Supply Chain Management

How the Detergent Market is Working Towards a Clean Sweep

Thursday, April 18, 2019 · Alexis Bateman
The increasingly strident public outcry over the huge volumes of plastic waste clogging our environment demands a response from the companies held responsible for putting it there.

Are You Leaving China Now?

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 · Rosemary Coates
Before you leave China, be sure you have identified all of the risks of a new location as well as those of leaving your current manufacturing site. Better yet, consider opening a second factory in a new location, without closing the old one, aka: “China Plus One.” Be sure…

LJM Group to Fund “Movers & Shakers” Scholarship

Monday, April 15, 2019 · SCMR Staff
Following its belief in social and civic duty, LJM Group is proud to offer transportation, logistics, and supply chain management students the opportunity to win up to $2,500 towards their college expenses.

How to succeed in the most profitable industry in the world

Saturday, April 13, 2019 · Oliver Gritz, Jeff Ward and Arsenio Martinez
Freight forwarding lacks a certain sex appeal, yet its top performers are even more profitable than Apple.

Port of Los Angeles Accommodates Record Supply Chain Throughput in March

Thursday, April 11, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
The Port of Los Angeles handled 650,977 TEUs in March, an increase of 12.7 percent compared to 2018. For the first quarter of 2019, container volumes grew 4.6 percent.

U.S. Global Supply Chain Managers Should Expect Stabilized Growth, Says IHS Markit

Thursday, April 11, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
U.S. growth is slowing, as stimulus wears off. And China's stimulus is likely to remain modest. Meanwhile, world trade is still under threat.

MIT Research: Learning From Route Plan Deviations in Last-Mile Delivery

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 · Yiyao Li and William Phillips
Urbanization and customer demands are making last-mile delivery optimization increasingly complex and important for retail companies. However, these companies often do not have the tools and/or capabilities to include customer-specific or environmental constrains such as time…

Fitch Ratings: Growth to Level Off for U.S. Transportation

Monday, April 8, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
Revenue growth remains healthy for all major U.S. transportation sectors, though recent events could level off the rate of growth for some segments in the coming months according to Fitch Ratings in its U.S. Transportation Trends spring report.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Some Supply Chain Managers Just Don’t Get It

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 · Michael Gravier
Evidence that most leaders don't “get it” is the fact that the top 10% “superstar” companies accrue 80% of the economic value in their industries. Most supply chain leaders don't really understand what's so different about the changes underway thanks to…

Flex Pulse takes on the supply chain – and wins

Monday, April 1, 2019 · Gary Forger, special projects editor
Leading contract manufacturer details how it coordinates manufacturing and delivery for 1,000 customers across 120 manufacturing sites and 20,000 suppliers

April 2019 Observations in Supply Chain Management

Monday, April 1, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
As we enter a new fiscal quarter of 2019, here are a few Supply Chain Management updates to consider.

Resilience360 Releases its First Annual Risk Report

Monday, March 25, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
Supply chain risk management company Resilience360 has released its first annual Risk Report, which outlines the Top 10 Supply Chain Risks for 2019— a summary of threats that deserve particular attention during 2019 and beyond.

How Can Freight Forwarding Move Forward?

Monday, March 25, 2019 · Flexport
Technology is driving the rapid evolution of business and global trade. It's time for freight forwarding to change, too.

EY Interview Part II: U.S.-China Trade Disputes and Supply Chain Digitalization

Friday, March 22, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
Given the uncertainty in U.S. trade policy, making plans for doing business in the Asia Pacific region has been daunting lately for supply chain managers. In this first installment of a two-part interview with Nathan Roost, EY Asia-Pacific Supply Chain Solutions &…

The Hackett Group: Digital Transformation Helping Procurement to “Do More with Less”

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
Digital transformation is making it easier for procurement organizations to “do more with less,” according to newly-released Procurement Key Issues research from The Hackett Group, Inc.
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