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Talking Supply Chain Podcast: Breaking up is hard to do
On this episode, Rosemary Coates discusses what’s happening with reshoring, near-shoring and off-shoring in today’s global supply chains. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Part 1: The infrastructure bill and America’s heft in the global supply chain
To ‘build back better,’ we need robust physical infrastructure and advanced technological infrastructure. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is a the right step at the right time.

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: It’s a great time to be in procurement
On this episode, author Elouise Epstein discusses the changes transforming procurement, and the procurement professional. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: Are you experienced?
On this episode, Steven A. Melnyk discusses why delivering a customer experience is key to supply chain success going forward. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts

JSCM Video: Trust Violations in Buyer-Supplier Relationships
What happens to supplier relationships when there has been a violation of trust? That’s the subject of this month’s video from the Journal of Supply Chain Management

Retailers’ fulfillment dilemma
The rapid growth in online sales has magnified the problems of aging distribution networks

Is your supplier base poised and ready?
Five questions to assess suppliers’ ability to meet the demands of an expanding manufacturing industry

Four steps to a more diverse supplier base
Leaders integrate diversity goals into their procurement strategy

The Rebound Podcast: Once in a Fortnite, or how online gaming can drive change management
Listen in as Marko Kovacevic and Alexander Fernandez explain why multi-player gaming enables change management during digital transformation.

How to successfully introduce new capabilities into society and your supply chain
A dizzying array of new technologies and tools are now available to supply chain managers. Integrating them into existing systems isn’t always as easy as it appears.

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: What’s up with the crazy pallet market?
On this episode, Millwood’s Doug Gaier discusses why pallets are in short supply. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

A bet on potential pays off for GE Appliances
The appliance leader gave a young engineer a shot at designing a new assembly line as part of an initiative to expand the advanced manufactuging engineering team. That line is up and running.

In Memoriam: Roddy Martin: The Great Connector (1957-2021)
Martin helped supply chain emerge as the vital professional discipline it is today

The Rebound Podcast: What’s happening in micro-fulfillment.
Listen in as Marc Wulfraat discusses why micro-fulfillment taking off in grocery and e-commerce.

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: Keeping The Shelves Stocked
On this episode, ALOM CEO Hannah Kain discusses how to make winning inventory bets in the face of global supply chain uncertainty. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

The Rebound Podcast: What it takes to innovate.
Listen in as DHL’s Gina Chung discusses her role at DHL Americas Innovation Center.

JSCM Video: Order from Chaos
Complexity is a fact of life in today's supply chains. JSCM research also shows that it can drive innovation and improve performance.

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: It’s time to get real about cybersecurity
On this episode, Steven A. Melnyk discusses why cybersecurity needs to be at the top of every supply chain manager’s ToDo list. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

How to Build a More Adaptive Supply Chain
Cloud-based software and agile ways of working can help companies achieve new levels of resilience

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: Nearshoring and reshoring after COVID
On this episode, Bob Lieb discusses what’s really happening in the global supply chain, and why SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.


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