Technology

Supply Chain Managers Brace for Automated Commercial Environment

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 · Patrick Burnson The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America is encouraging all its members to begin integrating the ACE into their business processes.

Emptoris and Anglo American bullish on supply chain jobs

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 · Patrick Burnson The Logistics Management annual salary survey indicates that while compensation is stalled somewhat, companies do appear to be hiring.

Global Supply Chain Leaders to Gather at Bridges 2012

Monday, April 23, 2012 · SCMR Staff This annual gathering of large enterprises and supply chain partners is the largest event of its kind, attended by companies with collective revenues in excess of $1 trillion

Globe Equity Partners buy Cleo

Friday, April 20, 2012 · SCMR Staff Cleo announced that it has been acquired by Globe Equity Partners, an investment firm focused on mid-market software companies serving growth industry segments

Ocean Freight Standards Advisory Board Announces 25% Growth in Membership

Thursday, April 19, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Ocean carrier spokesmen said this demonstrates “a strong commitment” by the industry to drive major improvements in efficiency and customer experience

Kewill Flagship Express to aid specialized supply chains

Thursday, April 19, 2012 · Patrick Burnson This is a “cost-effective U.S. origin shipping solution” that does not sacrifice performance or flexibility

SCC Announces 2012 Global Supply Chain Excellence Award Winners

Sunday, April 15, 2012 · SCMR Staff A panel of expert judges selected the winners in three categories

Ariba and Microsoft Announce Supply Chain Alliance

Thursday, April 12, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Ariba, Inc. announced a strategic alliance with Microsoft Corp. today, signaling a new stage for the global commerce network

New Software Tools to Manage Risk and Disruptions: Part III

Saturday, March 31, 2012 · Yossi Sheffi, Bindiya Vakil, and Tim Griffin For real time alerts, companies do not assess disruption probability

New Hackett Research Forecasts Offshoring of 750,000 More Jobs

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Corporations in the U.S. and Europe will move an additional 750,000 jobs in IT, finance, and other business services to India and other low-cost geographies by 2016, according to new research from The Hackett Group, Inc.

Supply chain managers must be trained to “visualize” risk

Thursday, March 15, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Supply chain managers should have learned some valuable lessons from last year’s Fukushima earthquake and tsunami in Japan, said industry analysts

Is Your Website ADA Compliant? (Part II)

Thursday, March 15, 2012 · Martha Lessman Katz While the courts are still divided on the subject, the DOJ asserts that the disadvantages resulting from website inaccessibility discriminate against the disabled in violation of the ADA

Is Your Website ADA Compliant?

Monday, March 12, 2012 · Martha Lessman Katz Many commercial websites and electronic devices are inaccessible for the 50 million disabled Americans and many seniors

MCA Solutions Merges with Servigistics

Monday, March 12, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Servigistics, a global provider of Service Lifecycle Management software, announced last week that it has completed a merger with MCA Solutions, a leading provider of service parts optimization solutions.

Transpacific marketplace can be reshaped by “OceanMetrics”

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 · Patrick Burnson While measuring performance of carriers, shippers and trading partners across the ocean supply chain is integral to improving and optimizing workflow, it remains a key challenge due to the lack of a common set of data.