Wednesday, December 11, 2019 · SCMR Staff
Bringg Barometer 2020 State of Retail Delivery Report compares original survey data of over 1,000 consumers with retailer offerings and charts a way forward
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 · Rosemary Coates
According to the National Christmas Tree Association, tree farms sell approximately 25-30 million Christmas trees every year at an average price of $75 each – totaling $2-3 billion in revenue. Approximately 26% of these trees are sold to big-box retail chains like Wal-Mart…
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
Because the supply chain industry has historically been slow to adopt when it comes to digitization, there simply hasn't been enough collected data for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms to make reliable suggestions, says Jorge Rodriguez, SVP of…
Thursday, December 5, 2019 · Boris Shiklo
We explore how to approach the implementation of IIoT solutions for supply chain management in a way that allows avoiding excessive investments and drives fast payoff.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 · Michael Gravier
We are on the cusp of major challenges in labor, and supply chain managers should prepare. The economy has created a record number of jobs and unemployment is at nearly the lowest it can be, yet too many workers aren't benefiting.
Monday, December 2, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
This week's “Cyber Monday,” was expected to become more meaningful than “Black Friday” for supply chain managers, says a new report.
Monday, November 25, 2019 · Patrick Long
On January 1, 2020, the new International Maritime Organization's regulation—dubbed “IMO 2020”—for sulfur reduction from 3.5% to 0.5% will go into effect. The regulation stipulates that oceangoing vessels must use either a cleaner bunker fuel, have on-board gas…
Thursday, November 21, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
The data explosion is at its peak and becoming more mainstream across all industries – the supply chain is no exception, maintains Dr. Madhav Durbha, Group Vice President of Industry Strategy at LLamasoft, a leading provider of enterprise supply chain design technology.
Thursday, November 21, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
The largest companies in the U.S. collected cash from customers faster in 2018 and held less inventory, resulting in the best overall working capital performance since 2012, according to the annual Hackett 1000 cost and cash optimization survey from The Hackett Group, Inc.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 · Diego Pantoja-Navajas
Whether the problem is how to increase throughputs at a distribution center or how to ensure traceability in a food supply, complex problems are made more complex by their sheer size and the number of people they impact.
Monday, November 18, 2019 · Kevin K. Y. Chu and Juan Martínez
Working with a retail pharmacy chain in an emerging market, we have developed an inventory management model to minimize total inventory-related costs for various forecast horizons.
Sunday, November 17, 2019 · SCMR Staff
Chief Supply Chain Officers should follow three steps, including challenging the status quo, to drive change management initiatives in supply chain.
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
DuckerFrontier analysts believe that the global economy will stabilize in 2020 from the volatility of the previous two years. Their “base-case” forecast calls for an acceleration in global growth to 2.8%, up from 2.7% in 2019, driven by a strong rebound in many emerging…
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