Monday, February 11, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
According to a new survey from Deloitte, global executives are increasingly concerned about the growing risks to their supply chains and costly negative impacts such as margin erosion and inability to keep up with demand.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 · Jeff Berman
10+2 requires importers and carriers to electronically submit additional information on cargo at least 24 hours before ocean freight is loaded onto a vessel bound for the U.S.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
The latest results on supply chain and operations from PwC’s 16th Annual Global CEO Survey, suggest that U.S.-based CEOs remain reluctant to abandon cost-cutting until the economy shows further signs of strengthening.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
San Francisco-based Prologis, Inc. a global owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, announced its inclusion in the 2013 “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World” list at the recently-concluded World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
While the use of highly scaled, shared, and automated IT platforms—known as cloud computing—is growing rapidly, the advance is technology is not without its skeptics.
Monday, January 21, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
The unconventional oil and gas revolution has dramatically changed the global energy landscape, and in its wake is altering the world’s competitive manufacturing and industrial panorama, according to a new report from IHS, a leading source of global information and analytics.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 · SCMR Staff
The average price per gallon of diesel gasoline fell 0.7 cents this week to $3.911 per gallon, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration
Thursday, December 20, 2012 · Jeff Berman
Freight transportation consultancy FTR Associates reported today that its Shipper Conditions Index (SCI) showed signs of improvement for the month of October.
Monday, December 17, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
A potential labor strike by longshoremen along the US East and Gulf Coasts at the end of the year could have devastating economic consequences as inventory depletion, rerouting, hoarding, and price speculation ripple through supply chains of global companies, Marsh warned in a…
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
While there were few surprises contained in ISM’s December 2012 Semiannual Economic Forecast, the overall findings suggest growth in the United States will continue in 2013
Monday, December 10, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki
BATNA stands for Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement. In a sense, it is your fallback position in the event the current negotiation does not succeed in achieving its objectives.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 · SCMR Staff
the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation commented today that, excluding the often volatile demand for transportation equipment, total new orders were up by 1.5 percent and have been modest in recent months.
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