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Southern California’s Supply Chain Put Into Focus During USC Conference

Monday, August 29, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The 4th Annual Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit held on USC Campus is coming up on September 15-16, 2016.

Supply Chain Performance and…Sleep?

Monday, August 15, 2016 · Rosemary Coates
Getting enough exercise, fresh air, healthy food and sleep are often challenges in our busy lives balanced with family and other commitments. Yet all of these ingredients are essential for top performance.

Global Retail Supply Chains Remain Healthy

Saturday, August 6, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
While many managers feared that post-Brexit anxiety would erode consumer confidence, global markets continue to grow with existing trade agreements taking hold. Will free market forces simply prevail without any new ones?

Supply Chain Managers Searching for Talent Should Read This Book

Friday, August 5, 2016 · Andrew Lubin
Best-selling author Sebastian Junger's newest book Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging, has been published at a most appropriate time.

Will Free Trade Survive the Election?

Wednesday, August 3, 2016 · Andrew Lubin
One wonders if Most Favored Nation status will survive.

Leadership Sometimes Means Saying No to a Good Thing

Monday, August 1, 2016 · Michael Gravier
Supply chains are showing an increasingly worrying trend – companies opt to take short cuts rather than make themselves better, sometimes in spectacular fashion.

The Post-Brexit Blues

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 · Andrew Lubin
It's been 36 days since Great Britain, the world's 5th largest economy, voluntarily withdrew from the world community. Now that the sound and fury surrounding the surprise result has abated, what can the world expect?

“Generational Memory Threshold” May Influence Site Selection

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Extreme wet or dry conditions can affect buildings, machinery, data centers, transportation networks, supply chains, people and sales.

Supply Chain Spend: Largest U.S. Companies Take on More Debt, Says Recent Survey

Friday, July 22, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The largest public companies in the U.S. chose to go even further into debt in 2015 instead of driving cash out of their businesses by improving how they collect from customers, pay suppliers, and manage inventory

Logistics managers will keep their guard up

Friday, July 15, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
With ocean cargo shipping analysts predicting a return to fairly robust Peak Season volumes on the U.S. West Coast, stakeholders are adamant that port congestion need not be an issue once again. U.S. Department of Commerce

APICS Addresses the Supply Chain Talent Gap

Monday, July 11, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
APICS has further enhanced its reputation as the premier professional association for supply chain managers with its recent launch of the APICS Certified in Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution (CLTD) credential program.

Industry 4.0 and Servitization – New Concepts in Global Manufacturing

Wednesday, July 6, 2016 · Rosemary Coates
It is great to be working with other Universities on revitalizing manufacturing through reshoring and by introducing new ideas and technologies.

Shippers in Port of Oakland Survey Voice Approval of “Night Gates”

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Shippers surveyed by the Port of Oakland largely approved of "late gates" strategy.

Trade Analysts Wary of U.S. Protectionism

Thursday, June 30, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
According to Panjiva data, U.S. export of goods in 2015 was about $1.5 trillion

Supply Chain Pressures Transforming Manufacturing

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The MAPI Foundations – the research affiliate of Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation - notes that supply chain pressures are becoming a transforming influence behind automation.
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