Wednesday, October 21, 2020 · SCMR Staff
To remain competitive in an ever-changing environment, chief supply chain officers (CSCOS) must apply advanced strategies to develop and train supply chain talent, according to Gartner, Inc.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
“The sharp rebound in global trade volume has been one of the bright spots in an unusually cloudy outlook," says Nariman Behravesh, chief economist, IHS Markit. Nonetheless, he has concerns about fresh challenges ahead.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Despite its disruptive impact on consumer behavior and retail spending throughout the year, COVID-19 is not cancelling the holiday shopping season, although it is changing how and where consumers will shop.
Friday, October 16, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Spot container freight rates have increased in recent months, driven by shipping companies’ supply discipline, despite a decline in demand at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Fitch Ratings says.
Thursday, October 15, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Foley reports show a shift away from China and just-in-time manufacturing models – and toward stability, resilience and adoption of new innovations – among other key findings.
Thursday, October 15, 2020 · Ken Chadwick,
Historically the supply chain has been the engine room of the company, driving the business forward but largely out of sight. All of this has changed with the COVID-19 outbreak.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
In a joint broadcast presented by Port of Los Angeles today, Executive Director Gene Seroka discussed the port’s best September as well as the best single three-month quarter in the port’s 114-year history.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
It is too early in the Q4 bid season to reach exact conclusions about 2021 rate changes. However, industry analysts say the signs are obvious in the spot market for ocean transportation that carriers have gained pricing power and are managing ship capacity to their advantage.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
The latest market intelligence shared by insight from Resilience360 provides supply chain managers with news on impacts of the labor dispute at the major port operators in Australia, including DP World, Patricks and Hutchinson.
Monday, October 12, 2020 · SCMR Staff
As Texas and Louisiana start to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Delta, the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is gearing up to provide support – and hoping that members of the logistics community will be just as willing to help with the 25th named storm of the season…
Friday, October 9, 2020 · Michael Gravier
For those looking to update their supply chain strategy over the next 3-5 years, the world markets are over-served, and global supply chains are going to evolve to the next logical configuration.
Friday, October 9, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Four areas of change brought on or accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic could have an outsized impact on both public finance and supply chain infrastructure throughout the world, according to Fitch Ratings in a new report.
Thursday, October 8, 2020 · Tarso Melo and Henrique Pedreira
Supply chains have been facing pressure to continuously increase efficiency and differentiation in operations to support businesses.
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 · SCMR Staff
Despite the majority of organizations implementing a hiring freeze during the pandemic, most CEOs recognize that the structure of their workforce needs to change.
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 · Antony Lovell,
Onshoring, the practice of bringing offshored operations back home to their original country, could increase in frequency following both the U.S.-China trade war and the ongoing pandemic.
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