Management

JLL Report on Industrial Real Estate Has Implications for Supply Chains

Friday, September 9, 2016 · Jeff Berman
The industrial real estate market remains in a strong position for various reasons, according to the Second Quarter Industrial Outlook report from commercial real estate firm JLL.

Oracle Acquires LogFire

Friday, September 9, 2016 · Jeff Berman
Oracle said this week it has acquired LogFire, an Atlanta-based provider of Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud-based, Warehouse Management Systems in an effort to complement its Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud suite.

EY and UN Collaborate on Climate Change and Supply Chain Study

Friday, August 19, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
EY Climate Change and Sustainability Services recently collaborated with the UN Global Compact on the study in an effort to better understand how companies are managing their supply chains in ways that support the objectives of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and Sustainable…

Supply Chain Performance and…Sleep?

Monday, August 15, 2016 · Rosemary Coates
Getting enough exercise, fresh air, healthy food and sleep are often challenges in our busy lives balanced with family and other commitments. Yet all of these ingredients are essential for top performance.

Supply Chain Risk Management: Part III

Friday, August 5, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Today's corporate directors have a broad view of risk oversight as a responsibility for the whole organization, says Dennis Chesley, PwC's risk consulting leader for the America and Asia Pacific. Indeed, seven years after the financial crisis, roughly half of all…

Deloitte Poll Finds Room for Improvement in Third-Party Assurance Programs

Thursday, August 4, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The use of outsourcing is steadily increasing, driving a growing need for the sharing of risk and performance reporting between outsource service providers and customers.

Leadership Sometimes Means Saying No to a Good Thing

Monday, August 1, 2016 · Michael Gravier
Supply chains are showing an increasingly worrying trend – companies opt to take short cuts rather than make themselves better, sometimes in spectacular fashion.

ISM Says Manufacturing Stays the Course

Monday, August 1, 2016 · Jeff Berman
Even with a slight decline from June, manufacturing growth remained intact in July to kick off the second half of 2016, according to the most recent edition of the Manufacturing Report on Business released today by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).

APICS Addresses the Supply Chain Talent Gap

Monday, July 11, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
APICS has further enhanced its reputation as the premier professional association for supply chain managers with its recent launch of the APICS Certified in Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution (CLTD) credential program.

ISM’s ‘special questions’ focus on strong dollar and low oil prices

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 · Jeff Berman
One of the many interesting facets of the Semiannual Economic Forecast issued by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) is its “special questions” segment featured at the end of the report.

The container That Grew Legs: Five Ways to Safeguard Your Cargo

Thursday, May 26, 2016 · Michael Meeks
As cargo thieves become more organized (and audacious), it's crucial that shippers, carriers and logistics providers layer technology and safety protocols across the shipping process – from load planning through pick-up and delivery – to safeguard against theft.

Sustainability Goals in the Supply Chain

Monday, May 16, 2016 · Jim Barnes
More companies have moved beyond paying lip service to sustainability to embracing it and tracking its return on investment.

Coupa’s New Cloud Spend Management Features Hyperlocalized Languages

Friday, May 13, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Coupa Software, a cloud-based spend management solutions provider, recently announced Coupa Release 15 (R15), its second major release of the year that delivers enhancements across the platform.

High Tech Disruption in the Freight Forwarding Sector

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The expanding definition of a freight forwarder can be attributed to the changes our industry has witnessed in the past five to 10 years

The Case For Digital Transformation in the Supply Chain

Monday, May 2, 2016 · Michael Gravier
Research from Capgemini shows that in the supply chain sector, technologies such as RFID, GPS, and sensors enable organizations to transform their existing hybrid supply chain structures into more agile and collaborative digital models.
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