Aerospace & Defense

NCR: An Old-Line Company Never Stops Changing

January 3, 2014

Gordon Pearson, global inventory director with NCR, talks about the challenges his company faces in gaining full visibility of supply and demand, and in dealing with increasing supply-chain volatility.

2013 Supply Chain Innovation Awards, Presented by SupplyChainBrain & CSCMP

January 3, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Innovation of the Year: Smart packaging creates right size box for every item shipped from e-commerce centers Winner: Staples & Packsize International; Runner-Up: PepsiCo; Finalists: LMI, Motorola Solutions, Pa. Liquor Control Board, IBM

Airline Improvement Results from Lower Fuel Costs

January 2, 2014

Air Cargo World

For 2013, airlines are expected to return a global net profit of $12.9bn. This is expected to lead to a net profit of $19.7bn in 2014. Both are improvements on previous months. The upward revision reflects lower jet fuel prices over the forecast period as well as improvements to the industry's structure and efficiency. Passenger markets continue to outperform the cargo business, which remains stagnant both on volumes and revenues.

UAE to Unveil Logistics Program for Military Operations

December 30, 2013

Arabian Supply Chain

The United Arab Emirates' military plans to complete the rollout of a streamlined joint logistics model and communications system to improve information sharing, procurement and training among its Navy, Army and Air Force in 2014.

Relieving the Pain Points of Supply-Chain Management

December 27, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Amanpreet Singh, senior director of strategy and operations with Motorola Mobility, discusses his career in supply chain, and outlines the major "pain points" that companies face today, in attempting to gain full visibility of supply and demand.

'Know Sooner, Act Faster': A Supply-Chain Mantra

December 26, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

C.J. Wehlage, vice president of high-tech solutions with Kinaxis, details industry's major supply-chain management challenges - in particular, the difficulty of obtaining full visibility of supply and demand, and dealing with the volatility of markets.

Helping Defense Agency Manage Infrequent, Highly Variable Demand

December 26, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

The Defense Logistics Agency tasked partner LMI with helping to develop a more efficient system for managing items with infrequent demands through an innovative system that accounts for need and risk, without sacrificing mission-readiness.

How Can Companies Respond Rapidly to Demand?

December 23, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Trevor Miles, vice president of thought leadership with Kinaxis, details industry's major supply-chain management challenges - in particular, the difficulty of obtaining full visibility of supply and demand, and dealing with the volatility of markets.

Case Study: DLA Grabs Control Over Demand Variability

December 19, 2013

Tovey Bachman, Sr Consultant, LMI and Bob Carroll, Chief, Planning Division, DLA

Relieving the Pain Points of Supply-Chain Management

December 11, 2013

Amanpreet Singh, Snr Director Strategy & Ops, Motorola Mobility

Aerospace & Defense

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the aerospace and defense industry. Learn how aerospace and defense companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.