Management

What Your Business Strategy Should Include

Monday, June 29, 2020 · Mostafa Sayyadi When executives analyze strategy, they can create more knowledge and find the best solution using a problematic search of various options.

Even Today, Having a Knowledge Management Strategy is More Important than You Think

Monday, June 22, 2020 · Mostafa Sayyadi It is important for executives to understand how knowledge can be categorized. There are two important taxonomies of knowledge that need to be discussed.

Gartner Announces Winners of the 2020 Supply Chainnovator Awards

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 · Patrick Burnson Gartner, Inc. has announced the winners of the 2020 Supply Chainnovator Awards. The awards recognize unconventional, innovative and high-impact supply chain initiatives that transform the supply chain in the life sciences, healthcare providers, high-tech, consumer products,…

Localization is Seeding Innovative Produce Supply Chains

Friday, June 12, 2020 · Chris Mejia Argueta, Alexis H. Bateman, & Ken Cottrill The COVID-19 crisis is shining a light on the vulnerabilities of food supply chains, as well as opportunities to develop inventive ways to deliver fresh foods such as fruit and vegetables from farm to table.

Supply Chain Creativity During COVID-19

Wednesday, June 3, 2020 · Dennis Maher & Bob Scheuer When a previously nonexistent health threat spreads across the globe in a matter of weeks, demand for essential medical equipment suddenly outstrips supply.

Exclusive Interview: Evan Armstrong’s Outlook on 3PL Marketplace for Supply Chain Managers

Thursday, May 28, 2020 · Patrick Burnson Here, Evan Armstrong, president of the consultancy, Armstrong & Associates, shares his views on the current state of the Third-Party Logistics as part of Supply Chain Management's feature in our July/August edition on “Top 50 Global & Domestics 3PLs.”

How Product Design Thinking Can Lead to Revenue Growth

Tuesday, May 26, 2020 · Mark Dohnalek Design is critical to product performance, which is why, over the past decade companies were motivated to correlate design with bottom-line results.

Leveraging Analytics to Manage Through Disruption

Monday, May 18, 2020 · Noha Tohamy As we all start to consider what our new normal may look like, now is the time for supply chain leaders to evaluate their use of analytics.

DHL Sees Rising Demand for Health, Wellness and Home Office supplies Via Strong e-Commerce Sales

Thursday, May 14, 2020 · Patrick Burnson With COVID-19 forcing the majority of the population to change their buying habits, DHL eCommerce Solutions has identified five categories where they have seen the greatest volume growth since late February.

Everactive Machine Health Monitoring May Address COVID-19 Supply Chain Concerns

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 · Patrick Burnson Everactive, based in Santa Clara, California, has raised its profile as a pioneer of wireless (and batteryless) technology by introducing its Machine Health Monitoring (MHM) solution, designed to deliver real-time, maintenance-free insights into the health of rotating…

Exclusive Interview: 3PL Expert Shares Views on State of the Industry

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 · Patrick Burnson Cathy Morrow Roberson, Founder & Head Analyst for Logistics Trends & Insights LLC – a boutique market research firm that specializes in global supply chains – recently shared her observations on the current state of the global and domestic Third-Party Logistics…

Is your supply chain ready for the next recession?

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 · Bruce C. Arntzen Ten years after the Great Recession, maybe it is time to ask: Are supply chains better prepared for the next recession now than in 2007?

Is it a Supply Chain Issue or Poor Project Management?

Monday, May 11, 2020 · Rosemary Coates We are in a global crisis. It's a matter of life and death. There are shortages of supplies and equipment across the world including acute shortages in America, and yet we are supposed to have a national stockpile, and a coordinated government response.

Domestic Labor Issues Pose Hidden Supply Chain Risks

Thursday, May 7, 2020 · Alexis Bateman and Ken Cottrill Companies have long known that visibility into the workplace practices of far-flung offshore suppliers is an essential component of supply chain risk management. Many enterprises lack that visibility, even though it is gaining in importance across global supply chains.

What about business downturns? Part 1

Thursday, May 7, 2020 · Larry Lapide This “Insights” column is the first of a two-part series and deals with potential ways to forecast and plan major turning points—and get all-important organizational support for them.