Uncovering Value Through Performance Metrics
Kevin Hickey, Vice President, North American Customer Service for Maersk Line outlines the benefits of performance metrics, and the impact they have on carrier relationships and ongoing improvements.
Automation That’s Worth the Weight
When a merger required Nature’s Way to consolidate distribution facilities, it called on the services of system supplier The Numina Group for a new design and technologies. Today, the facility successfully distributes products to customers in 50 states, and overseas through five supply chain channels.
Adapting Your Supply Chain for the Future…Now
The best way shippers and consignees can accommodate speed and reliability is to practice demand-driven logistics.
Christopher McGovern: Watch Him Soar
Christopher McGovern, vice president, supply chain management at Aero Precision, knows the importance of communication and data collection.
Supply Chain Education and the Integration of Things
The role of supply chain practitioner is evolving by integrating technology, functional expertise, and experience to identify problems and engineer solutions.
The Next Frontier of Supply Chain Innovation: Analytics, LEAN and the Power of Big Data
The confluence of faster data access, better analytical tools, and data-driven business decisions, make it more likely that future supply chain optimization will be continuous.
Tim Thoma Brings It In
Tim Thoma, international logistics and compliance manager at Northern Tool and Equipment, is responsible for moving product purchased from overseas.
Intermodal : Making the Connection
Railroads, ocean carriers, and ports are investing in new equipment and technology innovation to move freight from trucks to rails and attract intermodal shippers.
Keep the Change
Inbound Logistics editor Felecia Stratton discovers that change management is not only a supply chain challenge.
Supply Chain Management Takes Center Stage
As professionals who understand the entire process of manufacturing, shipping, and marketing products, and who recognize that suppliers can be closely aligned with the company’s goals and objectives, chief procurement officers help define a company’s competitive advantage.