Supply Chain Management

Is the Carrier Deal the Kind of Solution We Are Looking For?

Friday, December 9, 2016 · Rosemary Coates
At the Reshoring Institute we are all about rebuilding manufacturing in America, no matter the means. But the way to do this is through an evolution, not a financial magic trick.

How They Did It: American Casino’s Winning Strategy

Tuesday, December 6, 2016 · Heather Monteiro and Kevin Ball
American Casino and Entertainment Properties embraced supply management principles for three of its most critical service supply items. The result has been a win-win for ACEP and its suppliers—generating millions in savings.

Fitch: Modest Growth, New Questions Await U.S. Transportation Infrastructure in 2017

Monday, December 5, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The outlook is stable for U.S. transportation infrastructure headed into next year though the sector is not without its uncertainties, part of which stem from the new Presidential administration's plans for infrastructure according to Fitch Ratings in its 2017 outlook…

New Tool Brings Logistics Carbon Emissions into Sharp Focus

Monday, December 5, 2016 · Susana Val
Companies can calculate the overall carbon footprint of a logistics operation using readily available estimation tools. However, to implement meaningful management decisions about cutting CO2 emissions, a more detailed analysis is necessary.

The New Global Trade is Booming: Are You Ready?

Monday, December 5, 2016 · Michael Gravier
There is plenty more room for trade agreements in the future, but as an example of the pervasiveness of global trade, with 164 countries part of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, most countries have already made at least some basic move to join the global economy.

ISM Reports Uptick in Manufacturing For November

Thursday, December 1, 2016 · Jeff Berman
The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure growth, was 53.2 in November, which was 1.3 percent ahead of October, while growing for the third straight month, as well as the highest level the PMI has reached, going back to February 2015's 53.3. And the November PMI was…

Streamlining manufacturing and distribution with Industry 4.0

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 · Piyush Sampat, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Connected technologies are on the rise throughout the manufacturing and distribution value chain. Industry 4.0, as this digital and physical integration has been dubbed, seems to be reshaping how products are designed, produced, distributed and everything in between.

TPP Requiem: What May Supply Chain Managers Expect Next?

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathered in Lima, Peru, just after Donald Trump's stunning victory in the U.S. presidential election in November to regroup—and perhaps rethink—free trade alternatives for the coming year.

Port’s “Container Dwell Time” Under Scrutiny at LA/Long Beach

Monday, November 28, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
As noted in reports generated at the recent annual meeting of the American Association of Port Authorities, there's been a new effort by many members to establish more “granular” details on container throughput.

Connected Devices and Industrial Control Systems Expose Manufacturers to Cyber Threats

Wednesday, November 23, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Nearly half of surveyed manufacturing executives lack confidence their assets are protected from external threats, according to a new study from Deloitte and the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) on “Cyber Risk in Advanced Manufacturing.”

Digitalization of Seaport Supply Chains Now a Reality

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
To keep cargo flowing efficiently through the nation's largest container port, the Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation are partnering to pilot a port information portal, a unique approach to demonstrate the benefits of digitizing maritime shipping data and making it…

Seaport Supply Chains Championed by AAPA in Letter to Trump

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) recently sent a multi-faceted document to President-Elect Donald Trump's transition team, outlining opportunities to, in the words of the president-elect's campaign, “Make America Great Again,” by strategic…

Supply Chain Managers Will Have More 3PL Options in 2017

Friday, November 18, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
According to the consultancy, Armstrong & Associates, new global supply chain challenges will be handled by 3PLs in a variety of innovative ways next year.

A Tool for Helping Companies to Safely Reduce WIP

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 · Karim Kamareddine and Yihong Yao
As part of its efforts to cut costs, a leading pharmaceutical company set itself an annual goal to reduce working-in-progress (WIP) inventory.

New Trade Restrictions Will Complicate Global Supply Chains

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
As noted in our Top Story, a “concerted response” must be made in the global economy to address supply chain disruptions in 2017.
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