Supply Chain

Missing your target? Successful implementations begin at procurement

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 · Brian Straight
Only 30% of digital transformations meet or exceed a company’s expected target value. The reason? The wrong procurement process was used, say experts.

Talking Supply Chain: Getting healthy with the supply chain

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 · Brian Straight
Supply chains are designed to move goods from point A to point B, and that is certainly true for those that move health care goods through the supply chain.

People remain stumbling block to procurement success

Monday, May 22, 2023 · Brian Straight
While technology can be an obstacle to procurement success, respondents to an ISM survey said humans remain the largest roadblock.

The history and evolution of software supply chains

Thursday, May 18, 2023 · Saikat Banerjee
Software supply chains have a lot in common with their more traditional supply chain cousins, including just-in-time delivery mechanisms and tiered structures.

Supply chains must evolve to achieve success with product-as-a-service models

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 · Michael Dominy, vp analyst, Gartner Supply Chain Practice
Digital business models offer many benefits to organizations, but they require supply chain leaders to implement changes to planning and operations.

Procurement pros: Manual processes cost billions

Monday, May 15, 2023 · Brian Straight
Procurement professionals say the process remains manual, and billions of dollars in cost savings are being left behind as a result.

Sink or swim: Decarbonizing the supply chain transportation network

Friday, May 12, 2023 · Jessica Yao Xiong and Nora Lestari
MIT student researchers have studied supply chain emissions and found a nonlinear relationship between logistics spend and emissions, offering useful insights for future investment decisions.

Supply chain professional salaries up 3%, approaching $100K annually

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 · Brian Straight
Supply chain data released by the Association for Supply Chain Management found that the median salary in the industry is nearly $100,000, almost $30,000 more than the average American salary.

Cybersecurity risk could soon become buying criteria for CSCOs

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 · Brian Straight
As cyber threats increase, 60% of chief supply chain officers expect risk assessments to become part of the standard business relationship.

Having a crystal ball is not a stretch!

Friday, May 5, 2023 · Charles H.W. Edwards
Constant challenges to norms stimulate innovation, the latest developments show that major logistics companies accept that and are investing. The combination of artificial intelligence, machine learning and timely data can give us a window into the future.

Remembering Rana Plaza

Thursday, May 4, 2023 · Rosemary Coates
We cannot know all of the regulations and building codes in foreign locations, but we can use common sense and ask common sense questions about our supply chain partners. The collapse of Rana Plaza in 2013 shows us why.

Supply chain foundation: Building the elusive control tower

Thursday, May 4, 2023 · Steven DeVoe, Marc Iampieri, and Erik Mattson
A control tower can transform supply change management, creating a digital supply chain that is faster, cheaper, and more resilient than the old one.

Machine learning techniques in supply chain management

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 · Arindam Mukherjee
Organizations can gain a competitive edge and maximize profits by leveraging the power of technology to increase efficiency in their supply chain. But they need to understand what machine learning is, and is not, if they want to reduce costs, increase profits, and improve the…

Frictionless Supply Chain Podcast: Strategies for global trade compliance

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 · Rosemary Coates
Shipping goods across borders is a complicated process that requires plenty of documentation. Shipping Solutions’ Lisa Nemer joins Rosemary Coates to discuss the process.

Jabil’s Carpenter talks automation, value of end-to-end supply chain evaluation

Tuesday, May 2, 2023 · Brian Straight
Logistics is playing an ever-increasingly important role in streamlining processes and reducing costs, but automation can’t be implemented in a silo says Jeannie Carpenter, Jabil’s senior director of global logistics.
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