Supply Chain

New Research: IoT Barrier to Entry Coming Down for Supply Chain Providers

Thursday, September 28, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Will digitalization reshuffle the deck in the marketplace of logistics services? The IT experts at AXIT, a Siemens company, believe it will.

3 Ways to Attract Millennials to Manufacturing

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 · Mark Dohnalek
The entire industry is facing a worker shortage with the rapid pace of baby boomer retirements

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.

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…

Leveraging Returns as Part of the Online Shopping Experience

Saturday, September 16, 2017 · Raanan Cohen
As online retail grows, retailers have to leverage every new touchpoint in the delivery process in order to continuously build customer loyalty. One of the touchpoints that doesn't get as much attention as the others is the returns process.

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.

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.

The Hackett Group launches supply chain managmement benchmarking enhancement

Wednesday, September 6, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
The Hackett Group, Inc. has launched Quantum Leap, a digital benchmarking and performance improvement platform designed to speed up the benchmarking process, and enable supply chain managers to better assess performance gaps.

Parcel Shipping Index Points to Continued Supply Chain Resiliency

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Pitney Bowes recently announced a 48 percent increase in global parcel volume over the last two years, as reported by its second annual Parcel Shipping Index.

Oracle Expands IoT Cloud Portfolio

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 · SCMR Staff
Oracle has announced significant enhancements to the Oracle Internet of Things (IoT) Cloud. The offering now features built-in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning that powers Digital Twin and Digital Thread capabilities.

Digitization and E-commerce Continues to Reshape Forwarding Marketplace

Thursday, August 31, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
The global freight forwarding market has grown by 2.7% in real terms since this time last year, but owing to a continuation of excess capacity issues and lower average oil prices, rates continue to fall in both air and sea freight.

Körber acquires HighJump, Thereby Gaining Supply Chain Foothold in North America

Wednesday, August 30, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
In a deal that may have broad implications for global supply chain manaters, International technology group Körber announced that it has acquired HighJump.
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