Supply Chain Management

Measurement Needed if Supply Chains are to Improve

Thursday, March 1, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Companies improving on multi-faceted metrics are more likely to improve their financial performance.

Report from Accenture and World Economic forum takes deep dive into supply chain and transport risk

Thursday, March 1, 2012 · Jeff Berman Dealing with challenges and the unknown is considered a given for supply chain and logistics managers. When the unexpected happens, it is imperative that they are taking steps to manage risks in an efficient and proper manner. But according to a report from Accenture and the…

Panjiva data from December to January shows U.S.-bound trade moving in the right direction

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 · Jeff Berman Data from Panjiva showed gains from December to January for both United States-bound waterborne shipments and the number of manufacturers shipping to the U.S.

“Embedding Risk Management”

Monday, February 20, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki For a Supply Chain Risk Management program to be effective it must be embedded within your sourcing process.

Supply Chain Managers Receive Some Encouraging News

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 · Patrick Burnson The National Federation of Independent Business small business optimism index rose 0.1 point to 93.9 in January

Supplier Environmental Sustainability Performance

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 · SCMR Staff CAPS Research releases a benchmarking report on Supplier Environmental Sustainability Performance

Showing Value (Part VI)

Friday, February 10, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki All too often, after a long and productive sourcing initiative, the team celebrates success when the new contract is finalized. The best efforts don’t end there.

The Silk Road – the First Global Supply Chain

Saturday, February 4, 2012 · Rosemary Coates I am honored to be asked to join the esteemed bloggers at Supply Chain Management Review. Each month, I will be blogging about China logistics and Chinese imports.

Product Innovation and Supply Chain Management: Part III

Saturday, February 4, 2012 · Maha Muzumdar & Kerrie Foy Quality has always been important, but as we nurse our wounded bank accounts back to health, high quality is an absolute must to anyone buying anything.

Integrating Product Innovation and SCM to Deliver Incremental Value: Part II

Thursday, February 2, 2012 · Maha Muzumdar & Kerrie Foy This is the second of a three-part article written by Maha Muzumdar, vice president of supply chain marketing, Oracle & Kerrie Foy, PLM/PIM applications product marketing, Oracle

“Showing Value (Part V)”

Monday, January 30, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki A simple and powerful best practice is to obtain stakeholder signoff regarding the sourcing strategy as well as the methodology for calculating results.

Mexico competes with BRIC nations for supply chain investment

Thursday, January 19, 2012 · Patrick Burnson While the BRIC nations continue to attract investment, supply chain analysts urge caution and diligence

Showing Value (Part III)

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki The importance of relevance to the P and L Statement cannot be overstated.

California’s Healthy Outbound Supply Chain

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 · Patrick Burnson California’s exporters turned in another strong performance in November, marking the 25th consecutive month in which the state’s merchandise export trade increased on a year-over-year basis

National Retail Federation issues promising forecast

Monday, January 16, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Retail sales growth in 2012 will still grow at a rate faster than many other industries, said industry experts.