Management

Women in operations

Wednesday, September 7, 2022 · SCMR Staff Six company-level strategies for advancing gender diversity.

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: Become The Supply Chain GOAT

Friday, January 14, 2022 · Bob Trebilcock On this episode, Stanley Fawcett and Michael Knemeyer discuss what it takes to make your supply chain team The Greatest Of All Time. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Supply Chain Managers To Confront Escalating Transport Rates in 2022

Friday, December 31, 2021 · Patrick Burnson Irrespective of mode, rates will be escalating, with carriers controlling capacity and exercising leverage like never before. Given the shortage of manpower and labor pools across the spectrum of global logistics, supply chain managers will be struggling.

Final 2021 Supply Chain Management Trends to Remember

Tuesday, December 28, 2021 · Patrick Burnson As 2021 comes to an end, here are the significant events to remember from December.

New Year with New Ways to Manage Supply Chain Challenges

Wednesday, December 22, 2021 · Mark Dohnalek As 2021 nears a close, the supply chain continues to be in crisis with nearly 100 ships backed up and waiting to unload. With an ongoing labor shortage in dock workers and truckers, every potential solution creates new types of obstacles.

Drewry Tells Supply Chain Managers to Brace for Another Year of Ocean Cargo Rate Hikes

Monday, December 20, 2021 · Patrick Burnson Shippers may expect a second year of big increases in 2022 for ocean contract rates, says Philip Damas director and head of the supply chain advisors practice at London-based Drewry.

Manufacturing and Supply Chains in the Future

Monday, December 20, 2021 · Rosemary Coates “The questions we know how to ask today are not the questions we need to ask for the future,” said one of the speakers at last week’s National Association of Manufacturers Leadership Council in New Orleans. This statement gave me pause. If we are only asking questions…

Survey Indicates Most Americans Plan to Shop Early, Buy Electronics, and Seek Fast Delivery

Tuesday, December 14, 2021 · SCMR Staff New research from Supplyframe indicates that most Americans (64%) are planning to get an early jump on holiday shopping this year in hopes of beating possible shipping or other supply chain constraints.

Five Lessons Learned for the Post-Pandemic Supply Chain

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 · Dale Young The current global trade crisis has highlighted weaknesses within the supply chain and forced the industry to assess, evolve and often transform their operations to meet the needs of today’s marketplace. Many changes are here to stay and should be embraced as the industry…

Analysts at IHS Markit Revise 2021 U.S. Real GDP Forecast Based on Supply Chain Export Surge

Monday, December 6, 2021 · Patrick Burnson IHS Markit upwardly revises 2021 US real GDP forecast to 5.7% on unexpected surges in exports, inventory investment in October

NRF Economist Says Holiday Shopping Could Beat Forecast Despite Inflation and COVID-19

Monday, December 6, 2021 · SCMR Staff The 2021 holiday season appears to be on track to exceed the National Retail Federation’s forecast for record spending despite supply chain disruptions, inflation and challenges like the new COVID-19 omicron variant, NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said this week.

Imaginnovate Enhances Fleet Enable to Take Guesswork Out of Final Mile

Monday, December 6, 2021 · SCMR Staff Logistics software creator Imaginnovate today introduced its third technology breakthrough for final-mile deliveries in 2021. The company said its new Predictive Scheduling feature would become part of recently released Fleet Enable to eliminate guesswork for white glove…

November Supply Chain Issues Revisited

Thursday, December 2, 2021 · Patrick Burnson As we enter our final month of the year, it's time to take a glance at big issues in November.

Low Consumer Confidence in Supply Chains Prompts Early Holiday Shopping, Research Reveals

Thursday, December 2, 2021 · SCMR Staff Bright Data recently released new research that reveals consumer sentiments around the 2021 holiday shopping season, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Protecting Human Rights While Solving Climate Change Riddle

Monday, November 29, 2021 · Patrick Burnson Climate change deniers may contend that regulatory compliance takes its human toll in supply chain management outcomes, but a new body of research contends that the benefits slightly outweigh the risks.