Two blue chip players in today's global supply chain marketplace announced that they plan to introduce a “transformational” service designed to expedite ocean cargo shipping and mitigate risk.
China is a Communist nation ruled by a central government and a President. Hong Kong is a limited democracy and although Hong Kong recognizes the President of China as head of state, Hong Kong is managed by a Chief Executive.
Twenty years after the premier issue, our goal remains the same: To present thought leadership around best practices in supply chain fundamentals, publish case study examples of what leading companies are doing in their supply chains and keep our finger on the pulse of…
Technology promises to revolutionize the way supply chains are managed. However, in-depth knowledge and creative problem solving can enable significant supply chain innovations without the need for new technology
SCMR was recently reminded about new study from the University of Tennessee's Global Supply Chain Institute that outlines six key factors to leveraging transparency in supply chains for financial profit.
While the National Retail Federation and other shipper associations are calling upon the U.S. Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) to work together to avoid a one-day shutdown of East Coast and Gulf Coast ports this spring, some…
While traditional domains for DCs (Central Pennsylvania, Dallas–Fort Worth and the Inland Empire) remain very active, Industrial real estate firm JLL has discovered that there is a growing shift to secondary Midwestern markets.
Trade between the U.S. and other countries will likely become more complex, in part because of growing sentiments that import tariffs will rise significantly.
Just as it promised at last year's annual Oracle OpenWorld, Oracle is expanding its Internet of Things (IoT) portfolio with four new cloud solutions to help businesses fully utilize the benefits of digital supply chains.
As the re-shoring trend continues to build steam due to Trump's emphasis to bring manufacturing back to America, the spotlight will be on supply chain managers to increase transparency.
In a new “manufacturing outlook” report focusing on the automotive and industrial sectors, AlixPartners observes that many of the labor-cost advantages associated with near-shoring may be lost if companies fail to spend more on automation in the future.
When President Trump fulfilled his campaign promise to pull the U.S. out of the proposed Transpacific Trade Partnership (TPP), many trade analysts expressed stronger support of existing ASEAN relationships.
After working in the industry for nearly 30 years, I see supply chains analogies in everything I do. Attending the Women's March on Washington last week was no exception.
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