Supply Chain Management

Deloitte Report Gives Atlanta High Marks for Supply Chain Connectivity

Monday, September 25, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
This week's Atlanta-themed session at the CSCMP EDGE Conference launched a new report by Deloitte establishing metro Atlanta's national rankings in supply chain. The region placed second among seven cities, behind only New York City.

Finding Synergies through Synchronization

Monday, September 25, 2017 · Priya Andleigh and Jeffrey Scott Bullock
A steady flow of products would allow a shipper to reduce overall transportation costs via fixed-volume contracts. It would also allow a shipper to increase warehouse productivity by increasing cross-docking opportunities.

Trump’s First Test On Tariffs – The Potential For Disaster and Lost Jobs

Monday, September 25, 2017 · Rosemary Coates
Tariffs would dramatically increase the cost of solar panels in the U.S., making the solar industry less competitive against fossil fuels like natural gas and coal

Pharma Supply Chains To Become More Reliant on Holography

Friday, September 22, 2017 · Manoj Kochar
Regulation is currently driving concerns for those involved in pharmaceutical manufacturing, production and distribution with governments, national agencies and those with responsibility for law enforcement moving to protect the sector from criminals and counterfeiters through…

“Trusted IoT Alliance” Recently Launched to Unite Supply Chain Industry

Thursday, September 21, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
The mission of the Trusted IoT Alliance is to bring companies together to develop and set the standard for an open source blockchain protocol to support IoT technology in major industries worldwide.

Helping Supply Chain Managers Navigate the New Ocean Cargo Marketplace

Saturday, September 16, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Mollie Bailey, Director, International, LCB, at Transplace, provides SCMR readers with insights and advice on how to leverage the new ocean cargo carrier scenario in this exclusive interview.

Organic Sourcing: An Asymmetric Challenge of Supply and Demand

Saturday, September 16, 2017 · Vipon Kumar
The retail market for organic products continues to defy gravity. All indications point to double-digit growth driven by consumer trends around health and wellness, clean label, natural, non-GMO, local and fresh eating. In the United States and Europe, the demand for organic…

Amber Road Expands Support for ACE PGA Single Window

Saturday, September 16, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Amber Road, a provider of cloud-based global trade management (GTM) solutions, recently announced that its software platform has expanded support for the new import filing requirements under the United States Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Single Window for Partner…

Public to Help Identify Needed National Policy Changes

Thursday, September 14, 2017 · SCMR Staff
Plante Moran and the Reshoring Initiative will jointly launch the pivotal U.S. Manufacturing Reshoring Study. Both organizations encourage businesses to participate in the study's survey. Responses will provide valuable insights into how much manufacturers offshore, what…

FTR Shares Insight on Hurricane’s Impact on Supply Chains

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 · SCMR Staff
Although it may be too early to collect any data from this second major hurricane in three weeks, Noel Perry, Partner at FTR and Senior Economist for Truckstop.com says the impact will be significant.

Managing for Supply Chain Excellence

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 · SCMR Staff
This webinar introduces a new framework to help supply chain leaders put structure around essential performance drivers like resource management and investment, as well as talent development.

Foreign Trade Zones Face New Supply Chain Challenges

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) in the U.S. are faced with twin pressures for change, say industry analysts, who note that new bilateral agreements and ecommerce deals are reconfiguring the global marketplace.

Inmarsat Study Finds IoT Gaps in Supply Chains

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
As the Mobile World Congress Americas convenes in San Francisco today, an important new study on the Internet of Things (IoT) by Inmarsat has surfaced.

Procurement Best Practices in the Public Sector

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 · Robert A Rudzki
If you are a procurement leader in the public sector, I encourage you to read – very carefully – the two articles noted below.

Is Your Technology Stuck in the Last Industrial Revolution?

Friday, September 8, 2017 · Michael Gravier
Technology represents the largest uncertainty for which most companies do not have a strategy—yet the right strategy turns uncertainty into opportunity.
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