To ensure sustained precision and efficiency, supply chain organizations look for the right measures to track their performance. Yet many do not consider measuring innovation in the supply chain.

A comprehensive pricing reset, nationally or at local distribution centers. Rate shopping forces a full review of existing contracts and use of analytic tools to dynamically compare relevant carrier ...

A resilient and agile supply chain is vital in today’s volatile market—start by assessing your current position with our Self-Assessment tool. Procurement Pulse: Disruptions continue to worry ...

We’ve hit the midway point in the Decade of Disruption and what have we learned? A connected supply ecosystem vision is still unclear across industries resulting in an increasing gap between leaders ...

The good news is that more accurate assessments are becoming available. Machine learning techniques that drive data improvements and research on improved ways to track emissions could bring clarity to ...

As the title of this column suggests, things appear to be the same for quite a while in the oil/energy markets, while climate ...

Raw material shortage issues differ across manufacturing industries, and continue to remain elevated for those industries most affected by increased demand for computing power and electricity from the ...

The digital world rarely sleeps, but it sprints around peak events. In the last quarter of each year, events like Black ...

Natural disasters, transportation-related issues, and other disruptions are the top concerns for procurement leaders according to a recently released survey from Gartner. The survey of 258 sourcing ...

Manufacturing output finished 2024 with another month of contraction, according to the new edition of the Manufacturing Report on Business, which was issued today by the Institute for Supply ...

Organizations pursue dedicated fleets for several reasons. Dedicated fleets provide fixed capacity and enhanced service reliability, which are crucial in mitigating disruptions and ensuring timely ...

’Tis the season of giving back. I am on the board at the Supply Chain Management Institute at the University of San Diego and ...