Tuesday, May 18, 2021 · SCMR Staff
An increase in e-commerce sales of up to 27.6% in the last year is causing transportation and logistics (T&L) companies tremendous strain as they work to fulfill a surge in orders due to the global pandemic.
Monday, May 17, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
To prominent supply chain industry analysts weigh in on a new U.S. Census Bureau report showing that overall retail sales in April rose by 51.2% year-over-year.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 · SCMR Staff
Last month’s rollover rates published by project44, the global leader in advanced visibility for shippers and logistics service providers, indicate that maritime supply chain woes are worsening, with little indication that carriers are addressing the industry’s serious…
Monday, May 10, 2021 · SCMR Staff
BSI, a "business improvement and standards company," unveiled its annual Supply Chain Risk Insights 2021 Report that identifies the trends and associated risks likely to impact global supply chains in the year ahead.
Monday, May 10, 2021 · Michael Gravier
The Colonial Pipeline hack really drives home what I recently wrote about how most companies don’t think strategically about their supply chain connections. At a fundamental level, we don’t have any idea what makes supply chains work. Some of you with years of experience…
Monday, May 10, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
San Francisco-based technology solutions company BairesDev has recently released a whitepaper that identifies the ways in which businesses should interact with customers and clients in the “new normal,” provides insight as to why remote work isn’t going away, and…
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
As a consequence of recent pandemic disruptions, some supply chain experts are predicting that Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS) will soon replace the more traditional manufacturing model while
Monday, May 3, 2021 · SCMR Staff
With more businesses reopening and bringing employees back to work, the U.S. economy is on firm footing and could see its fastest growth in more than three decades, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said today.
Monday, May 3, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
Business to business trade activity grew by 10% in the first quarter of 2021, but a recent surge in order volumes is creating fresh challenges for suppliers after a year of intense disruption, new transaction data from Tradeshift can reveal.
Monday, May 3, 2021 · Jarrod McAdoo
Many suppliers who wish to work within the public sector are finding that long, costly, and complex procurement cycle times, lack of clarity on how to connect with Public Sector organizations, and a perception that competition is just “for show” and new suppliers have…
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 · SCMR Staff
The newly released 2021 State of Manufacturing Report from Fictiv reveals an industry that is already quickly rebounding with investments in digital transformation aimed at improving speed, resilience and sustainability. While areas of concern persist, most report that lessons…
Thursday, April 22, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
Supply chain managers should welcome the support the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has given to a new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) by the European Commission.
Thursday, April 22, 2021 · SCMR Staff
Onfleet hopes to offset 5,000 tons of CO2 per month by the end of this year and expects to have offset a total of more than 100,000 tons of CO2 by the end of 2022, which is the equivalent of taking 20,000 cars off the road for a full year.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
In late December 2020, the European Union (EU) and the U.K. struck a trade agreement after years of negotiations. While a collective sigh of relief may have been heaved on both sides, the reality of Brexit is still full of challenges – especially for supply chain managers…
Monday, April 19, 2021 · Micheal Gravier, PhD.
If we want to avoid scenarios where a single ship can stopper a significant portion of global trade, and where one state has too many vaccines while another has not enough, or where global chip shortages happen, we need to think differently about how and why we connect.
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