COVID-19

Cultivating Relentless Supply Chain Agility at IBM

Wednesday, January 5, 2022 · Steve Tracey The technology giant has spent several years building a cognitive supply chain that embraces an agile culture of innovation, focuses on client needs and successes, and leverages exponential technologies to deliver greater value. It’s a model for any organization building…

The Big Pivot

Tuesday, January 4, 2022 · Ravi Srinivasan, Maneesh Kumar, Sriram Narayanan and Tyson Browning COVID is still with us. But the lessons learned from how firms worldwide pivoted in response to the pandemic are already shaping the future of supply chain management.

Change of Plans: The year in logistics 2021

Thursday, December 2, 2021 · Michael Zimmerman, Balika Sonthalia, and Yan Sun Kearney’s annual look at the past year and the year ahead in logistics finds wildly divergent outcomes, with some sectors stagnating while others struggled to accommodate growth. Expect more of the same in 2022.

The Seven Major Post-Pandemic Business Tipping Points

Thursday, December 2, 2021 · Jim Tompkins, founder and chairman of Tompkins International As supply chains transition to a post-pandemic phase, we’re just now starting to understand what the future may look like.

A Shot in the Arm

Thursday, December 2, 2021 · Yossi Sheffi How science, engineering and supply chains converged to vaccinate the world.

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: A Shot In The Arm

Wednesday, November 24, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock On this episode, MIT’s Yossi Sheffi discusses his new book on the race to develop the COVID vaccine. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

The Roaring 2020s in Supply Chain Management

Thursday, November 11, 2021 · Gary A. Smith, CPIM-F, CSCP-F, CLTD-F, Chief, EAM/Supply Chain for New York Transit Three trends that will challenge supply chains in the coming decade.

COVID-19 has proven that people can be productive away from the office

Thursday, October 21, 2021 · Iqra Arshad In light of ongoing challenges from the pandemic, employers and employees alike need to question whether a return to the office is a necessity

Use the post-COVID assessment as a springboard to establish ITAM

Wednesday, September 29, 2021 · Sherry Irwin It's time for IT Asset Management to become a de facto business practice within every organization.

The Logistical Nightmare: How bad is it and when will we get some rest?

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 · LM Staff In this webinar, logistics experts will discuss how to leverage data to detect ocean freight shipping times, identify factors that affect global and regional shipping and advocate technology best-practices to address disruptions.

The 2021 Supply Chain Top 25: Insights from leaders

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 · Gartner Analysts Mike Griswold, Dana Stiffler, Thomas O'Connor, KC Quah, Micheal Youssef, Kimberly Becker, Stan Aronow, Jim Romano and Kimberly Ennis Agility and resilience were the essential traits exhibited by Gartner’s 17th annual global Supply Chain Top 25.

Management lessons from the U.S. dairy sector’s pandemic response

Monday, September 6, 2021 · Veronica H. Villena, Andrew M. Novakovic, Mark Stephenson and Charles Nicholson There’s an old adage that you discover true character when faced with adversity. Based on that, what the dairy industry demonstrated during COVID-19 is a remarkable flexibility that allowed it to break away from old practices no longer valuable to its supply chain. That is…

The “My Way” Highway: Disruption in last-mile logistics

Monday, September 6, 2021 · Alan Amling and Jayanth Jayaram The e-fulfillment supply chain is at an inflection point, and last-mile delivery may never be the same.

Making promises you can keep—post COVID-19

Monday, September 6, 2021 · Larry Lapide Managers should consider implementing optimized OP&F because more accurate promising will please customers, while at the same time provide greater benefits—and what could be wrong with doing that?

Post-disruption innovation: The path to recovery

Monday, September 6, 2021 · Marisa Brown, senior principal research lead, Supply Chain, APQC Leaders should encourage innovation and collaboration both internally and with external partners.