COVID-19

COVID-19, meet Industry 4.0

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 · Neal Walters, Nick Anderson and Oleg Kozyrenko
Tackle today’s challenges with tomorrow’s technologies.

Retailers riding the pandemic’s wave of change

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 · Yossi Sheffi
These findings provide a glimpse of the attitudinal changes that COVID-19 has caused.

COVID-19 Pandemic Supply Chains: Seize the moment

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 · Matthew Lekstutis, Mark Newberry and Oren Ben-Zeev
Forget the new normal. Think instead of a new beginning to transform supply chains.

Supply Chain Strategy Trends: COVID-19 is Prompting Executives to Reconsider Resilience

Monday, November 2, 2020 · Ann Marie Uetz and Vanessa Miller, Foley & Lardner LLP
A new survey suggests a potentially drastic shift in the way manufacturing executives think about their supply chains: from a primary focus on minimizing lead times and cost to one that prioritizes more stability and resilience in the face of disruption.

Book from MIT’s Sheffi Helps Companies Navigate the Pandemic Today and Tomorrow

Thursday, October 1, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
In his new book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19, published today, MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi explains how companies grappled with the chaos of the Covid-19 pandemic and how they can survive and thrive as the crisis subsides.…

JOSCM: Cycles of pan(dem)ic and neglect

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 · Henk A. Akkermans and Luk van Wassenhove
There’s much to be learned about COVID from supply chain tsunami. Hint: It’s probably not a one-time event

The SCMR Interview: Shekar Natarajan

Friday, September 18, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock
American Eagle Outfitters supply chain leader talks about his career, the future of retail fulfillment and how businesses can survive COVID and the shift to omni-channel delivery.

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

Keeping the fabric flowing at JOANN Stores

Monday, September 14, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock
One of the country’s best-known fabric and craft stores turned to order management and its brick-and-mortar assets to fill orders of essential supplies during COVID

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

Finding the Best Route: A Long-Term Strategy for Top Transportation Talent

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 · Jim Monkmeyer, President, Transportation, DHL Supply Chain, North America
The skilled labor and driver shortage is a long-term challenge facing the entire logistics industry. That’s why it’s critical to successfully attract, retain and advance top talent.

The right way to optimize and future-proof the supply chain

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 · Arun Kochar, Kip Dowding and Will Shalosky
By evaluating and redesigning all four areas of the supply chain at the same time, a large-scale transformation not only optimizes each individual area but balances each area’s needs with those of the other areas, resulting in an optimized, maximized end-to-end supply chain.

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.

Planning for the Supply Chain of the Future

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 · Marisa Brown, senior principal reseach lead, supply chain, APQC
To survive and thrive, organizations must balance efficiency with adaptability, flexibility and effectiveness.

Supply Chain Heroes and Lessons from COVID-19

Monday, August 31, 2020 · Larry Lapide
The major learning from the COVID-19 pandemic is that we need to support federal and local government efforts during emergencies like pandemics.
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