Leadership

Tech suppliers need more responsible leaders

Friday, May 15, 2026 · Larry Lapide Tech leaders must move beyond ethics debates and embrace accountability, making decisions that balance business responsibility, national interests, and supply chain realities.

Getting started with supply chain network design: Talent, strategy, and the role of leadership

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 · Marianna Vydrevich, manager of operations research & network optimization, GAF Supply chain network design success starts not with software, but with a strategic mindset shift, the right analytical talent, and committed leadership to build resilience and long-term competitive advantage.

Understanding supply chain teamwork

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 · Siddeeq Shabazz, Aaron Nelson, and Michael S. Garcia The cohesiveness and collaboration that exists in sports can serve as a model for improved business organizational dynamics, leading to a cross-functional organization that is more than the sum of its parts.

Leadership development for supply chain leaders

Friday, July 19, 2024 · Dan Pellathy Senior leaders should be concerned about the challenges facing their planning functions. Today’s value creation systems are severely constrained by insufficient talent and ineffective processes for developing leaders. Yet many companies fail to recognize this critical…

The 2024 Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) agenda

Thursday, January 4, 2024 · Matthew Lekstutis Leverage strategic procurement to control spend and maximize value creation in deflationary markets.

Stories from the front lines: Leadership accounts from the globe’s top supply chain executives

Friday, September 1, 2023 · Brian Straight “From Source to Sold” offers first-hand accounts of top executives on the decisions and thought processes they have followed in their careers to become global supply chain leaders.

Why Supply Chain Leaders Should Care About B2B Customer Service Automation

Thursday, July 13, 2023 · SCMR Staff In this webinar, you’ll find out why forward-thinking supply chain leaders are turning to customer service automation to create the conditions necessary to harmonize all the people, processes and technologies that work for and with a business and drive its success.

Out with the old, in with the new

Monday, January 2, 2023 · Bob Trebilcock 2023 will be a year of transitions, and an exciting time to be in supply chain management.

Leadership and planning in an ambiguous world

Monday, November 7, 2022 · Theodore Klein If the world doesn’t follow a script in a post-COVID world, how can a business? Maybe it’s time for applied improvisation.

Vice Admiral Nancy Norton and Stephen Gorman nominated to FedEx Board

Tuesday, August 9, 2022 · SCMR Staff Norton led the Department of Defense’s cyber activities, and Gorman was in key leadership positions at companies from Borden Dairy to Delta Air Lines.

In this issue: Leadership Matters

Thursday, July 8, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock If you haven’t done so already, be sure to register for the NextGen Supply Chain Conference at nextgensupplychainconference.com. This year’s event will be held virtually on November 2–4. As always, I look forward to hearing from you with any comments or suggestions for…

Become the Supply Chain GOAT

Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · Stanley E. Fawcett, A. Michael Knemeyer, Amydee M. Fawcett and Sebastian Brockhaus Bill Russell’s winning formula for building one of the greatest teams of all time was team ego.

How to Build a Supply Chain Champion

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 · SCMR Staff Want to avoid striking out? Supply chain managers can learn plenty from Theo Epstein’s 5R approach to building a championship baseball team.

JSCM Video: Acting as expected: Global leadership and the integrated supply chain

Friday, July 17, 2020 · SCMR Staff When it comes to successful integration, leadership matters

Supply Chain Management is not enough

Wednesday, July 1, 2020 · Craig L. Pearce and Christina L. Wassenaar Is shared supply chain leadership the future? Shared leadership entails the informal, serial emergence of multiple leaders, depending on the knowledge, skills and abilities of the individuals involved, while considering the emerging requirements of the tasks facing those parties.