Tuesday, September 3, 2024 · Bob Ferrari
Supply chain leaders, if they have not done so already, should be aiming and aligning processes, skill levels, and supporting technology strategies that can better synchronize supply chain planning, internal and external collaboration, and customer fulfillment execution.
Friday, July 5, 2024 · Marianna Vydrevich and Nari Viswanathan
Accurate modeling of a company’s supply chain network provides insights into optimal production, storage locations, and raw materials supply network strategy. The modeling process can last from one day to several months, and the supply network design team might run hundreds…
Sunday, May 19, 2024 · Rich Sherman and Bob Sabath
Leaders must create a shared vision to achieve optimal performance, break down silos, and leverage competitive sea change and disruption opportunities in the connected market ecosystem.
Monday, July 3, 2023 · Alan Freeman, Divyesh Bhagat, and Vinesh Korlakunta
Are warehouse as a service offerings disrupting the “traditional” 3PL market?
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 · Ankit Tiwari and Shivraj Gill
In the future, imagine a kiosk in a public place or a nearby coffee shop that will be able to print out that missing part for you to pick up or have delivered to your home. This is the promise of 3D printing, or additive manufacturing technology; no missing LEGO piece can…
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 · Deanna M. Rainwater and John F. McMahon
Companies must face the harsh reality that in addition to increasing transportation capabilities, they need innovative, structurally-driven processes to meet increasing customer expectations.
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · Matthew Lekstutis, Tony Gray and Rich Sherman
If companies act quickly, supply chain management can leverage experience-centric employment strategies to capitalize on these shifts and to create sustainable human resources advantages.
Friday, May 8, 2020 · Matthew Lekstutis and Sandeep Shah
You need a roadmap to move supply from China. Combined with a strong infrastructure in roads, modern factories and limited regulation, China's production meets insatiable demand from the United States and other countries for cheap goods.
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Eleven years ago, with oil prices rising, it was easy to convince your company to save energy because it also cut costs. Without high energy prices, energy-efficiency may not translate to cost saving, so it will be harder to make the case to executive teams.
Monday, January 13, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
The final Global Links column of the decade is an opportunity to look at some of the changes that have taken place over the last 10 years.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
With the global supply chain fraught with uncertainty and instability, supply chain managers should be examining where sole-source manufacturing suppliers are most vulnerable and how they can work with suppliers to identify and qualify alternate sites.
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
2018 promises to be an “exciting year” for supply chain managers, say analysts at Panjiva Research. The think tank has published a series of eight reports investigating the opportunities and challenges in the global marketplace.
Thursday, January 25, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
While supply chain managers have been slow to integrate digitization in the procurement function, the trend may finally be gaining traction, says a new report.
Thursday, November 2, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
The opening of the global economy, along with the rapid pace of technological change, have improved the living standards of billions of people. But it has also been accompanied by an upheaval in the jobs market.
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