Technology

Measurement Needed if Supply Chains are to Improve

Thursday, March 1, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Companies improving on multi-faceted metrics are more likely to improve their financial performance.

Supply Chain Managers Remain “Risk Averse”

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Has the risk/reward scenario become more balanced for today’s supply chain manager?

Adoption of Global Containerized Freight E-Commerce Continues to Expand

Monday, February 27, 2012 · Patrick Burnson INTTRA, a leading provider of e-commerce solutions for the ocean freight industry, reports an increase in usage of their global e-commerce solutions by the containerized shipping industry

APL Logistics launches “Simultaneous optimization”

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 · Patrick Burnson APL Logistics today launched a shipment planning platform that could change the way large freight buyers coordinate their transportation activities

Kewill Enhances Supply Chain Transparency

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 · Patrick Burnson A new benchmark for software integration has been reached by Kewill, a leading supply chain solutions provider

Web 2.0 Puts Supply Chains in the Fast Lane: Part II

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 · Bryn Heimbeck This is the second installment of a two-part opinion piece by Bryn Heimbeck

Web 2.0 Puts Supply Chains in the Fast Lane

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 · Bryn Heimbeck This is the first of a two-part opinion piece.

RFID comes of age in retail supply chain

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 · SCMR Staff 2012 may be a watershed year for radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in the retail sector, according to a new study

Failure to Embrace Digital Tech Can Have Negative Impact on Supply Chains

Thursday, December 29, 2011 · SCMR Staff Despite the potential for transforming supply chains with digital technologies, few multinationals are seeking that advantage.

Cambashi predicts growth in applications for manufacturing across Asia-Pacific

Friday, December 23, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Cambashi released its market forecast figures for the Asia Pacific region derived from the Cambashi Country Observatory. The forecast predicts continued growth for technical software applications in the manufacturing industry sector

IBM provides details on Emptoris acquisition

Monday, December 19, 2011 · Patrick Burnson By acquiring Emptoris Inc., last week, IBM has added another arrow to its “Smarter Commerce” quiver

Supply chain managers may benefit from major e-commerce alliance

Thursday, December 15, 2011 · Patrick Burnson An alliance agreement between INTTRA – a multi-carrier e-commerce platform for the ocean shipping industry – and Kewill was announced yesterday.

U.S. Treasury Joins Ranks of European Governments in Embracing e-Invoicing

Monday, December 5, 2011 · Bob Cohen, Vice President, North America, Basware The federal government has made a firm commitment to e-invoicing, joining a growing number of countries promoting the use of this technology in the public sector

Risk mitigation for future supply chain planning is key

Monday, November 21, 2011 · Patrick Burnson The ongoing flood in Thailand represents another example of the need for adequate risk management as an integral part of supply chain management, said a technology provider

Five Predictions for Procurement and Supply Chain by Rosslyn Analytics

Monday, November 21, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Rosslyn Analytics, a data discovery and business intelligence software developer, has revealed its technology predictions for procurement executives in 2012.