The manufacturing supply chain is, by definition, the epitome of complexity. There are changing demands for product, varying levels of lead times for supplies, the balancing of production capacity, ...

Supply chains today are more complex than ever before. Disruptions created by material shortages, climate disasters, and geopolitical tensions have added to an already complicated process, leaving ...

In this month's issue of Supply Chain Management Review, we look at what lessons supply chain leaders can take from Olympic skier Lindsay Vonn’s career to ensure their digital transformation is a ...

Not so long ago, supply chain disruptions were limited to a dockyard strike or a storm off the Atlantic Coast. Now vulnerabilities are everywhere: A pandemic shuts down entire factories, tariffs shift ...

Optimization is great for many things but terrible at capturing uncertainty and implementing recommendations on its own. Implementing optimization recommendations still requires a big dose of, “Well, ...

In the diagram can be seen a three-level government-led food supply chain structure, comprising designated suppliers, district-level warehouses, and communities. Designated suppliers (20 in total, ...

Procurement was once seen as just a link in the chain of business operations. It was the process by which operators secured their products and services. While consistency was desired and affordability ...

Lenovo is ranked tenth by one leading analyst firm among a list of global companies with exceptional supply chains. Based on an interview with Jack Fiedler, the vice president for digital ...

It's never been tougher to balance supply and demand, and the causes of disruption are coming from every direction: climate volatility, geopolitical tension, technology shifts, macroeconomic pressure ...

Rutgers Business School supply chain management professor David Dreyfus contributed a chapter to the new book, "Reflections on the Pandemic: Covid and Social Crises in the Year Everything Changed." ...