Supply Chain

High Tech Disruption in the Freight Forwarding Sector

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 · Patrick Burnson The expanding definition of a freight forwarder can be attributed to the changes our industry has witnessed in the past five to 10 years

Freight Forwarding Selection: The People Factor

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 · Patrick Burnson The ongoing commodification of the freight forwarding industry has caused many shippers to seek key differentiators in service, say leading industry analysts. But a more granular approach to finding the right intermediary may be to examine how well they manage and treat their…

Three Ways to Keep Cargo Theft in Check

Thursday, May 5, 2016 · Michael Meeks, Director of Risk Management, AFN Instances of cargo theft declined by about six percent in 2015, according to logistics security organization FreightWatch International. The report also noted, however, that a high risk for cargo theft remains due to the increased savviness of thieves.

Supply Chain Managers Put on High Alert Against “Ransomware”

Friday, April 29, 2016 · Patrick Burnson Cybersecurity threats to the US shipping industry continue to haunt supply chain managers this year, say analysts.

Supplying Thought: Supply Chain Stockholm Syndrome

Wednesday, April 27, 2016 · Chris Valdivieso Are your tier 1 and 2 suppliers truly adding value, or it is possible that you have Supply Chain Stockholm Syndrome?

“Amazon Effect” Noted in Recent JLL Report on Warehousing

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 · Jeff Berman U.S. industrial vacancy at 6.3 percent is at a 15-year low and is lower than the previous cycle's low point of 7.4 percent in 2007

“State of the Retail Supply Chain 2016” Study Recently Published

Monday, April 25, 2016 · Patrick Burnson The second annual supply chain research study: "State of the Retail Supply Chain 2016" is published, highlighting the key priorities for North American retail supply chain executives.

eBay Enterprise and Innotrac Merge to Become Radial

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 · Patrick Burnson The planned merger of Innotrac and eBay Enterprise has been completed, thereby expanding the range of some retail supply chains under the new name, Radial.

Paris Climate Treaty Needs Supply Chain Management Support

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 · Patrick Burnson When the Paris Climate Treaty is signed at the end of the week on “Earth Day,” air cargo and ocean cargo transport providers will not be among the players.

Making Procurement Great Again

Friday, April 15, 2016 · Robert A Rudzki There are three distinct categories of talent necessary for achieving optimal performance: “procurement employees” are just one of the three categories.

New UPS President Shares Vision and Goals

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 · Jeff Berman Transportation and logistics bellwether UPS recently announced that Cindy Miller was named as the company's president of global freight forwarding. A 28-year UPS veteran, Miller was president of UPS Europe, where she oversaw all UPS operations in more than 120 countries…

Supply Chain Fraud Levels Unchanged for Third Consecutive Year

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 · Patrick Burnson For the third consecutive year, about 30 percent of Deloitte poll respondents say their companies experienced supply chain fraud, waste or abuse in the preceding year.

New Study: 70% of Executives Have Started Digital Supply Chain Transformation

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 · Patrick Burnson Executives see a large gap between the current state of Digital Transformation across their extended global supply chains and what they expect to see just five years from now. These are the results of a global research study, ‘The Current and Future State of Digital Supply…

The Secret to Supply Chain Success: Agility

Thursday, March 31, 2016 · Michael Gravier Companies motivate their teams to develop new strategies as a result of supply chain disruption.

Grooming the New Generation of Supply Chain Managers

Thursday, March 24, 2016 · Patrick Burnson In compiling the annual “Salary Survey” for our sister publication – Logistics Management – we discovered some significant new trends in the search for new talent.