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2020: The Year of the Logistician Part 5 of 5

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 · Yemisi Bolumole
Modern-day superheroes, logisticians have been working tirelessly through the global pandemic to keep the orders fulfilled and the delivery machines running

Two New Studies: Selective IoT investments For Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Friday, September 11, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Two new reports indicate that Internet of Things (IoT) must be fully embraced by supply chain managers before it’s too late.

Don’t Believe the Hype: A Call for Responsible Supply Chain Analytics – Part 4 of 5

Thursday, September 10, 2020 · Yemisi Bolumole
How supply chain managers can cut through the data hype, ask the right questions, and rely on more responsible analytics in today’s uncertain business environment

Resilient Supply Chains May Well Be Driven by “Minority” Enterprises in the Future

Tuesday, September 8, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
In terms of revenue growth, minority suppliers in 10 out of the 12 industries we analyzed outperformed their non-minority privately-held peers, as well as their publicly-traded peers in three sectors - manufacturing, construction, and technology

Supply Chain Startup: Enabling the self-driving supply chain

Friday, September 4, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock
Aera Technology provides the tools to turn your data into actionable insights, across processes

Made in the USA: It’s not necessarily an all-or-nothing proposition

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 · Yemisi Bolumole
One positive outcome from the current COVID-19 pandemic is the increased willingness of government entities to support business activities that help sustain private sector supply chain efforts. It’s time for supply chain managers to step up and leverage these opportunities.

Upcoming SCMR Blog Series:  The Four Fundamentals to Reducing Your Cyber Risk

Monday, August 31, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
As our readers know, cybersecurity is one of the top challenges supply chain and business leaders are facing on an ongoing basis. Furthermore, the nature of cybersecurity creates a huge tension between action plans to reduce risk and action plans that increase efficiency…

Supply chain’s role in minimizing food insecurity – Part 2 of 5

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 · Yemisi Bolumole
The COVID crisis caught the food supply chain off guard, but history doesn’t have to repeat itself when the next big crisis rears its head

Supply Chain Management Alert: The COVID-19 pandemic May Hurt Long-Term Economic Growth

Monday, August 24, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
According to the IHS Markit World Flash – August 2020, the current crises not only plunge economies into recession in the near-to-medium term, but they can also inflict long-term damage.

Supply Chain Startup: Mercado Lab’s vision? Digitize Plan, Buy, Move

Friday, August 21, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock
Texas-based startup platform digitizes the workflow for importers from the PO through payment

Leading the way forward through COVID – Part 1 of 5

Thursday, August 20, 2020 · Yemisi Bolumole
As supply chain professionals, we are called to a responsibility that goes beyond the bottom line. The profession can lead the way through the pandemic.

America Doesn’t Have an Industrial Policy

Monday, August 17, 2020 · Rosemary Coates
America doesn’t have an industrial policy nor any national industrial goals. We’ve been operating under the belief that the free marketplace would drive the need and approach for what to produce in America.

Supply Chain Startup: Automating the grocery store at Alert Innovation

Friday, August 14, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock
The vision is to bring bringing materials handling automation to grocery store e-fulfillment

Four Supply Chain Trends Worth Watching

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
As we approach the mid-point of August, we thought it might be worthwhile to examine a handful of developments that may soon change the global supply chain landscape.

Supply Chain Management is Strategy

Friday, August 7, 2020 · Michael Gravier
A study just published in one of the world’s top research journals confirmed what supply chain managers already knew: the most successful companies manage and orient their entire supply chain network to best serve the final end consumer, and they do this by tearing down…
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