shape.

ISM Spring Semiannual Report points to continued growth for 2022

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 · Jeff Berman
For manufacturing, ISM is estimating a 9.2% revenue gain, topping the 2022 estimate, from the December report, at 6.5%. ISM member panelists are calling for 2022 revenues to rise 4.9%, ahead of December’s 4.3% 2022 projection, and in line with 2021’s 4.8% increase.

Robotics Medal recognizes wide-ranging impact of female researchers

Monday, May 23, 2022 · SCMR Staff
Given by MassRobotics, this first major prize of its kind is hoped to inspire and encourage women in robotics.

Rear Admiral (Ret.) Ann Phillips sworn in to lead Maritime Administration

Friday, May 20, 2022 · SCMR Staff
She is the first woman to lead MARAD as administrator.

Update on women in supply chain roles

Thursday, May 19, 2022 · SCMR Staff
Gartner survey shows increase in women holding C-level positions but a slight decrease in VP-level roles.

Global IoT spend by logistics market to top $114 billion by 2032

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 · SCMR Staff
That’s an 11.2% compound annual growth rate.
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