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Four U.S. agencies release National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization

Thursday, January 19, 2023 · Jeff Berman This framework of strategies and actions is intended to remove all emissions from the transportation sector by 2050.

Supply Chain Talent: A Practical Approach to Hardening Soft Skills

Wednesday, July 1, 2015 · Andrew Stein If businesses are to resolve their supply chain talent shortages, the supply chain profession has an obligation and an opportunity to develop its members in ways that go well beyond technical proficiency. Specifically, supply chain leaders must find ways to build soft skills…

BSR’s “Sustainability”  Report Addresses Climate Change for Supply Chain Managers

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 · Patrick Burnson New standards and maturing market approaches provide tools to manage some of the biggest uncertainties and trade-offs of alternative fuels.

Senate EPW Committee Signs Off On MAP-21 Reauthorization Act

Friday, May 16, 2014 · SCMR Staff Not long after the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works this week rolled out its version for new federal transportation authorization, entitled the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act (S. 2322), the bill received the blessing of the EPW committee with an…

Global Economy Driving Recall Sprawl

Thursday, February 20, 2014 · Patrick Burnson According to the ExpertRECALL Index, the fourth quarter of 2013 showed an increase in a number of critical data points underscoring that the recall industry is more complex and challenging than ever.

Obama To Confront Ongoing Supply Chain Concerns During Second Term

Thursday, November 8, 2012 · SCMR Staff A divided Congress. A pending fiscal nightmare scenario. A mountain of national debt. And two increasingly dug-in political parties who seem not to have the word “compromise” in their lexicon.

Supply Chain Managers Face Another Spike in Diesel Prices

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 · Jeff Berman While diesel prices increased for the tenth consecutive week, the pace of growth was subdued, rising 0.5 cents to $4.132 per gallon, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration

Fuel Expenses May Generate Supply Chain Concerns

Tuesday, August 21, 2012 · Jeff Berman Diesel prices saw gains for the seventh straight week, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration

What Type of Year Do You Want 2011 to Be?

Thursday, January 6, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki As you look back on 2010, are you able to say that you and your teams achieved all of your strategic objectives? Or, was the year consumed by tactical urgencies and firefighting, leaving little or no time for the new strategic opportunities you wanted to pursue?

Transplace highlights changes to Incoterms and its effect on international shippers

Monday, December 27, 2010 · SCMR Staff The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has announced the new Incoterms 2010 rules, set to come into effect on January 1, 2011, replacing the current Incoterms 2000

Ex-Im Bank leads coalition to promote energy efficient exports

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 · Patrick Burnson The Export-Import Bank of the United States has joined seven other U.S. Government agencies in launching a coordinated effort to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency exports, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Export Initiative

“Is Your Organization Committed to Procurement Talent Management? – part 2”

Wednesday, December 8, 2010 · Robert A Rudzki Too many organizations take an informal approach to talent management, often dwelling on the tactical skills -- if they focus on anything at all

U.S. Commerce reports rise in consumer spending

Wednesday, November 24, 2010 · Patrick Burnson The Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released data on personal income and outlays for October 2010 which should make an impact on supply chain

National intermodal policy must drive rail plan, say educators

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 · Patrick Burnson In its comments on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “National Rail Plan,” prominent supply chain educators have taken issue with several objectives

Closing the supply chain loop remains a priority for multinationals

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 · Patrick Burnson How can a company reduce impacts along the product life cycle, and what value chain strategies can be implemented to make this happen? This vexing question and several others were addressed by a panel convened for the BSR conference in New York last week.