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eBay Enterprise and Innotrac Merge to Become Radial

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The planned merger of Innotrac and eBay Enterprise has been completed, thereby expanding the range of some retail supply chains under the new name, Radial.

Solar-Powered Plane May Have Positive Impact on Air Cargo Industry

Monday, April 18, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
On the heels of the international Paris Agreement on climate change, many companies are seizing the opportunity to create innovative technologies that benefit the bottom line and also reduce emissions.

Six Key Steps to Sustainable Procurement Success

Monday, April 18, 2016 · Shruti Agrawal
The purchasing function plays a vital role in driving revenue and requires superior capabilities to ensure long-term competency.

PwC Shares New Information on Forced Labor Law

Friday, April 15, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
PwC has published a paper on “3 Things You Need to Know” about the law recently for supply chain managers to consider. In this exclusive interview with Brian Dunch, Principal at PwC, we explore some of the finer details

First Quarter Retail Sales Appear Soft

Thursday, April 14, 2016 · Jeff Berman
Commerce reported that March retail sales at $446.9 billion were off 0.3 percent from February and up 1.7 percent, and the NRF said retail sales saw a 5.8 percent annual increase in March.

New UPS President Shares Vision and Goals

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 · Jeff Berman
Transportation and logistics bellwether UPS recently announced that Cindy Miller was named as the company's president of global freight forwarding. A 28-year UPS veteran, Miller was president of UPS Europe, where she oversaw all UPS operations in more than 120 countries…

Survey Shows U.S. Ports Plan Big Investments In Capital Projects

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
In its recent 2016-2020 Port Planned Infrastructure Investment Survey, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) asked its U.S. member ports how much they and their private-sector partners plan to spend on port-related freight and passenger infrastructure over the…

The 3 Relationships Procurement Executives Must Build to Support Cost Reduction Efforts

Monday, April 11, 2016 · Paul Mandell
Managing costs with limited resources poses a particularly vexing challenge to corporate procurement leaders.

Supply Chain Fraud Levels Unchanged for Third Consecutive Year

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
For the third consecutive year, about 30 percent of Deloitte poll respondents say their companies experienced supply chain fraud, waste or abuse in the preceding year.

New Study: 70% of Executives Have Started Digital Supply Chain Transformation

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Executives see a large gap between the current state of Digital Transformation across their extended global supply chains and what they expect to see just five years from now. These are the results of a global research study, ‘The Current and Future State of Digital Supply…

APQC Debuts Business Management Tool MosaiQ

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 · SCMR Staff
Solution helps organizations measure, manage, and learn about their business processes and create custom frameworks

Manufacturing Bumps Up in March, Says ISM

Friday, April 1, 2016 · Jeff Berman
ISM said that the PMI, its index used to measure growth, was 51.8 in March (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), which topped February's 49.5 by 2.3 percent.

U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Rising, Says Deloitte Study

Friday, April 1, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The rankings also reveal a shift among the world's traditional manufacturing powerhouses due to the Asia Pacific region's rising influence and declining strength in European and BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China).

MSC is Latest to Partner With INTTRA for SOLAS VGM Compliance

Thursday, March 31, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
With only three months to go before the mandatory changes instituted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) come into force, MSC has announced that it has entered into a partnership with INTTRA.

How to Succeed in One of the Most Profitable Industries in the World

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 · Laurent Guerard, partner, A.T. Kearney; Arsenio Martinez-Simon, principal; A.T. Kearney; Jeff Ward, partner, A.T. Kearney; and Oliver Gritz,
Freight forwarding doesn't get the same attention as fast-changing, glamorous industries such as high technology...but it should.
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