Management

Waste Not, Want Not (Part II)

Monday, October 31, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part web exclusive examining the latest trends in reverse logistics. Today’s logistics managers are faced with three forces driving the reverse loop in distribution: Regulatory compliance, sustainable practices, and money saving…

Closing the Global Supply Chain Loop: Waste Not, Want Not

Friday, October 28, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part web exclusive examining the latest trends in reverse logistics. Today’s supply chain managers are faced with three forces driving the reverse loop in distribution: Regulatory compliance, sustainable practices, and money…

Another natural disaster disrupts Asia’s supply chains

Thursday, October 27, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Thailand’s automotive parts supply chain is being severely disrupted by the worst monsoon floods for some five decades

Escalating energy costs will add to supply chain complexity

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
New sources of energy might seem promising now, but may not meet anticipated demand in emerging markets, a leading energy analyst noted in a “Supply Chain Virtual Event” put on today by SCMR and sister publication, Logistics Management.

Supply chains remain vulnerable to cyber crime and cyber terrorism

Monday, October 24, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Supply chain managers must be vigilant when it comes to resisting cyber crime and cyber terrorism, an industry leader told SCMR today

What Keeps Us Up at Night

Monday, October 24, 2011 · J Paul Dittmann
The supply chain arena has become a quagmire of challenges. As the world has gotten smaller, the complexity of the global supply chain has become that much more multifaceted

Cybersecurity Awareness II- Getting Your CEO’s Attention

Friday, October 21, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz
Efficiencies resulting from centralizing security intelligence tools and information reduce costs while enhancing threat detection and improving incident response, all of which goes right to the bottom line

NAFTA supply chain poised for growth

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Near-sourcing and the North American Free Trade Agreement represent a perfect supply chain match, industry analysts contend

The Value of Reducing Complexity

Monday, October 17, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki
Complexity tends to increase costs. Complexity can adversely affect the resilience of your supply chain (its ability to bounce back after events). Complexity makes risk management more difficult. Complexity tends to slow down decisions and actions.

U.S. semiconductor shippers ready supply chain for new markets

Friday, October 14, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The Semiconductor Industry Association applauded Congress and the Administration on the passage of the free trade agreements

China’s trade surplus narrows in September

Thursday, October 13, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
It was only a matter of time before the turmoil in the U.S. and eurozone fed into China’s trade data, noted two IHS Global Insight China economists today

Supply Chain finance growth prospects in the EU remain strong

Thursday, October 13, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
While the European Union is advising banks to raise more capital to protect themselves against losses on sovereign debt, 75 percent of top EU banks still believe growth prospects for Supply Chain Finance (SCF) to remain “strong” or “very strong.”

Fixed capacity in the supply chain remains stable

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 · Jeff Berman
Some supply chain analysts contend that the demands for fixed and variable capacity are reaching a balance

Cybersecurity Awareness

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Its mission – to educate the public on the safe, secure use of the internet and our shared global digital assets through the STOP. THINK. CONNECT. campaign.

Some surprising facts surface in recent 3PL survey

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Dr. Robert Lieb, Professor of Supply Chain Management at Northeastern University, told SCMR in an exclusive interview that there was more than met the eye in a recent 3PL survey
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