Global Supply Chain Management

SupplyChainBrain Power Lunch: Should We Forget About the Forecast?

January 16, 2014

Is the forecast really dead? Should companies instead shift their focus to acquiring the ability to respond quickly to whatever happens in markets? A SupplyChainBrain Power Lunch discussion with Jim White, vice president of central operations with Applied Materials; Jake Barr, chief executive officer of Blue World Supply Chain Consulting; and C.J. Wehlage, vice president of high tech solutions with Kinaxis.

JobsInLogistics Acquires NetTemps.com Job Board

January 16, 2014

JobsInLogistics.com Inc.

JobsInLogistics.com Inc. has acquired the job board NetTemps.com.

Three Certifications Serious Supply Chain Professionals Should Consider

January 16, 2014

Software Advice

Supply chain professionals considering a certification face a bewildering array of options"”there are multiple organizations and certifications from which to choose. Three deserve careful study.

Vietnam Logistics Growth Through Inland, Coastal Investment

January 16, 2014

World Bank

Two reports released by the World Bank provide new insights on Vietnam's freight logistics sector, including inland and coastal waterways, highlighting that it can be a new driver of growth for the country.

Budget Control Act Could Really Crimp Money Spigot Flowing to Defense Contractors

January 16, 2014

CFO

There are cyclical industries, and there's the defense industry. In wartime, billions of additional dollars flow to defense contractors from the U.S. government, and in peacetime, Congress tightens the money spigot. It's a cycle that all contractors are used to, except this time around there's an added dimension: the Budget Control Act of 2011 and sequestration.

Building Out a Center-Led Procurement Model

January 16, 2014

Kenneth Naughton and Thomas Hogan, CBS Corp.

Promises and Challenges of Omni-Channel Retailing

January 16, 2014

Annibal Camara Sodero, Asst. Professor - Dept. of SCM, University of Arkansas

Major Trends Impacting Supply Chains for the Next 3 to 5 Years

January 16, 2014

Yogesh Malik, Principal, McKinsey and Co.

E2open Teams with PwC for Supply-Chain Services in U.S.

January 15, 2014

E2open

E2open has signed a collaboration and license agreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

How to Build a Cost-to-Serve Model

January 15, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Companies typically spread supply chain costs evenly across customers and products, but that results in some products and services subsidizing others, says Stan Aronow, director of supply chain research at Gartner. Aronow explains how cost-to-serve modeling can provide insights that lead to smarter and more profitable operating decisions.