SupplyChainBrainMore from SupplyChainBrainEducation & Professional DevelopmentManaging the Careers of Young Supply Chain ProfessionalsJohn Bowersox, manager of customer service with Kohler Co., relates how the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals is reaching out to young professionals, to offer them guidance and support in managing their career lifecycles.March 28, 2013All LogisticsThe Next Wave of Logistics OutsourcingBlanc, managing partner of The Triangle Group, shares her views on the trends that are driving yet another surge in global logistics outsourcing.March 27, 2013All LogisticsDow Saves Millions on Transportation With S&OPLarry Schwenk, global supply-chain breakthrough leader with Dow Chemical Co, guides us through the company's application of sales and operations planning to its logistics demand-planning process. A finalist in the Supply Chain Innovation of the Year competition.March 26, 2013All LogisticsPack on Someone Your Own Size!Hanko Kiessner, chief executive officer of Packsize International LLC, offers a new solution to cutting down on supply-chain waste - tailoring package sizes to fit each individual product being shipped.March 25, 2013All LogisticsPwC Surveys the Supply ChainBrad Householder and Glen Goldbach, principal and director, respectively, with PwC, report on the results of the consultancy's annual supply-chain survey.March 22, 2013All LogisticsThe Next Tidal Wave of Distribution Automation InnovationAnalyst Insight: There has been an explosive and exciting level of growth and innovation in the development of new automation solutions for distribution operations, particularly in the areas of full-case and less-than-case automation. It is inevitable that companies in North America and other developing nations will increasingly adopt these solutions as labor markets contract due to the aging population in the decades ahead. - Marc Wulfraat, president, MWPVL International Inc.March 20, 2013All TechnologyCan You See Me Now?Analyst Insight: Every year there are several surveys asking supply chain executives to rank the challenges they face. And, for as long as I can remember, supply chain visibility ranks at or near the top. This year's reincarnation of the control tower metaphor is being applied to supply chain visibility. Can you see me now? If it's so critical, why haven't we implemented it? - Rich Sherman, Supply Chain Discipline Expert at TrissentialMarch 19, 2013All TechnologyThe First Leg of the New 21st Century Supply Chain Maturity ModelAnalyst Insight: IBM's recent Chief Supply Chain Officer Report - "The Smarter Supply Chain of the Future" - has pretty much validated our four-year informal polling premise that about 90 percent of all supply chains are not mapped out in any formal approach. IBM's respondents placed supply chain visibility among the Top 5 supply chain challenges. Seventy percent said supply chain visibility is one of their major keys to success - yet the majority of those responding have not addressed the issue! - Gregory L. Schlegel, Vice President, Business Development, SherTrack LLC, and Adjunct Professor, Supply Chain Risk Management, Lehigh University, Graduate ProgramMarch 19, 2013All LogisticsFour Major Trends in Transportation Management to Keep Close Tabs OnAnalyst Insight: In 2013, four trends will become hot topics for transportation operations in companies large and small: transportation continuity planning, fuel efficiency and the move to alternative fuels, driver shortages, and transportation category management. - Mario Hegewald and Jim Osborne, Senior Managers in Ernst & Young LLP's Supply Chain Advisory PracticeMarch 19, 2013All LogisticsHorizontal Collaboration and its Impact on Transportation, Sustainability, Service and ProfitsAnalyst Insight: Lately, activity in horizontal collaboration has increased. Although this is still not a scalable practice, the number of studies and pilot projects are growing. While many variations of collaboration exist, all significantly impact transportation management. - Bill Loftis, Senior Principal, Tompkins InternationalMarch 18, 2013Previous PagePage 509 of 590Next Page
