When Just-in-Time Just Doesn’t Work
December 14, 2021
The just-in-time (JIT) to businesses and the supply chain is a practice that requires close coordination with suppliers to ensure that product components arrive in time for production to begin, but no earlier.
Gartner names three top actions for supply chain leaders
October 26, 2021
Gartner Analysts Discuss the Critical Role of Supply Chains in Tackling People, Environmental and Economic Challenges at the Virtual Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo, Oct. 25-27
Gartner survey: 87% of supply chain professionals plan to invest in resilience within 2 years
February 10, 2021
Gartner survey finds 87% of supply chain professionals plan to invest in resilience within 2 years. Fifty-six percent of survey respondents think that automation will enable them to make onshore manufacturing economically viable.
CSCMP President & CEO Rick Blasgen announces retirement
January 20, 2021
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) President & CEO Rick Blasgen announces retirement, with board tapping Mark Baxa, previous CSCMP board chairman, as Interim CEO
Gartner identifies 4 capabilities CSCOs can build to compete with industry disruptors
January 13, 2021
Gartner shares four tips on how chief supply chain officers can help their companies compete with industry disruptors
Gartner identifies three areas for supply chain adaptability focus
November 4, 2020
Analysts discussed the challenges and opportunities of uncertain times for supply chain leaders at Gartner virtual event
Study: 90% of retail and CPG companies modifying supply chain networks
October 20, 2020
New joint research from Bain & Company and Microsoft identifies three critical changes in retail and consumer goods supply chain management
Dematic introduces its first-ever virtual, Global Material Handling & Logistics Conference
October 5, 2020
Dematic's MHLC online event will be October 27–29, and will cover supply chain challenges and how AI, machine learning, big data and robotics are transforming retail and logistics operations
Gartner’s Hype Cycle: IoT in “trough” but transformational stage on the way
September 9, 2020
Gartner 2020 Hype Cycle for supply chain strategy shows IoT is two to five years away from transformational impact
Körber survey: only 1 in 10 businesses can stay ahead of supply chain challenges
September 1, 2020
Supply chain professionals worldwide report growth in complexity in the last year
Modex keynote: Ambassador Nikki Haley touts states’ role in business growth
March 9, 2020
In Monday morning’s keynote session, former United Nations (U.N.) Ambassador Nikki Haley emphasized the role state governments can take in energizing business growth through steps including educating the workforce and improving logistics infrastructure.
