Supply Chain Management

Do We Really Want Our Supply Chains Back?

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 · Stanley Chao The push is on to bring supply chains back to the U.S. But, are we ready to contend with the unattended consequences?

The Challenges of Accessing and Transporting PPE During COVID-19

Monday, May 4, 2020 · Patrick Burnson At the root of the short supply of PPE for hospitals are several factors. Distributors don't have inventory, and hospitals don't have the relationships in place to buy directly from manufacturers. Making matters more difficult, many vendors are requiring down…

Third-Party Logistics Firms Face Fresh Supply Chain Challenges, Says Armstrong & Associates

Monday, May 4, 2020 · Patrick Burnson Evan Armstrong, president of the consultancy, Armstrong & Associates, shares his views on the current state of the Third-Party Logistics (3PL) as part of Logistic Management's (LM) feature in June on “Top 50 Global & Domestics 3PLs.” (LM is a sister…

Dun & Bradstreet Introduces Resource to Identify Risk and Opportunity with New COVID-19 Impact Index

Monday, May 4, 2020 · Patrick Burnson Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, recently introduced the COVID-19 Impact Index, a new resource - based on client feedback - that addresses the urgent needs of business leaders to better understand the real-time impacts…

Fasten Your Seatbelts: Turbulence Ahead for Global Supply Chains

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 · Edmund L. Andrews As the coronavirus shutters factories in Asia, companies with pre-existing relationships outside their normal supply chain will be better positioned to weather the impending crisis.

IBM Helping to Battle COVID-19 Medical Supply Chain Shortages

Monday, April 27, 2020 · Patrick Burnson As part of IBM's approach to combating COVID-19 with technology solutions that enable more trustworthy information, accelerated discovery, resiliency and adaptation, the company today announced IBM Rapid Supplier Connect, a blockchain-based network designed to help…

Are You Prepared to Manage a Whack-A-Mole Recovery?

Monday, April 27, 2020 · Yossi Sheffi Pressure to reopen the world's economies is intensifying. However, hasty reopenings will likely spur waves of resurging infections in location after location, followed by more closures and quarantines.

Gartner Advises Supply Chain Managers to Implement Steps to Protect Workers During COVID-19 Crisis

Friday, April 24, 2020 · Patrick Burnson To improve the safety of transportation workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, supply chain leaders should implement four technology initiatives immediately, according to Gartner, Inc.

Essential Strategies for Improving Supply Chain Efficiency

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 · Eamon Francis Having an efficient supply chain benefits all aspects of your business. It makes life easier for your workers and it increases customer satisfaction. The problem with many supply chains is that they are too complex, which can lead to problems such as slow lead times and…

ISM CEO Derry provides deep dive into impact of COVID-19 on supply chain and business operations

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 · Jeff Berman Tom Derry, CEO of the Institute for Supply Management, talks about how nearly all ISM members are dealing with disruptions stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

How Virtual Lifestyles During COVID-19 Has Made Product Development More Precise

Tuesday, April 21, 2020 · Alon Ghelber Even with all the advances in technology and decades of prototypes to analyze, when it comes to successful product development planning – we still need to know the answers to the three basic “what” questions: What is missing in the current market? What are customers…

New IBM Report Explains How to Leverage Technology to Counter Pandemic Disruption

Monday, April 20, 2020 · Patrick Burnson A new report from the IBM Institute for Business Value, “COVID-19 and Shattered Supply Chains” highlights that the pandemic has revealed vulnerabilities in global supply chains, causing unanticipated chaos while emphasizing a need for resilience and smarter systems based…

Humanitarian Supply Chain: ALAN Launches Intelligence Center for COVID-19

Thursday, April 16, 2020 · Patrick Burnson The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) has recently launched the ALAN Supply Chain Intelligence Center (http://alanaid.org/map), which provides a cloud-based, real-time view of the latest COVID-19 impacts via an easy-to-use map.

Food Industry Shifts Under Surge in Online Demand, Says CBRE

Thursday, April 16, 2020 · SCMR Staff The food industry is undergoing significant disruption from COVID-19, as U.S. consumers increasingly have groceries delivered directly to their homes (D2C) or are buying online and picking up in store (BOPIS).

Four Questions to Manufacturers During COVID-19

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 · Simon Jacobson In the response to the shortages created by the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers of all sizes and capabilities have announced their intentions to repurpose their capacities.