Tuesday, January 22, 2013 · Rosemary Coates
We are globalizing far faster than we realize. As supply chain professionals, we move goods everywhere and understand bits of culture and how countries work.
Sunday, January 20, 2013 · Charlie Tanner
The key question that supply chain professionals are asking these days is, What can we do to maximize the ROI from our technology investment? This article provides some practical answers from the experts.
Thursday, January 10, 2013 · Charlie Tanner
More than 20 million children worldwide suffer from severe acute malnutrition. The situation is especially critical in the Horn of Africa and UNICEF is effectively responding to that humanitarian challenge by providing specially formulated “therapeutic” foods to those in…
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 · SCMR Staff
The average price per gallon of diesel gasoline fell 0.7 cents this week to $3.911 per gallon, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 · Mark Woodward
It’s that time of year when we celebrate the fact that next year is a clean slate and all is possible. It’s also the time when we propose our budgets and very quickly realize that we’d better focus on what’s important, as that’s where the budget will inevitably go.…
Monday, December 24, 2012 · Sean Riley
Supply chain technology continued to evolve throughout 2012 as companies realize that a highly visible supply chain is necessary for success in today’s business climate. Of course, overall IT trends such as the cloud, big data and mobile are impacting the supply chain sector…
Sunday, December 23, 2012 · Kevin O'Marah
Global poll of over 1,000 executives reveals that the e-commerce giant is more admired than its Californian rival on all major supply chain attributes except innovation.
Friday, December 21, 2012 · Rosemary Coates
We all understand the incredible volume of items that pass through distribution centers and transportation carriers during the holidays, but when your package is lost it can be so frustrating
Thursday, December 20, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
In two separate letters, The National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) called upon President Obama to engage directly in contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime…
Monday, December 17, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
A potential labor strike by longshoremen along the US East and Gulf Coasts at the end of the year could have devastating economic consequences as inventory depletion, rerouting, hoarding, and price speculation ripple through supply chains of global companies, Marsh warned in a…
Monday, December 10, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki
BATNA stands for Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement. In a sense, it is your fallback position in the event the current negotiation does not succeed in achieving its objectives.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
While many U.S. West Coast ports have been benefitting from overseas demand for raw materials, some of the largest and most diversified East Coast ocean cargo gateways are seizing the opportunity
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