Management

When Time Means Money, Air Cargo Charters May Make Most Sense

Monday, January 30, 2012 · Patrick Burnson When evaluating the relative merits of air cargo providers shippers are starting to look at expedited charters

New Working Capital Performance Study Launched by REL Consulting

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 · SCMR Staff Complimentary Study Analyzes the Results Companies Achieved in 2011, Strategies and Challenges, and Objectives for 2012

Web 2.0 Puts Supply Chains in the Fast Lane: Part II

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 · Bryn Heimbeck This is the second installment of a two-part opinion piece by Bryn Heimbeck

Web 2.0 Puts Supply Chains in the Fast Lane

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 · Bryn Heimbeck This is the first of a two-part opinion piece.

Showing Value (Part IV)

Monday, January 23, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki One of the important design choices in building a credible cost reduction tracking system is what should we measure our cost reductions against. There are some basic choices.

RFID comes of age in retail supply chain

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 · SCMR Staff 2012 may be a watershed year for radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in the retail sector, according to a new study

China’s supply chain may face new challenges

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Supply chain managers are being cautioned to expect a downturn in China’s consumer demand

Showing Value (Part III)

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki The importance of relevance to the P and L Statement cannot be overstated.

U.S. automakers poised for comeback

Monday, January 16, 2012 · Patrick Burnson As the U.S. economy continues to recover, supply chain analysts are suggesting that the nation’s moribund auto industry has learned from its past mistakes

Kemp Is Hoagland Award Recipient for 2012

Thursday, January 12, 2012 · SCMR Staff Institute for Supply Management's Educational Resources Committee has named Robert A. Kemp, Ph.D., CPSM, C.P.M. its John H. Hoagland Award recipient for 2012

Arby’s Employs E-sourcing to Control Costs in 2012

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 · SCMR Staff After three years of stagnant growth, franchised restaurants show signs for recovery in 2012 thanks to “evolving” supply chains.

Cloud sourcing for a “people-centric” supply chain

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Among the final points made in “IDC Manufacturing Insights’ Supply Chain Top 10 predictions 2012,” is that cloud applications for supply chain will move from a total-cost-of-ownership focus to a total-values-in-ownership focus.

Showing Value (Part II)

Monday, January 9, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki Perhaps the single most important distinction you need to make is to separate cost reduction from cost avoidance.

Risk Mitigation Will Continue to Rank High With Supply Chain Managers

Monday, January 9, 2012 · Patrick Burnson As supply chain organizations rediscover the need for differentiation, they must also determined what the supply chain “stands for.”

How to reduce waste in personal management

Monday, January 9, 2012 · SCMR Staff What happens when LEAN meets the human potential movement?