Supply Chain Management

Encouraging News Surfaces on Trade Gap

Friday, November 11, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
According toe IHS Global Insights, exports rebounded more vigorously than imports, aided by demand for industrial supplies and consumer goods.

Selling Procurement Transformation

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki
Greg Schuth, a Senior Advisor with Greybeard Advisors LLC shares his views on Total Cost of Ownership.

Hemispheric supply chain may generate new jobs says The Boston Consulting Group forecast

Monday, November 7, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Transportation goods such as vehicles and auto parts, electrical equipment including household appliances, and furniture are among seven sectors that could create 2 to 3 million jobs as a result of manufacturing returning to the U.S.—an emerging trend that is expected to…

“Paycheck cycle economics” impacts the supply chain

Monday, November 7, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The Trade Balance report due out Thursday should show the trade deficit widening in September, and the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index issued the following day should edge up in early November

ISM October manufacturing report is down from September but showing growth

Thursday, November 3, 2011 · Jeff Berman
Although the numbers are showing continued signs of leveling out, the main theme of the October edition of the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing (ISM) Report on Business indicated that growth is still occurring.

Supply Chain Productivity Top of Mind at APICS Conference

Thursday, November 3, 2011 · Frank Quinn
Getting out of the office to attend an industry event offers a great opportunity to find out what’s on the minds of supply chain professionals and what subjects they are interested in

Cybersecurity Awareness III: Managing Supplier Risk

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz
A strong enterprise-wide information security program includes managing third party risk

Waste Not, Want Not (Part III)

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Editor’s note: This is the third and final installment of a three-part web exclusive examining the latest trends in reverse logistics. Today’s logistics managers are faced with three forces driving the reverse loop in distribution: Regulatory compliance, sustainable…

Waste Not, Want Not (Part II)

Monday, October 31, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part web exclusive examining the latest trends in reverse logistics. Today’s logistics managers are faced with three forces driving the reverse loop in distribution: Regulatory compliance, sustainable practices, and money saving…

Closing the Global Supply Chain Loop: Waste Not, Want Not

Friday, October 28, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part web exclusive examining the latest trends in reverse logistics. Today’s supply chain managers are faced with three forces driving the reverse loop in distribution: Regulatory compliance, sustainable practices, and money…

Another natural disaster disrupts Asia’s supply chains

Thursday, October 27, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Thailand’s automotive parts supply chain is being severely disrupted by the worst monsoon floods for some five decades

Supply chains remain vulnerable to cyber crime and cyber terrorism

Monday, October 24, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Supply chain managers must be vigilant when it comes to resisting cyber crime and cyber terrorism, an industry leader told SCMR today

What Keeps Us Up at Night

Monday, October 24, 2011 · J Paul Dittmann
The supply chain arena has become a quagmire of challenges. As the world has gotten smaller, the complexity of the global supply chain has become that much more multifaceted

Emptoris Empower 2011 features new supply chain management product announcement

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
According to spokesmen, Emptoris’ Suite V9 represents the “next evolution” of the company’s supply and contract management software for Global 2000 organizations

Eurozone’s financial crisis still has supply chain implications for China

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
According to IHS Global Insight’s China analyst, Alistair Thornton, this should be a concern as it will impact the nation’s short-term expansion trajectory
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