Supply Chain Management

Supply chains in the age of scarcity

Friday, June 3, 2022 · Michael J. Gravier A more entrepreneurial mindset among supply chain managers will be required going forward.

What supply chain managers learn from Jackie Chan on The Rebound

Friday, March 11, 2022 · Bob Trebilcock On this episode, Stanley Fawcett, Michael Knemeyr and Markus Greschberger tackle supply chain complexity, The Jackie Chan Way.

Three strategies to prepare supply chains for sustained disruption

Wednesday, February 2, 2022 · Suzie Petrusic New approaches, flexibility and reducing risk in the first place are important to supply chain recovery.

Talent and supply chain capacity take center stage

Tuesday, February 1, 2022 · Bob Trebilcock For Zebra’s global operations and services officer Steve Williams, talent is already a top priority with supply chain capacity poised to be the next big thing.

Walmart builds Olive Branch, MS fulfillment center

Friday, January 21, 2022 · Gary Forger The 1-million plus square foot facility is the retailer’s first e-commerce center in Mississippi.

Getting Our “Jones Act” Together

Friday, December 31, 2021 · Patrick Burnson President Biden’s executive order, “Made-in-America,” signed in 2021 makes it clear that the 100-year-old Jones Act will remain intact for the foreseeable future.

Supply Chain Managers To Confront Escalating Transport Rates in 2022

Friday, December 31, 2021 · Patrick Burnson Irrespective of mode, rates will be escalating, with carriers controlling capacity and exercising leverage like never before. Given the shortage of manpower and labor pools across the spectrum of global logistics, supply chain managers will be struggling.

The Rebound Podcast: Say goodbye to 2021

Thursday, December 30, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock On the last podcast of the year, hosts Abe Eshkenazi and Bob Trebilcock discuss the trends that shaped the last year in supply chain. It was better than you think.

Air Cargo Supply Chains to Remain Under Pressure

Wednesday, December 29, 2021 · Patrick Burnson Air cargo industry analysts observe that as ocean peak season cools off, air peak season heats up.

Final 2021 Supply Chain Management Trends to Remember

Tuesday, December 28, 2021 · Patrick Burnson As 2021 comes to an end, here are the significant events to remember from December.

Rail & Intermodal: Boom and Bust

Tuesday, December 28, 2021 · Patrick Burnson Rate Forecasts are always challenging for the rail and intermodal sector, says Jason Kuehn, vice president of the consultancy Oliver Wyman. But this one feels more difficult than most.

New Year with New Ways to Manage Supply Chain Challenges

Wednesday, December 22, 2021 · Mark Dohnalek As 2021 nears a close, the supply chain continues to be in crisis with nearly 100 ships backed up and waiting to unload. With an ongoing labor shortage in dock workers and truckers, every potential solution creates new types of obstacles.

Drewry Tells Supply Chain Managers to Brace for Another Year of Ocean Cargo Rate Hikes

Monday, December 20, 2021 · Patrick Burnson Shippers may expect a second year of big increases in 2022 for ocean contract rates, says Philip Damas director and head of the supply chain advisors practice at London-based Drewry.

Manufacturing and Supply Chains in the Future

Monday, December 20, 2021 · Rosemary Coates “The questions we know how to ask today are not the questions we need to ask for the future,” said one of the speakers at last week’s National Association of Manufacturers Leadership Council in New Orleans. This statement gave me pause. If we are only asking questions…

Empty shelves, congested ports and…activist investors?

Monday, December 20, 2021 · Jessica Darby and Ron Gordon As if the pandemic hasn’t been hard enough, some companies face another, unusual supply chain problem