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Procurement strategy: Managing Scope 3 emission suppliers for a sustainable supply chain

Thursday, December 5, 2024 · Joydeb Mandal & Irshadullah Asim Mohammed
Scope 3 emissions, originating from a company’s supply chain and product lifecycle, often represent the largest portion of a company’s overall carbon footprint, meaning continuous improvement in the management of Scope 3 emissions is essential for companies to meet…

Increased semiconductor M&A presents challenges for supply chain professionals

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 · Tammy Max
As more mergers take place in the semiconductor industry, customers need to carefully track data such as product identification numbers that can change at the manufacturer level, adding a layer of confusion.
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What a year it was

Monday, December 2, 2024 · Brian Straight
As I looked back at all the articles that we’ve published on the pages of Supply Chain Management Review this year, I came to a realization that had not hit me month-to-month, issue-by-issue. The articles and regular columns provide useful information and insights when I…

Supply chain penetration: A new instrument of warfare?

Monday, December 2, 2024 · Peter Shi, Hedy Dou and Miles Yang
Managing costs, quality, and security across complex, multinational supply chains is daunting, but the failure to control the entirety of the supply chain across multiple borders increases the risk of supply chain penetration-based attacks—so-called “supply chain warfare.”

EXIM Bank: Helping American exporters

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 · Rosemary Coates
Often overlooked, the Export-Import Bank of the United States plays a key role in financing U.S. exports by securing business loans, facilitating more than $10 billion in U.S. export sales a year.

Strengthening customer fulfillment: Building a strategic stakeholder network

Thursday, November 21, 2024 · Gartner Supply Chain
According to Gartner data, 69% of organizations believe customer satisfaction will be the paramount metric for strategic decision-making by 2026. However, many leaders fail to leverage it properly.

Made in Mexico, manufactured by China

Monday, November 18, 2024 · Norman Katz
As manufacturing grows in Mexico as part of the nearshoring trend, so too is China’s influence in the region.

Balancing green and speed: Home delivery insights from the pandemic era

Friday, November 15, 2024 · Dr. Herbert Kotzab, Dr. Işık Özge Yumurtacı Hüseyinoğlu, and Dr. Carlos Mena
A study of the e-commerce market during the pandemic provided clear insights on consumer preferences for home delivery.

Can supply chain managers embrace an entrepreneurial mindset?

Monday, November 11, 2024 · University of Tennessee Global Supply Chain Institute
Fostering a culture of entrepreneurship within SCM encourages leaders to explore new opportunities, innovate processes, and think more dynamically about partnerships, logistics, and risk mitigation.

How to improve demand forecasts for new product families

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · University of Tennessee Global Supply Chain Institute
When managers foster collaboration among forecasting, production, and marketing teams, they can align on demand expectations and share insights across various functions, improving demand forecasts.

Nine questions are the key to AI success in building resilient supply chains

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · Christopher G. Caine
AI has the potential to bring transformative benefits, but it also presents unique challenges that must be carefully navigated. Christopher G. Caine, president of the Center for Global Enterprise, offers 9 questions to ask to achieve successful deployment.

Analyzing the supply chain risks behind the top data breaches in 2024

Monday, November 4, 2024 · Tim Freestone, chief strategy officer
An evaluation of the top 11 data breaches in the first half of this year found that supply chain cyber risks pose a serious challenge in many instances.

Three frameworks for creative problem-solving in supply chain

Thursday, October 31, 2024 · Marisa Brown and Nathanael Vlachos, APQC
Maneuver warfare, design thinking, and TRIZ all offer frameworks for creative thinking and problem-solving that can help organizations develop novel solutions to today’s challenges

Mitigating geopolitical uncertainty: 4 essential tactics for industrial CSCOs

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 · Gartner Supply Chain
Enhancing data visibility, regionalizing supply chain networks, engaging in scenario planning, and fostering collaboration within the partner ecosystem are essential tactics to boost supply chain resilience and agility.

How technological innovation is paving the way for a carbon-free future in logistics and supply chains

Monday, October 28, 2024 · Marc van den Berg, global managing director for investments, Climate Investment
Collaboration is the key to achieving full-scale commercialization of technologies needed to make progress on decarbonizing supply chains
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