Supply Chain Management

Displeasure with Capitol Hill

Friday, October 11, 2013 · Patrick Burnson A significant majority of middle market executives disapprove of the job performance of Congress and of the job performance of President Obama.

New CIT Group Study Signals Confidence in Mid-Market Supply Chains

Friday, October 11, 2013 · Patrick Burnson Middle market executives, whose companies take in more than $6 trillion in revenues and employ more than 30 million people annually, are expressing renewed optimism in their business prospects compared to a year ago.

Supply Chain Managers Can Justify Risk Avoidance Investments

Thursday, October 10, 2013 · Patrick Burnson How do you put a value on avoiding a problem that seemingly no longer exists because you’ve already spent money on eliminating it? This is the classic Catch-22 dilemma faced by many corporate security managers when trying to justify further investments in steeling the supply…

Federal Government Shutdown Stymies California Supply Chain Numbers

Thursday, October 10, 2013 · Patrick Burnson Beacon Economics' California Trade Report will not be released this month due to the Federal government shutdown. Import and export figures remain undisclosed.

U.S. Import Levels Remain Strong Despite Government Shutdown

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 · SCMR Staff National Retail Federation is not alarmed...yet.

Ocean Carriers Return to Core Competencies

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 · Patrick Burnson The combination of financial necessity and commercial reality is further forcing ocean carriers to shed their logistics offerings and return to their core competencies.

ISM Manufacturing Numbers Under Scrutiny

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 · Patrick Burnson According to IHS Global Insight economists, the manufacturing sector is looking better, but not that good.

APIC Reinvents Itself

Monday, September 30, 2013 · SCMR Staff APICS announced that it is rebranding itself as a supply chain organization.

Port of Los Angeles Ditches Container Fee

Monday, September 23, 2013 · Patrick Burnson The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners recently voted in favor of port staff’s recommendation to eliminate a never-used container fee created nearly six years ago to help finance major rail, highway and bridge improvement projects.

Oracle Corp. Releases Version 12.2 of the Oracle E-Business Suite

Monday, September 23, 2013 · Patrick Burnson Procurement and supply chain management professionals may benefit from Online Patching – a function aimed at support organizations with high-availability requirements. It is intended to reduce patching and maintenance downtimes

Conflict Minerals Issue Becomes More Complex For Supply Chain Managers

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 · Patrick Burnson Resistence to the Securities and Exchange Commission ruling that requires publicly traded companies to disclose the origins of conflict minerals contained in their products is breaking down rapidly, say compliance experts

Supply Chain Managers May Face Higher Trucking Rates

Monday, September 16, 2013 · SCMR Staff Trucking market conditions may result in seasonal pricing power for carriers, according to the Trucking Conditions Index released by freight transportation consultancy FTR Associates last week.

Retail Sales Picture Remains Blurred

Monday, September 16, 2013 · SCMR Staff Supply Chain Managers may still be guessing if demand will ramp up next month.

University of Tennessee Earns Recognition For Supply Chain Management Program

Monday, September 16, 2013 · SCMR Staff The undergraduate supply chain management and logistics program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is ranked fifth among the nation's public institutions, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2014 rankings released last week.

Lessons Learned at Material Handling & Logistics Conference

Thursday, September 12, 2013 · SCMR Staff Supply chain management is rarely included in an organization’s strategic roadmap