Supply Chain

Ford to Share Environmental Stewardship Program for Its Suppliers

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 · Patrick Burnson Ford introduced PACE yesterday to the G7 Alliance on Resource Efficiency at its workshop in Washington, D.C., highlighting details of its best practices and addressing key environmental issues

Ocean Cargo Supply Chains Were More Secure in 2015, Says Study

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 · Patrick Burnson Shipping losses continue their long-term downward trend with 85 total losses reported worldwide in 2015, according to the Allianz Global Corporated & Specialty (AGCS) fourth annual Safety and Shipping Review 2016

Higher Minimum Wages Will Have Impact on Supply Chain Management

Monday, March 21, 2016 · Patrick Burnson Rising minimum-wage levels across the U.S. stand to impose additional cost burdens on industrial-building occupiers, especially in labor-intensive, e-commerce fulfillment centers, according to an analysis by CBRE Group, Inc.

Collaborative Robots Will Transform Logistics Says DHL Group

Monday, March 21, 2016 · Patrick Burnson “Robotics in Logistics” – a new trend report produced by Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL Group) – maintains that robots will soon be standard in warehouses around the world.

Columbia Sportswear CIO: Aligning IT with Supply Chain to Drive Business Results

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 · Cheryl Murphy Join Fred Pond, CIO of Columbia Sportswear, as he shares how Columbia Sportswear transformed their business with a strong partnership between IT and supply chain to drive measurable business results.

As Business Uncertainty Rises, Procurement Faces 2016 Balancing Act

Friday, March 4, 2016 · Patrick Burnson Analysts say Supply Chain Managers Must Reduce Costs While Becoming a Better Strategic Business Partner

Is Outsourcing Causing You to Divest From Your Own Product?

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · Michael Gravier One of the biggest issues facing supply chains today are that companies are outsourcing too much of the process and development, and are therefore divesting themselves too much from their own product. This results in the company loosing control of the process, and going over…

New Study Examines Key Shortfalls in the Management of 3PLs

Friday, February 26, 2016 · Patrick Burnson More than 80 percent of domestic Fortune 500 companies outsource their logistics operations and most expect to use third party logistics (3PL) providers more in the coming years, according to the University of Tennessee (UT) study sponsored by Kenco.

Three Ports Building for the Future

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 · Patrick Burnson Ocean cargo gateways on West, Gulf, and East coasts are addressing infrastructure needs with customized solutions.

ASEAN is Refining Supply Chain Networks

Monday, February 22, 2016 · Patrick Burnson Ten Southeast Asian countries launched a long-term plan to achieve regional economic integration within the next 10 years in an effort to better compete with China, Japan and South Korea. However, supply chain infrastructure must be rapidly improved for this to happen.

Supply Chain Marketing: Five Ways to Grow Business When Your Customer Isn’t the End User

Monday, February 22, 2016 · SCMR Staff Cold calls, trade shows, spec sheets, brochures, more cold calls. Supply chain marketing can be monotonous.

Do Faulty Supply Chains Undermine Trust?

Tuesday, February 16, 2016 · Patrick Burnson The 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer finds global trust inequality is growing

2016 Will Be Year of “transformation” in Supply Chain Management

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 · Patrick Burnson Operational excellence, particularly in the areas of technological adoption and cost realignment, will be central to the goal of executing through disruption

When Hoverboards Explode, Who Was Controlling the Supply Chain?

Thursday, February 4, 2016 · Rosemary Coates Hoverboards are new and very popular products and this combination creates a frenzy of manufacturing activity at production sites in China.

BPE Global working with Oracle on Export Control Compliance

Monday, February 1, 2016 · Patrick Burnson Shippers attending Oracle's “Modern Supply Chain Experience” conference last week learned that progress is being made on the mandated Export Control Reform effort despite a few hiccups.