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AAPA Applauds Progress on Surface Transportation Funding

Monday, August 4, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
The nation’s supply chain managers are not alone in welcoming overdue transport legislation. The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and its member U.S. ports are also grateful for the U.S. Senate’s passage of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act

Increasing threat from Southeast Asia piracy

Monday, July 28, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Southeast Asian waters adds further incentive for pirates

Few Companies Focus on Optimizing Collections, Payables, Inventory

Thursday, July 24, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
The new US REL Working Capital Survey for 2014 demonstrates that supply chain managers have a lot of work to do in balancing their books

“Positively Un-American (Tax Dodges)”

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 · Robert A Rudzki
Can we actually do something to right the scales of justice?

MIT Supply Chain Management Program Post First Regular Column for SCMR

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Every year, the students in the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ Master of Supply Chain Management program complete one-year thesis research projects. The students are early-career business professionals from multiple countries with 2 to 10 years of experience…

Finance and Procurement: Ideal Partners

Thursday, July 10, 2014 · Robert A Rudzki
To maximize the total business impact that can be achieved with procurement and supply management, the supply management organization cannot work alone.

Negotiating with Bullies

Monday, July 7, 2014 · Rosemary Coates
It makes no sense to waste your time and valuable resources on unprofitable and unreasonable customers.

Federal Maritime Commission Must Deal With Labor-Related “Difficulties”

Thursday, June 26, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
In a recent letter to Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero, the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. asked the FMC to consider procedures addressing port disruptions resulting from unusual occurrences such as major force majeure…

Study: Consumers Demand More Flexibility When Shopping Online

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Retailers Must Address Buyers' Complex Path to Purchase

The 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 · Rosemary Coates
Having visited China many times, I can confirm that the Tiananmen Square massacre is a taboo topic.

Apple’s Supply Chain May Steal Developer’s Thunder

Monday, June 2, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
This week opens Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. This is generally a forum to announce new products, but the company is also likely to build upon its recent advances in supply chain visibility

Thoughts from Gartner’s Supply Chain Conference

Tuesday, May 27, 2014 · Bob Trebilcock
Supply chain leading the way is the theme of this year's conference

Are You Ready for a Resource Revolution? Q&A with Stefan Heck

Friday, May 23, 2014 · Bob Trebilcock
The world will face formidable resource challenges in the future. While many are predicting stagnating economic growth and the depletion of resources, Stefan Heck, co-Author of Resource Revolution, believes these represent the biggest business opportunity in a century.…

Filling the Supply Chain “Talent Gap”

Sunday, May 18, 2014 · Bob Trebilcock
The world needs procurement, manufacturing, logistics and distribution rock stars

Water Should Share “Transport Infrastructure” Spotlight

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Too often water infrastructure gets left out of the national conversation – which is exactly why the Value of Water Coalition released a research paper on that very topic.
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