Friday, February 14, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Global ports will see reduced trade volumes as a result of the coronavirus, COVID-19, which would become more severe should Chinese production take time to recover to pre-epidemic levels, says Fitch Ratings.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 · Michael Gravier
The pace of technology has outpaced the labor market's ability to train, re-train and re-educate workers. Traditional educational paths are slow to educate, unresponsive to society's needs, and leave too many students with intimidating amounts of debt.
Monday, February 10, 2020 · Atmaja Sinha and Rakesh Thykandi
In a tight truck transportation market, a shipper can be forced to tender shipments to the spot market when contracted carriers are unable to fulfill its demands. As a result, the shipper is likely to incur higher costs and lower levels of service.
Monday, February 10, 2020 · Rosemary Coates
Some companies are trying to source parts to stock up on inventory, to try to outlast this critical virus period. This in turn, will eventually cause shortages of all kinds as companies pay premium prices and hoard parts.
Thursday, February 6, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Newly released findings from McKinsey & Company and the World Economic Forum show that American manufacturing companies are lagging behind Fourth Industrial Revolution innovations and could lose out on up to $3.7 trillion in value by 2025.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 · Dana Stiffler
How can new chief supply chain officers navigate their new role and deliver? Successful CSCOs follow four steps to build standing in their organizations.
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
To help ensure organizations maintain continuity and resilience amid the coronavirus tumult, BSI supply chain experts are advising businesses take an immediate response to protect their workers and commercial interests.
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 · Mostafa Sayyadi
This article actually investigates the crossover potential of scholarly research and how it can be applied in the organizational boardroom
Monday, February 3, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Resilience360 recently released a special report outlining the impacts of the coronavirus on the global supply chain, and provided SCMR with an exclusive interview on further implications.
Friday, January 31, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock
The bankruptcy of Payless Shoes demonstrates the role supply chain management can play in a company's success - and failure
Thursday, January 30, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
BDO recently released their 2020 Manufacturing CFO Outlook Survey, which includes some supply chain-specific findings that may be of interest to SCMR readers, especially around the impact of trade and tariffs. 21% of middle market manufacturing CFOs report experiencing an…
Thursday, January 30, 2020 · Goh Puay Guan
While the Wuhan virus and US-China trade tensions are the elephant in the room, there are also a number of other global changes such as Brexit and potentially the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which would transform sourcing and trade relations.
Thursday, January 30, 2020 · Mark Dohnalek
We know breakdowns and pitfalls are more likely to be caused by inadequate planning, poorly defined goals, and a lack of transparent communication than by functional or mechanical issues.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 · Dheeraj Remella
While we are still in the early stages of 5G network rollouts, adoption is increasing every day. In fact, new data forecasts that the number of global 5G subscriptions will hit 1.5 billion in the next five years.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 · Miranda Buckheit
Students in the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State will learn how wireless sensors and cloud computing can impact the manufacturing field, thanks to a recent gift from KCF Technologies.
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