What are the “basics” for supply chain managers today? Ten years ago, the supply chain leader in most companies held a title such as vice president of logistics. It was a largely functional role that ...

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Over the last two decades, the role of supply chains has evolved dramatically—from a cost center to a source of competitive advantage and ultimately to a pivotal force in global commerce. The COVID ...

Disruptions like Covid-19, supply shortages, global trade barriers, high customer expectations, and inflation all add tremendous pressure on supply chains to perform flawlessly while imposing added ...

A common theme among supply chain pros involves leveraging multi-sourcing and digital procurement tools to empower supply chain managers to be flexible when addressing unexpected disruptions. Managing ...

Analyst insight: The past couple of decades have seen a globalization of supply chains. This has heightened the importance of the supply chain to overall operations, but it has also come with ...

Historically, in its most simple definition, the “supply chain” division of retail was the one in charge of getting stuff in, maybe storing it for a while — maybe not (cross-docking) — and then ...