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The Old Silk Road and the New Economic Silk Belt

Tuesday, March 15, 2016 · Rosemary Coates
The One Belt and One Road Initiative is a development strategy and framework that focuses on connecting countries primarily in Eurasia. There are two main components: the land-based "Silk Road Economic Belt" (SREB) and oceangoing "Maritime Silk Road" (MSR).

Is Outsourcing Causing You to Divest From Your Own Product?

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · Michael Gravier
One of the biggest issues facing supply chains today are that companies are outsourcing too much of the process and development, and are therefore divesting themselves too much from their own product. This results in the company loosing control of the process, and going over…

New Study Examines Key Shortfalls in the Management of 3PLs

Friday, February 26, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
More than 80 percent of domestic Fortune 500 companies outsource their logistics operations and most expect to use third party logistics (3PL) providers more in the coming years, according to the University of Tennessee (UT) study sponsored by Kenco.

TPP Championed by U.S.-ASEAN Business Council

Monday, February 22, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Election year politics notwithstanding, Alexander Feldman, president and CEO of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council is a strong advocate of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

MIT to Invest in China’s Supply Chain Management Education

Tuesday, February 16, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The new center in China will join the global MIT Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) network, which includes centers in Colombia, Spain, Luxembourg, and Malaysia.

2016 Will Be Year of “transformation” in Supply Chain Management

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Operational excellence, particularly in the areas of technological adoption and cost realignment, will be central to the goal of executing through disruption

When Hoverboards Explode, Who Was Controlling the Supply Chain?

Thursday, February 4, 2016 · Rosemary Coates
Hoverboards are new and very popular products and this combination creates a frenzy of manufacturing activity at production sites in China.

Does China Have a “Stranglehold” on Pacific Rim Shipping?

Tuesday, February 2, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
This is a time we should be countering the threat of Chinese sea power by ensuring that we have a merchant marine capable of supporting our economic independence, as well as our military forces overseas.

Don’t Expect Big Changes in ISM Manufacturing Report

Thursday, January 28, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Supply Chain managers may expect more of the same when the next Manufacturing ISM Report On Business featuring the January 2016 data will be released on Monday, February 1.

SCMR Columnist Co-Authors New Book on Supply Chain Disputes

Monday, January 25, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The first book of its kind, Legal Blacksmith explains how to optimize supply chain relationships, starting with the first stages of supplier-buyer relationships through handling legal disputes when supply chain relationships fail.

Supply Chain Managers Want Ports to Get Their Acts Together

Friday, January 22, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Following up on last fall's successful campaign to include a port performance statistics program in the federal long-term surface transportation bill, the National Retail Federations is leading a coalition of more than 100 groups in sending specific recommendations to the…

China’s Weakening Economy May Disrupt Global Supply Chains

Tuesday, January 19, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
IHS Global Insight expects growth in China to slow to 6.3% in 2016, fueled by modestly lower industrial growth and a larger deceleration in services.

Praising Procurement Specialists

Thursday, January 14, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Greybeard Advisors is Named a Top Strategic Sourcing Consultancy by Kennedy Consulting

Clicks Will Outpace Bricks in 2016

Friday, January 8, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
E-commerce retail sales are expected to continue to grow at double-digit growth rates during 2016-2022, say economists for IHS Global Insight.

Be Generous to Those at Sea in 2016

Thursday, December 24, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Ocean cargo shipping is the backbone of the global supply chain, yet few of us give much thought to the hardship and sacrifice seafarers must endure most of the year.
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