Wednesday, September 14, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The latest flat retail figures suggest that shippers may be reconfiguring their supply chains, said a prominent economist.
Sunday, September 11, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Eric Peltz, the Associate Director of RAND’s National Security Research Division (NSRD) has joined SCMR’s editorial advisory board.
Thursday, September 8, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Economists are revising earlier forecasts in light of recent fluctuations in supply chain metrics and production cycles
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 · Jeff Berman
As was the case in July, the August edition of the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Report on Business outperformed its sister report focused on manufacturing.
Friday, September 2, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Regardless of whether manufacturing is done near-shore or off-shore, an efficient supply chain approach is ultimately required for reverse logistics.
Friday, September 2, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
As more attention is being paid to the “volatility” in the supply chain, many shippers are reassessing their global sourcing and distribution strategies. Will multinationals retreat to a hemispheric near-shoring model, or opt for a hybrid that still has an international…
Thursday, September 1, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
As Americans prepare for the long Labor Day weekend, supply chain managers may wish to consider how they can regain some measure of lost productivity in the fall
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Leading global importers and exporters participating in recent survey addressed concerns about “slow steaming” in the transpacific
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Damco’s recent announcement that it would expand its services may have surprised some industry insiders, but not Brandon Fried, Executive Director of The Airforwarders Association
Thursday, August 18, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The CEO of the Panama Canal, Administrator/CEO Alberto Aleman Zubieta, announced today that the Panama Canal Authority will host its first-ever best practices Engineering and Infrastructure Congress
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 · Frank Quinn
Companies that have adopted category management practices—managing product categories separately and customizing them according to specific customer needs—outperform others on a number of key supply chain metrics.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The Center for Supply Chain Management at Rutgers Business School and the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association announced a joint Logistics Summit to be held September 27-28, 2011 in New Brunswick.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Dick Armstrong, chairman of supply chain consultancy Armstrong and Associates said that there’s a certain paradox when considering that most of the leading freight forwarders are from the EU when most of the actual business is generated in the Asia Pacific arena
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Research by Transport Intelligence, contained within its latest report Global Freight Forwarding 2011, has found that Swiss-based Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) topped the ranking of the world's largest forwarders in 2010 in terms of combined air and sea freight revenues. DHL was…
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