Management

Parcel shippers may be ready to invest in their supply chains

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
With its fifth annual bechmarking survey of logistics professionals, Kewill came to some rather startling conclusions about the current state of the parcel shipping industry

The LogisTech Curve

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz
When pondering the title to this new blog, I stumbled on the Supply Chain and Operations Management Glossary. I was immediately drawn to the term “logistics curve” - defined as “a lazy S curve convenient for representing a variety of things.”

Back to school numbers not promising for retailers

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The latest flat retail figures suggest that shippers may be reconfiguring their supply chains, said a prominent economist.

California posts good export numbers again

Monday, September 12, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
In another sign that the United States economy is not heading into a second dip, California exporters recorded yet another month of double-digit growth

ISM to introduce “skill-based” certification

Monday, September 12, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Coming at a time when the nation’s unemployment figures remaining static, The Institute for Supply Management has announced a new certification option for professionals

Eric Peltz joins Supply Chain Management Review’s board

Sunday, September 11, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Eric Peltz, the Associate Director of RAND’s National Security Research Division (NSRD) has joined SCMR’s editorial advisory board.

UPS provides big picture view of reverse logistics

Friday, September 2, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Regardless of whether manufacturing is done near-shore or off-shore, an efficient supply chain approach is ultimately required for reverse logistics.

New Hackett Study explores future of off-shoring

Friday, September 2, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
As more attention is being paid to the “volatility” in the supply chain, many shippers are reassessing their global sourcing and distribution strategies. Will multinationals retreat to a hemispheric near-shoring model, or opt for a hybrid that still has an international…

Supply chain managers face productivity challenges

Thursday, September 1, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
As Americans prepare for the long Labor Day weekend, supply chain managers may wish to consider how they can regain some measure of lost productivity in the fall

Asia Pacific is focus of new ISM partnership

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
ISM has entered a partnership that significantly expands training opportunities for supply management professionals throughout the Asia-Pacific region

“De-Mystifying Economics”

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki
The current “politicization” of economics probably seems baffling to many of us who studied the hard lessons of history.

Slow steaming is disrupting supply chains

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Leading global importers and exporters participating in recent survey addressed concerns about “slow steaming” in the transpacific

Room at the top still exists for global 3PLs

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Damco’s recent announcement that it would expand its services may have surprised some industry insiders, but not Brandon Fried, Executive Director of The Airforwarders Association

Damco remains in expansion mode

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Damco joins several other leading freight forwarders in positive numbers this year

Panama Canal Authority to showcase expansion effort

Thursday, August 18, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The CEO of the Panama Canal, Administrator/CEO Alberto Aleman Zubieta, announced today that the Panama Canal Authority will host its first-ever best practices Engineering and Infrastructure Congress
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