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The Rebound Podcast: The state of global supply chains

Sunday, April 11, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock Listen in as USC associate professor Nick Vyas discusses where global supply chain management is at, and where it needs to go

New Survey Highlights Confidence in Supply Chain Operations Despite Challenges

Friday, April 9, 2021 · SCMR Staff GlobalTranz Enterprises, LLC., a technology-enabled third-party logistics solutions provider, today released the results of a survey of U.S. supply chain leaders. The survey findings, published on the heels of GlobalTranz’s strong Q4 performance to close out 2020, revealed…

China is back

Monday, January 25, 2021 · Stanley Chao Despite tariffs, a trade war and a pandemic, the Chinese economy is once again the world’s factory. Maybe it never went away.

Supply Chain Startup: Mercado Lab’s vision? Digitize Plan, Buy, Move

Friday, August 21, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock Texas-based startup platform digitizes the workflow for importers from the PO through payment

The Rebound Podcast: Lions and tigers and bears, oh my. Global risk in the supply chain

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock Listen in as global strategist Jacob Shapiro discusses the geopolitical risks facing supply chain managers. ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi and SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock are hosts.

5 Traits of the Transformational CPO

Friday, May 22, 2020 · Keith Hausmann CPOs that aspire to be change leaders have to leverage all of the resources available to them, including talent, external partnerships and technology.

Re-shoring, or going “local-to-local”

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 · Francesco Stefanelli When it comes to manufacturing, the question is whether firms are re-shoring manufacturing, or regionalizing supply chains to better serve the customer

Tariffs remain intact on Chinese goods for COVID-19 response

Wednesday, May 6, 2020 · John Schulz ​In an odd example of unintended consequences, the U.S. government still is collecting as much as 25% tariffs from Chinese manufacturers on face masks and other protective wear for U.S. health care workers on the front lines of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

The global supply chain is beginning to move

Monday, April 27, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock In March, shipping volumes from China approached 94% of pre-COVID volume, a marked improvement from February. But it's a tale of two industry segments.

COVID-19 Diaries: Rethinking global supply chains

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock Most companies are in survival mode, but when this is behind us, companies will begin to reassess their supply chain strategies

Coronavirus Impact Explored at Recently-Concluded Modex 2020

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 · Patrick Burnson Modex 2020 – the largest manufacturing and supply chain expo of the year – focused on a great many concerns shared by industry leaders, but none so pressing as coronavirus, or covid-19, says Resilience360 chairman David Shillingford.

Analysts Examine Ocean Carrier Trends In New Global Supply Chain Arena

Monday, February 24, 2020 · Patrick Burnson As if new newly-imposed IMO 2020 fuel standards and greenhouse gas emissions reduction were not enough, carriers also face fresh costs related to maintenance and insurance.

U.S.-bound waterborne shipments fall in January, says Panjiva

Thursday, February 13, 2020 · Jeff Berman January shipments—at 1,026,714—fell 3.6% annually. And containerized freight shipments were off 2.8% annually, with Panjiva noting that it was notable there was a decline even with the earlier timing of the 2019 Lunar New Year. Looking back, for calendar year 2019, total…

Here Come the Incoterms 2020 – Are You Ready?

Friday, November 15, 2019 · Rosemary Coates The rules defining the delivery of goods are updated every 10 years. Here's what's new for 2020.

ASCM Day 1: If it’s Monday, it must be Las Vegas

Monday, September 16, 2019 · Bob Trebilcock The first day of the first event under the ASCM banner began with a focus on the global supply chain