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Expect Crop Prices to Escalate Considerably if Climate Change Continues Unabated, Study Finds

April 3, 2014

Global crop yields for maize, rice and wheat could be significantly affected by 2050 if nothing is done to tackle climate change.

Insight Debuts Supply-Chain Simulation Model

March 24, 2014

Insight Inc.

Insight Inc., a provider of applications for supply-chain design, has developed version 4.7 of SAILS and Insight Enterprise Optimizer (IEO).

Synchrono Launches Visual Factory, Data Management for Manufacturers

March 24, 2014

Synchrono LLC

Synchrono LLC, a vendor of manufacturing software, has launched an application known as SyncView.

Cincom Systems Issues ERP for Manufacturers

March 21, 2014

Cincom Systems Inc.

Cincom Systems Inc. has launched the Cincom Business Suite, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application that is an advanced version of Microsoft Dynamics AX for manufacturers.

March Networks: The World of High-Tech Security

March 12, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Sue Montgomery, senior business analyst with March Networks, talks about the challenges her company faces in gaining full visibility of supply and demand, and in dealing with increasing supply-chain volatility.

Biggest Risk to Latin American Supply Chains? Inadequate Labor-Protection Laws.

March 3, 2014

Supply Management

A lack of systems to meet local laws and ethical standards is the number one supply chain issue in Latin America, according to a report.

Joe Andraski: An Incredible Supply Chain Journey

February 21, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Supply-chain veteran (and former logistics executive with Nabisco) Joe Andraski, founder of Collaborative Energizer LLC, talks about his life in supply chain, the lessons he's learned along the way, and his new book detailing his adventures.

How Serious Is the Supply Chain Talent Gap?

February 21, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

There is a serious and growing talent shortage in the supply chain profession. Art van Bodegraven of Discovery Executive Services discusses what's behind the talent gap and and how to address it.

Commodity Procurement at Intel

February 20, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Intel senior commodity manager Suzanne Ralls discusses how processes that begin with the "ideal state" have helped simplify and improve commodity procurement at the company.

Update on Dal-Tile's Award Winning Collaborative Transportation Program

February 20, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Dal-Tile's Collaborative Transportation Program, which won the 2012 Supply Chain Innovation Award, has continued to grow and mature. Sonney Jones, supply chain director at Dal-Tile, provides an update.