Supply Chain

California posts good export numbers again

Monday, September 12, 2011 · Patrick Burnson In another sign that the United States economy is not heading into a second dip, California exporters recorded yet another month of double-digit growth

ISM to introduce “skill-based” certification

Monday, September 12, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Coming at a time when the nation’s unemployment figures remaining static, The Institute for Supply Management has announced a new certification option for professionals

Eric Peltz joins Supply Chain Management Review’s board

Sunday, September 11, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Eric Peltz, the Associate Director of RAND’s National Security Research Division (NSRD) has joined SCMR’s editorial advisory board.

UPS provides big picture view of reverse logistics

Friday, September 2, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Regardless of whether manufacturing is done near-shore or off-shore, an efficient supply chain approach is ultimately required for reverse logistics.

New Hackett Study explores future of off-shoring

Friday, September 2, 2011 · Patrick Burnson As more attention is being paid to the “volatility” in the supply chain, many shippers are reassessing their global sourcing and distribution strategies. Will multinationals retreat to a hemispheric near-shoring model, or opt for a hybrid that still has an international…

Supply chain managers face productivity challenges

Thursday, September 1, 2011 · Patrick Burnson As Americans prepare for the long Labor Day weekend, supply chain managers may wish to consider how they can regain some measure of lost productivity in the fall

Asia Pacific is focus of new ISM partnership

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 · Patrick Burnson ISM has entered a partnership that significantly expands training opportunities for supply management professionals throughout the Asia-Pacific region

Slow steaming is disrupting supply chains

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Leading global importers and exporters participating in recent survey addressed concerns about “slow steaming” in the transpacific

Room at the top still exists for global 3PLs

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Damco’s recent announcement that it would expand its services may have surprised some industry insiders, but not Brandon Fried, Executive Director of The Airforwarders Association

Damco remains in expansion mode

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Damco joins several other leading freight forwarders in positive numbers this year

Double-digit growth in Asia Pacific logistics set to continue

Thursday, August 18, 2011 · Patrick Burnson The dynamism and complexity of the Asia Pacific transport and logistics market offer investors and operators the industry’s best prospects for growth and returns

Panama Canal Authority to showcase expansion effort

Thursday, August 18, 2011 · Patrick Burnson The CEO of the Panama Canal, Administrator/CEO Alberto Aleman Zubieta, announced today that the Panama Canal Authority will host its first-ever best practices Engineering and Infrastructure Congress

Benchmark Data Points to Big Advantages of Category Management

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 · Frank Quinn Companies that have adopted category management practices—managing product categories separately and customizing them according to specific customer needs—outperform others on a number of key supply chain metrics.

Rutgers University and VICS to Host Logistics Summit

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 · Patrick Burnson The Center for Supply Chain Management at Rutgers Business School and the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association announced a joint Logistics Summit to be held September 27-28, 2011 in New Brunswick.

Global freight forwarders have mass appeal

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Dick Armstrong, chairman of supply chain consultancy Armstrong and Associates said that there’s a certain paradox when considering that most of the leading freight forwarders are from the EU when most of the actual business is generated in the Asia Pacific arena