COVID-19

What about business downturns? Part 2

Monday, June 29, 2020 · Larry Lapide
This Insights column is the second of a two-part series. It deals with lessons learned from selling and surviving in an organization living through the realities of a “bad news” annual budget—and its corresponding forecasts and plans.

The new normal will require a new strategic approach to the circular economy

Monday, June 29, 2020 · Jan Steenberg and Rakesh Sharma
The time is right for a purpose-driven supply chain. Maximizing profits for shareholders should no longer be the only objective of corporations. Instead, corporations should be managed with a purpose to improve the future of our environment, citizens, employees and other…

The Rebound: What AGCO Got Right About COVID

Thursday, June 25, 2020 · SCMR Staff
Listen in as AGCO’s Greg Toornman joins hosts Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock to discuss how one of the world’s leading manufacturers of agricultural equipment navigated the pandemic without missing a shipment.

Prepping Supply Chains for the Future: Lessons for Leaders

Wednesday, June 24, 2020 · Shanton Wilcox
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, supply chain leaders have been patching together responses to the pandemic. They’ve been redesigning logistics on the fly, pushing production capacity, adjusting inventory models, and seeking alternate suppliers.

“Buy American” Provision for Drugs and Medical Products May Be Wrong Cure for Supply Chain Concerns

Monday, June 15, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
A new report recently shared with SCMR by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation argues that while boosting onshore production is desirable, breaking with finely tuned international supply chains would introduce significant challenges while doing little to boost…

Localization is Seeding Innovative Produce Supply Chains

Friday, June 12, 2020 · Chris Mejia Argueta, Alexis H. Bateman, & Ken Cottrill
The COVID-19 crisis is shining a light on the vulnerabilities of food supply chains, as well as opportunities to develop inventive ways to deliver fresh foods such as fruit and vegetables from farm to table.

Coalition of Humanitarian Supply Chain Leaders Provide Aid to The Navajo Nation

Monday, June 8, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
The American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) has joined efforts with The Robonauts, to help the Navajo Nation with the University of Arizona College of Medicine project to send PPE to their healthcare providers who have been hard hit by COVID-19.

Infographic: Current state of working from home in 2020

Monday, June 8, 2020 · APQC
APQC and Supply Chain Management Review collected information from 294 supply chain professionals in May 2020 specifically about the state of working from home for people in supply chain roles before, during, and after the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Supply Chain Managers Brace for Uneven Return to Business in Wake of COVID-19 Sanctions

Monday, June 1, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Two new reports issued today suggest that supply chain managers will see an uneven return to economic recovery as pandemic sanctions are lifted.

Demand disruption and channel-based supply chain flexibility

Monday, May 18, 2020 · Daniel Taylor, Alan Pritchard, Dale Duhan and Shashank Mishra
There's much to learn from the shortages of spring 2020

Crisis. NextGen Supply Chain conference moves to November 2-4, 2020

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock
In light of COVID-19, we have rescheduled the NextGen Supply Chain conference at the Chicago Athletic Association for November 2-4, 2020.

Negotiating the Economic Downturn

Monday, May 11, 2020 · Jonathan Hughes and Ashley Hetrick
These six supply chain strategies can carry you through difficult times.

Supply chain priorities and COVID-19

Friday, May 8, 2020 · Marisa Brown, Senior Principal Research Lead, APQC
Organizations should maintain focus on strategic priorities to make it through current uncertainty and thrive moving forward.

Procurement at the Forefront

Friday, May 8, 2020 · Yves Thill, Elouise Epstein and Sonali Agarwal
The full range of strengths demonstrated by leading organizations in the AEP (strategic focus, highly impactful organization, twice the average return) will be even more crucial in the difficult days ahead.

COVID-19: Lessons for Sourcing

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 · John V. Gray and Finn Wynstra
The Coronavirus has upended many aspects of life. Here, we focus on some key lessons for managers in manufacturing firms in charge of strategic sourcing decisions. That is, managers responsible for selecting and managing upstream suppliers.
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