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ASCM Introduces New Standards for Supply Chain “Ethics”

Tuesday, June 18, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
Today the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), released new standards designed to help customers assess the ethical, ecological and economic aspects of their supply chain.

USC’s 7th Annual Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit to Examine Current State of Humanitarian Aid

Friday, June 14, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
When USC's 7th Annual Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit commences in August, the agenda will include the growing field of humanitarian logistics

Of Telegraphs and Blockchains

Thursday, June 6, 2019 · Michael Gravier
We have truly entered the disillusionment phase of the blockchain hype cycle with several outlets such as Gartner's writing about “blockchain fatigue”—although as with so much written about blockchain, the promise of fatigue is forecast some years into the future.

I can see clearly now…the constraints are gone.

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 · Richard J. Sherman
Supply chain visibility is a reality ...... finally?

Exclusive Interview with Resilience360 CEO Sheds Light on Climate Change and Supply Chain Disruption

Monday, June 3, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
In this exclusive interview with Tobias Larsson, CEO, Resilience360, we learn how the report offers overview of at-risk industry clusters and common storm trajectories in the Americas, East Asia and the North Indian Ocean

Little room for labor error

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 · Joy Duce and Gregg Hague
When it comes to labor, a booming economy has placed new pressures on warehouse operations

Tariffs and China - Time to Reshore Now?

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 · Rosemary Coates
The U.S. relationship with China has been changed forever. We are unlikely to ever go back to the hay days of sourcing and manufacturing there.

Blockchain Buzz Fading as Gartner Recognizes 2019 Supply Chainnovators

Monday, May 20, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
While Gartner, Inc. recognized “unconventional, innovative and high-impact supply chain initiatives” at its recently concluded Supply Chain Executive Conference, blockchain was conspicuous by its absence.

IBM Introduces its Business Transactional Intelligence at Gartner Supply Chain Executive Summit

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
One of the highlights of this week's Gartner Supply Chain Executive Summit was the IBM launch of its Business Transactional Intelligence (BTI) solution.

NextGen Supply Chain: Drones, storage lockers, autonomous vehicles and national security

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 · Bob Lieb
New technologies may be creating unintended risk. Supply chain managers need to get involved to shape policy.

eProcurement technologies can unlock value and enhance your performance.

Friday, May 10, 2019 · Nathanael Powrie
Technological advancements, powered by developments in IoT and advanced analytics, are driving companies to leverage smart data for smart procurement.

Supply Chain Management “Confidence” Still Bullish in Asia Pacific, Says New Report

Thursday, May 9, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
Regional highlights contained in the recently-released 2019 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index contains some rather granular market intelligence for today's global supply chain managers.

The Secret to Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 · Adrian Kumar
Creating a culture of innovation requires action, and sometimes even a mindset shift. These five ideas will help the hurdles to innovation.

The perfect warehousing storm

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 · Michael Zimmerman, Alberto Oca and Akash Agrawal
Constrained capacity, wages and tariffs are driving warehousing costs higher while innovation is shaping the warehouse faster than ever.

NextGen Technology: Lights out inventory planning at Intel

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 · Sean Willems
A new tool allowed the chip maker to fully automate inventory planning. The result: Inventory targets that planners accept more than 99.5% of the time.
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