Supply Chain Management

Let’s talk about CRM Systems

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 · Dr. Larry Lapide At industrial-product companies understanding sales activities is critical to developing them.

Sales order automation benefits the supply chain

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 · Becky Partida, APQC Automating order processing can shorten cycle times and reduce errors that affect the supply chain.

Fresh MIT Perspective on Current State of 3PL Industry

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 · Patrick Burnson Dr. Chris Caplice, Executive Director, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Founding Director, MIT FreightLab, shares some of his views on industry in advance of his participation in the Summit.

What Is Your Tariff Strategy?

Friday, August 31, 2018 · Rosemary Coates Whether or not these tariffs will be effective in addressing the policies of foreign governments is anybody's guess. In the meantime, what action should supply chain professionals take now to mitigate the effect on supply chains? What is your company's tariff strategy?

3PLs Face Moment of Truth: Part II

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 · Patrick Burnson Ravi Dosanjh, A&A's Executive Vice President – International Advisory, maintains that shippers should have a firm strategy in place supporting Best in Class “Total Cost” Planning, Procurement and Operations teams.

Prominent Economists Praise Port of Oakland’s Ag Supply Chain Project

Monday, August 27, 2018 · Patrick Burnson Washington State University economists recently noted that a Port of Oakland infrastructure project could boost economic output by $1 billion while improving agricultural export flow.

Armstrong & Associates’ Executive Says 3PLs Face Moment of Truth: Part I

Monday, August 27, 2018 · Patrick Burnson Supply chain activities specifically related to transportation have seen dramatic changes in the last five years driven by end user experience and the technologies available to support, maintains Ravi Dosanjh Executive Armstrong & Associates' Vice President –…

New Research Reveals That “World-Class” Procurement Organizations Save on Labor Costs

Thursday, August 23, 2018 · Patrick Burnson A new research paper released by The Hackett Group maintains that “world-class” procurement organizations now operate at 21 percent lower labor costs than peers and have 29 percent fewer staff.

New Insights Shared by STIFEL on State of 3PL Marketplace

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 · Patrick Burnson John G. Larkin, CFA, Managing Director - Transportation and Logistics, STIFEL Investment Banking shares his views on the current state of the 3PL industry in advance of major conference this fall.

GO-Biz Releases Cybersecurity Labor Market Study for Supply Chain Industries

Monday, August 20, 2018 · Patrick Burnson California's Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, in conjunction with the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, released the results of a California Cybersecurity Labor Market Analysis and Statewide Survey last week.

Two New Releases From Oracle Promise to Improve Supply Chain Visibility

Monday, August 20, 2018 · Patrick Burnson Oracle introduced new releases Oracle Transportation Management Cloud and Oracle Global Trade Management Cloud last week to address the needs of supply chain managers in the current global marketplace.

Port of Oakland’s Ambitious Supply Chain Transformation To Get Underway Soon

Friday, August 17, 2018 · Patrick Burnson Managers of of "high-demand" supply chains should welcome the launch of the Port of Oakland's Seaport Logistics Complex this fall.

The Industrial Internet of Things to Transform Supply Chains by 2023, Says Inmarsat

Friday, August 17, 2018 · Patrick Burnson The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is set to make a sizeable contribution to the global economy by 2023. This is according to a new study released by Inmarsat, the world mobile satellite communications company based in London.

Why Route Planning is Important For Your Business

Thursday, August 16, 2018 · Shachar Shamir Having a vast amount of destinations makes planning routes a daunting task, especially if your business is one that is still relying on pen and paper to do so.

Escalating Trade tensions Could “Ricochet” Through Financial Markets, Warn Analysts

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 · Patrick Burnson “The rising tensions have made it more difficult to start moving away from the "easy money" policies introduced at the beginning of the Great Recession."