Supply Chain Management

7 steps supply chain leaders can take to transform KPIs from static metrics into powerful tools for success

Friday, February 28, 2025 · Sasha Pailet Koff
By making KPIs actionable, measurable, and integrated into daily operations, companies can navigate the complexities of today’s business environment. Here are seven steps to doing that.

Pure vs. hybrid EV makers: What does it take to win the race?

Monday, February 24, 2025 · Sai Teja V.V and Dr. Kalyana C. Chejarla
Manufacturers specializing in EV vehicles may have a leg up on competitors trying to build dual supply lines for both EVs and ICE vehicles. But ultimately, the ability to manage the supply chain may be the determining factor.

The Perfect Order: Introduction

Thursday, February 20, 2025 · Norman Katz
The objective of any supply chain is to achieve the Perfect Order. Doing that, though, has remained elusive. Most companies are proficient at various points in the process, but few have achieved success at each level. The Perfect Order series lays out the path to that success.

The Perfect Order: Conclusion

Thursday, February 20, 2025 · Norman Katz
Quite simply, and by its own definition, Dr. Edward Marien’s Customer’s Bill of Rights is a customer-focused business model that places the customer first and foremost. It is also the foundation for delivering the Perfect Order.

Is Amazon’s secret to revolutionizing logistics the willingness to say yes?

Thursday, February 13, 2025 · Brian Straight
Amazon has revolutionized many industries, including logistics and fulfillment, in part because of a culture that encourages innovation rather than discouraging ideas.

The trade-off between affordability and availability

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research looked at the trade-off between affordability and availability of medicines and how downstream dynamics impact patient access to oncology drugs.

The rumble in the supply chain: Knocking out the barriers to true SC costing

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 · Stanley E. Fawcett, Amydee M. Fawcett, A. Michael Knemeyer, and Sebastian Brockhaus
Muhammad Ali was the greatest boxer, but he also learned tough lessons along the way about being just “good enough.” Supply chain managers can take valuable lessons from Ali’s greatest losses.

Tariffs, talent and the supply chain in 2025

Monday, December 16, 2024 · Brian Straight
ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi says that attracting, retaining and upskilling talent remains a hurdle to supply chains.

What a year it was

Monday, December 2, 2024 · Brian Straight
As I looked back at all the articles that we’ve published on the pages of Supply Chain Management Review this year, I came to a realization that had not hit me month-to-month, issue-by-issue. The articles and regular columns provide useful information and insights when I…

Balanced supply chain management Part 4: The key—leading beyond the silo

Monday, December 2, 2024 · Steven A. Melnyk, Michigan State University; Alan Amling, University of Tennessee; Nick Little, Michigan State University; and Lee Levy II, The Levy Group
Previous articles have discussed the characteristics of balanced supply chain management. But how do you implement it in practice? You have to move beyond the silo.

Can supply chain managers embrace an entrepreneurial mindset?

Monday, November 11, 2024 · University of Tennessee Global Supply Chain Institute
Fostering a culture of entrepreneurship within SCM encourages leaders to explore new opportunities, innovate processes, and think more dynamically about partnerships, logistics, and risk mitigation.

Balanced supply chain management Part 4: The key—leading beyond the silo

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · Steven A. Melnyk, Michigan State University; Alan Amling, University of Tennessee; Nick Little, Michigan State University; and Lee Levy II, The Levy Group
Previous articles have discussed the characteristics of balanced supply chain management. But how do you implement it in practice? You have to move beyond the silo.

Why global businesses must consider climate change risks to their supply chains

Friday, September 27, 2024 · Sara Hsu
Extreme weather events are on the rise, posing significant challenges to supply chain managers, who must make rapid decisions and pivot to alternative suppliers or different logistic routes while adhering to climate-related regulations.

The EPIC Framework: A tool for supply chain managers in an age of global disruptions

Friday, September 20, 2024 · University of Tennessee Knoxville Global Supply Chain Institute
The EPIC Framework provides the structure for assessing supply chain readiness in regions around the globe from economic, political, infrastructural, and competence perspectives by defining and explaining these dimensions to assess their potential impacts on the effectiveness…

Communication issues hamper supplier experience

Friday, September 13, 2024 · Brian Straight
HICX survey finds 98% of suppliers say their communications with their largest customers is in need of improvement, hampering supply chain improvement processes.
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