Supply Chain

Why Route Planning is Important For Your Business

Thursday, August 16, 2018 · Shachar Shamir Having a vast amount of destinations makes planning routes a daunting task, especially if your business is one that is still relying on pen and paper to do so.

NextGen Supply Chain: What’s in your cloud?

Wednesday, August 15, 2018 · Gary Forger, special projects editor The cloud could be the most impactful of all NextGen technologies.

Supply Chain Managers May Obtain Trade Forecasts at Upcoming Forums

Monday, August 6, 2018 · Patrick Burnson As supply chain managers have become painfully aware, keeping on top of the shifting trade agreement banter and subsequent compliance necessities has added a new layer of complexity to their operations.

Global Trade Stays Positive Through August, K+N Analysts Contend

Monday, August 6, 2018 · Patrick Burnson Global trade remains on an upward trajectory despite political posturing, say analysts for Kuehne + Nagel Group

The Simplest of Questions For Supply Chain Managers

Friday, July 27, 2018 · Jim Baehr “Do your Procurement professionals spend any time with your Sales professionals sharing best practices?”

Need to Knows From Idea Concept to Consumer Sale

Wednesday, July 25, 2018 · Mark Dohnalek Every step you take in product design & development from idea to the shelf should always be price-driven.

You Have a Summer Intern, Now What?

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 · Rosemary Coates A university internship should be more than just a summer job; it should provide meaningful, insightful work that can help a student prepare for a profession in supply chain management.

Medpricer Identifies Healthcare Sourcing Best Practices to Support Supply Chains

Monday, July 23, 2018 · Patrick Burnson Medpricer, a leading purchased services cost management service for the healthcare industry, recently shared three best practices healthcare organizations can implement to support healthcare sourcing.

Is a Strategic Disconnect With the C-suite Keeping Your Supply Chain in Sleep Mode?

Monday, July 23, 2018 · Mo Hajibashi New evidence suggests that few supply chain executives are leveraging AI to deliver and drive growth in today's disrupted markets.

NextGen Supply Chain Interview: Mike Weinberg

Wednesday, July 18, 2018 · By Gary Forger, Special Projects Editor, Supply Chain Management Review MRO is in the early stages of adopting advanced technologies, like Big Data and IoT. But the potential is enormous.

The Living Supply Chain

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 · Robert Handfield, North Carolina State University and Tom Linton, Flex A new book argues that supply chain ecosystems adjust and evolve in ways similar to how the natural world behaves.

Global Supply Chains Are Constantly Reshaping Real Estate Requirements, Says Prologis

Monday, July 9, 2018 · Patrick Burnson Prologis Research partnered with The Sequoia Partnership, a leading supply chain research group, to estimate the total cost of supply chains piece by piece. The result is a new model for evaluating the tradeoffs companies must make in their supply chains to optimize costs and…

MIT Supply Chain Management Program Ranked No. 1 in the World

Tuesday, July 3, 2018 · SCMR Staff The Master's Program of MIT Global SCALE (Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence) Network has been ranked as the world's No. 1 graduate business program in supply chain and logistics by Eduniversal. The Paris-based global rating agency for higher education ranked the…

Emerging Markets are Reaching Out and Reigning In

Monday, July 2, 2018 · Patrick Burnson While the physical movement of massive volumes of goods will remain part of most shipper's manufacturing and distribution plans, the digitization of supply chains in these new regions is changing many of the rules.

Procurement Assessments Need to Make a Comeback

Friday, June 29, 2018 · James M. Baehr The support of executive leadership and collaboration are two dimensions that consistently show up as priorities in most surveys.