Supply Chain Volatility

Can another supply chain group save us?

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 · Brian Straight
Back in late 2023, in response to global panic about the state of the supply chain, President Joe Biden announced the formation of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience. Now, another group has formed. Will it succeed in its mission to improve the supply chain?

Solving supplier traceability in modern supply chains

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 · Venkat Maddila, Travis Wolf, Carl B. March and Anthony Mubarak
As traceability programs become a business requirement, the appropriate platform combining publicly available data and AI tools can enable companies to move beyond base-level traceability.

Taking the temperature of the supply chain

Friday, August 9, 2024 · Jeff Berman
A new report from S&P Global finds that more people are feeling positive about the supply chain as the second half of the year moves forward.

Walmart named NextGen Supply Chain Visionary Award winner

Monday, August 5, 2024 · Brian Straight
Walmart’s Karisa Sprague will accept the NextGen Supply Chain Visionary Award at the upcoming NextGen Supply Chain conference in October.

One door closes, a better one opens

Friday, July 5, 2024 · Suketu Gandhi, Rupal Deshmukh, Gillis Jonk, and Sachin Narang
The sense of resolve out there seems at first counterintuitive, given the holding pattern of weak demand and continued uncertainty, even after COVID. Inflation, China de-risking, the brutality of Ukraine and Gaza, attacks on Suez shipping, Panama Canal drought, hacked data and…

Logisticians adjusting to volatility that is now embedded in supply chain

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 · John D. Schulz
The influential 35th annual State of Logistics Report shows how logisticians are adapting to “permanent volatility” in their supply chains as they ride out the wave of uncertainty.

Moody’s weighs in on insurance risks supply chains face today

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 · Brian Straight
A report from Moody’s has identified areas of the supply chain where insurers are most concerned.

Inflation continues to have a wide-ranging impact on supply chains

Monday, May 13, 2024 · Brian Straight
Inflation continues to impact various areas of supply chains, which are still dealing with ongoing disruptions, a Blue Yonder executive survey has found.

A reshoring history lesson

Friday, May 10, 2024 · Brian Straight
The reshoring trend is rapidly accelerating, but it is not new. Reshoring Institute Executive Director Rosemary Coates provided a history lesson on reshoring at the recent ISM World conference.

Few executives believe their supply chains can respond quickly to disruptions

Friday, April 26, 2024 · Brian Straight
Only 17% of supply chain leaders say their company is prepared to respond to a major disruption within 24 hours, a Kinaxis survey has found.

Finance leaders remain optimistic despite increasing cost worries

Monday, April 17, 2023 · SCMR Staff
Grant Thornton survey shows 54% of CEOs are optimistic about the U.S. economy as supply chain issues ease.

Balancing supply and demand to avoid inventory surprises in 2023

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 · Paul Lord
Bring balance through a supply chain lens that aligns choices and operating decisions to account for risks and constraints in achieving and sustaining total network performance.

Pandemic-driven shipping surge ends

Monday, January 9, 2023 · SCMR Staff
With imports below the 2 million TEU mark, major ports escape the pressures of the past year.

The Christmas tree supply chain

Wednesday, December 21, 2022 · Rosemary Coates
There's plenty of uncertainty across it all.

Supply chain issues not over yet

Monday, October 31, 2022 · SCMR Staff
A survey by SAP SE shows that global unrest and costs will continue as major problems.
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