Supply Chain Management

Filling the “Talent Gap” is Essential for Procurement Analytics

Friday, May 18, 2018 · Patrick Burnson Supply chain industry experts and educators agree that business functions face critical challenges to deliver on their organizations' digital transformation strategies. A significant upgrade in talent will be required if companies wish to harness and use increasingly…

Avoiding Supply Chain Breakdowns: Learning From the KFC Debacle

Friday, May 11, 2018 · Tony Pelli The breakdown of Kentucky Fried Chicken's supply chain in the United Kingdom in February 2018 provides a cautionary tale about hidden vulnerabilities in supply chains that all organizations should note.

ISM 2018: Institute for Supply Management Announces R. Gene Richter Scholarship Recipients

Thursday, May 10, 2018 · SCMR Staff Outstanding Supply Management Students Earn $10,000 Tuition Awards, and Special Mentoring and Networking Opportunities

APICS Salary Survey Confirms Supply Chain Management’s Rising Compensation

Wednesday, May 9, 2018 · Patrick Burnson Data from more than 2,600 U.S. supply chain professionals was gathered by APICS as it recently conducted the 2018 Supply Chain Compensation and Career Survey. The report was recently published, and contains many revealing details about the industry.

ISM 2018: Why procurement matters

Monday, May 7, 2018 · Bob Trebilcock Procurement professionals have been upping their game in recent years. Those skills are going to come in handy in the years to come.

Epic Export Denial for ZTE Affects American Supply Chains

Monday, May 7, 2018 · Rosemary Coates Although an export ban sounds straightforward, it is anything but simple.

Project Based Procurement Introduced by JAGGAER at ISM Event

Monday, May 7, 2018 · Patrick Burnson In an announcement coinciding with the ISM conference in Nashville, TN, JAGGAER announced the introduction of as service to manage large Capex projects: Project Based Procurement.

Using Prescriptive Analytics to Decrease Supply Chain Disruptions

Monday, May 7, 2018 · Nari Viswanathan According to Deloitte, 79 percent of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve above average revenue growth. Yet, very few companies include supply chain managers in their boardrooms.

Unprecedented Supply Chain Opportunities in the Gulf, But First, the Blockade Must End

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 · Michael Gravier Unprecedented opportunities for supply chains exist in the Middle East, but greater diplomacy is needed.

Teaching Collaboration - Something that Should Be Learned If It Hasn’t Been

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 · James M. Baehr With all this information you might believe that collaboration is easy. Yet, we know it's not.

Supply Chain Technology: It’s Not Just for Big Businesses Anymore, but is it Enough?

Monday, April 30, 2018 · Jon Slangerup As digital transformation forces nearly every industry to re-examine its business practices, shippers of all sizes recognize the importance of an agile, digitized supply chain.

Bryant University’s Global Supply Chain Management Program Worth Noting

Friday, April 27, 2018 · Patrick Burnson Supply Chain Management at Bryant University is gaining recognition in the industry

Industrial Real Estate Analysts Examine “Last Touch” in Supply Chain

Thursday, April 26, 2018 · Patrick Burnson New research conducted by San Francisco-based Prologis, Inc. indicates that for industrial real estate customized for supply chain optimization remains in high demand.

Procurement Executives Group Measure Impact of Potential Tariffs

Thursday, April 26, 2018 · Patrick Burnson IHS Markit and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG) report that the uncertainty regarding tariffs is behind the sudden increase in the costs associated with construction materials.

Manhattan Associates Partners With FreightRover to Enhance TMS Offerings

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 · Patrick Burnson Manhattan Associates today announced updates to its Transportation Management System (TMS) designed to help supply chain managers run more efficient transportation operations.