In his new book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19, published today, MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi explains how companies grappled with the chaos of the Covid-19 pandemic and how they can survive and thrive as the crisis subsides.…
In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM reported that the report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 55.4 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), which was nearly even with August’s 56.0 reading. And it added that the overall economy was up for the 131st…
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 · Dan Pellathy & Mike Burnette
The supply chain cyber risk environment is extraordinarily dynamic, and benchmark companies are always on the lookout for new ways to protect their supply chains.
The report, entitled “Rising Tide: The Rapid Growth of E-Commerce Logistics, 3PL Solutions, Last-Mile Delivery, and the Dominance of Amazon,” addresses United States e-commerce logistics growth, including e-commerce fulfillment and last-mile delivery, third-party logistics…
While confronting the challenges posed by the current global pandemic, logistics managers continue to work on expediting everything from the smallest parts to finished products in order to meet market demand. Meanwhile, some supply chains need to be slowed in response to the…
Following a strike by dockworkers that lasted for one month and paralyzed operations at the Port of Montreal in August and September of this year, Resilience360 research indicates that major ports both on the west and east coast of Canada continue to experience disruption…
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 · Dan Pellathy & Mike Burnette
Cyber risk refers to activity occurring in a cyberspace environment with potential for loss or damage to information, technology, and/or operations. It’s important to note that every cyberspace environment incorporates both the technology and the people using it.
Zoba, and JLL’s retail and industrial experts, learned from the front-lines helping retailers of all sizes and sectors, pivot their business models and ratify their supply chains to handle new volume and last mile distribution demands over the past six months;
Friday, September 18, 2020 · Dan Pellathy & Mike Burnette
Over the last 10 years, supply chains have increasingly turned to digitalization, automation, and technological integration in an effort to cut costs while responding to fast-changing customer markets. The competitive necessity of adopting these technologies is undeniable —…
Managing product and portfolio complexity well during normal circumstances is no easy task. Factor in the coronavirus pandemic and rising global complexity, and the level of difficulty grows significantly. For organizations that want to thrive during these times, getting a…
This is the first time researchers have done a mid-year update, and it has unearthed some very interesting findings relating to how the pandemic has impacted on performance, including payments to suppliers and inventory.
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