Supply Chain

Second Quarter 3PL Market Report Shows All-Around Improvement

Tuesday, August 26, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Middlemen comprising the Transportation Intermediaries Association made money last quarter, say researchers.

Ethical Supply Chains May Become Competitive Advantage

Thursday, August 21, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Software Advice, a consulting firm recently acquired by Gartner, Inc., has produced a report suggesting that consumers may be judging how “ethical” a company is before buying its products.

Asia Pacific Supply Chain a Bit More Secure This Year

Monday, August 18, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Reported Hijackings dropped drastically from the first half of 2013, contributing to the overall decrease in the theft rate for the Asia-Pacific region.

How World-Class Procurement Organizations Outperform

Monday, August 18, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
New Research Shows Top Organizations Operating at Lower Costs, With Fewer Staff

Gartner Ranks Top Undergrad Supply Chain Curricula

Wednesday, August 13, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
The Annual Salary Survey done by Peerless Research indicates that education pays. Further evidence of this has just emerged in a new report.

SCM World Study Finds 3PLs Resist Innovation

Wednesday, August 13, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Between January and May of this year, SCM World fielded a six-question survey in order to understand the supply chain community’s perception of global third party logistics providers (3PLs).

PwC Reports M&A Uptick in Supply Chain Space

Tuesday, August 12, 2014 · SCMR Staff
For the quarter, PwC said there were 51 transportation and logistics transactions values at $50 million or more for a total of $20 billion, which was ahead of 38 deals for a cumulative $16.2 billion recorded during the first quarter and the 39 deals valued at a cumulative…

Supply Chain Managers Take “World View” on Risk

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
AsiaInspection, a global provider of quality control services for businesses importing from Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, and Latin America, maintains that supply chain managers should pay more attention to risk irrespective of region.

Mitigating Risk Means Evaluating Emerging Nation Resilience

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
FM Global commissioned analytics and advisory firm Oxford Metrica to develop country rankings with the aim of bolstering intelligent dialogue around building resilience and avoiding supply chain disruption.

Emerging Economies Launch Development Bank

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Last month’s summit meeting of leaders from the BRICS in Brazil yielded a surprise for many supply chain managers evaluating emerging nations: The rise of a the “New Development Bank”

A New Worry for Supply Chain Managers: Storm Surge

Monday, August 4, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
While scientific predictions are pointing to lower-than-normal storm activity for 2014, the risk of significant damage to the nation’s transport infrastructure is a constant threat.

Investment Inflows to China Plunge as Japan “Pivots” to ASEAN

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Aside from China's rapidly eroding competitiveness for low-end manufacturing and the bilateral political tensions, another driver has been significant trade-liberalization initiatives being untaken by a number of ASEAN economies.

Nothing Academic About This initiative: IBM and OSU Partnership

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 · David Widdifield
IBM and the Ohio State University have teamed up to provide companies with future managers who have a solid understanding of the “right” tools needed to meet customer service and business expectations.

Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Mobile Enterprise Applications Introduced

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
For supply chain managers, this service can streamline procurement processes with applications to view purchase requisition self-service orders orders awaiting approval.

No End in Sight for West Coast Dockside Labor Negotiations

Monday, July 28, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Will supply chain managers soon tire of these theatrics?
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