Supply Chain

New Software Tools to Manage Risk and Disruptions: Part III

Saturday, March 31, 2012 · Yossi Sheffi, Bindiya Vakil, and Tim Griffin For real time alerts, companies do not assess disruption probability

New Software Tools to Manage Risk and Disruptions: Part II

Thursday, March 29, 2012 · Yossi Sheffi, Bindiya Vakil, and Tim Griffin During 2010-2011, there have been several efforts to develop tools to help companies identify risks and respond to them

New Software Tools to Manage Risk and Disruptions

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 · Yossi Sheffi, Bindiya Vakil, and Tim Griffin The first step that many organizations take in trying to manage risk and develop resilience is to classify possible future disruptions

New Hackett Research Forecasts Offshoring of 750,000 More Jobs

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Corporations in the U.S. and Europe will move an additional 750,000 jobs in IT, finance, and other business services to India and other low-cost geographies by 2016, according to new research from The Hackett Group, Inc.

Déjà vu all over again

Saturday, March 24, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki Failing to actively manage consultants can have dire consequences for procurement.

Trade Analysts See New Demand for U.S. Goods in China

Saturday, March 24, 2012 · Patrick Burnson According to IHS Global Insight U.S. Economist Gregory Draco, A new trade paradigm is developing.

GLPP expands economic development and global logistics niche

Thursday, March 22, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Global Logistics Development Partners announced today that it is establishing an office presence in the UK that will focus on business in the UK, Ireland, Continental Europe and the Middle East.

Driving Value Through the Procurement Process

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 · SCMR Staff APQC released the results of its latest study, Supplier Category Management: Driving Value Through the Procurement Process

Mexico poses challenge to U.S. West Coast ports

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 · Patrick Burnson More evidence that shippers may be “near shoring” in the future surfaced at a maritime conference in Southern California earlier this month

Metric-driven sustainability initiative gathers speed and favor

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 · Patrick Burnson “Going Green” is no longer a choice for supply chain managers – it’s a given

Supply chain managers may consider sourcing from Mexico’s seaports

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 · Patrick Burnson More evidence that shippers may be “near shoring” in the future surfaced at a maritime conference in Southern California earlier this month

Supply chain managers must be trained to “visualize” risk

Thursday, March 15, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Supply chain managers should have learned some valuable lessons from last year’s Fukushima earthquake and tsunami in Japan, said industry analysts

Transpacific Stabilization Agreement plans more rate hikes

Thursday, March 15, 2012 · Patrick Burnson The 15 member carriers in the TSA are recommending a further increase of $400 per 40-foot container effective April 15, 2012

Indo-Asia Global Supply Chain Summit To Be Held in Singapore

Monday, March 12, 2012 · SCMR Staff The year’s event, the fifth in a series spanning nearly a decade, is the brainchild of Dr. John Gattorna, an internationally known supply chain author, educator, and business consultant

MCA Solutions Merges with Servigistics

Monday, March 12, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Servigistics, a global provider of Service Lifecycle Management software, announced last week that it has completed a merger with MCA Solutions, a leading provider of service parts optimization solutions.