Quality & Metrics

APICS Introduces Online CPIM Exam Simulator

April 10, 2015

APICS, an association of supply-chain and operations-management professionals, has developed the APICS CPIM Exam Simulator.

How Do You Keep Your Lean Program Going?

April 10, 2015

Industry Week

Once you have your lean journey underway, how do you sustain it? How do you build it into the bricks and mortar, and the DNA, of the organization? We no longer want lean to be its own thing; we want it integrated into the organization.

Lean Supply Chains: A Never-Ending Quest

April 10, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Lean is a never-ending process, says Mike Buseman, chief global logistics and operations officer with Avnet Inc. He explains how the company operates in a state of continuous improvement.

Vast Majority of U.S. Imports Not Inspected for Consumer Safety

April 9, 2015

Business Week

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which regulates 10,000 products ranging from apparel to household appliances, inspects less than 1 percent of imports under its jurisdiction. With the odds stacked against being detected, cost-cutting foreign manufacturers continue to supply dangerous goods to U.S. retailers.

DB Schenker Teams With TÜV Rheinland on Transit Damage Detector

April 8, 2015

DB Schenker

DB Schenker has partnered with TÜV Rheinland, a solar industry testing company, to develop a new system for detecting transit damage sustained by photovoltaic modules.

Tecsys Issues Visual Metrics Performance Measurement Suite

April 1, 2015

Tecsys Inc.

Tecsys Inc. has introduced Visual Metrics Performance Measurement Suite, a tool that provides performance analytics and dashboards for the organization's entire supply chain.

A New Book on End-to-End Supply Chain Risk Management

March 27, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Greg Schlegel, adjunct professor at Lehigh University, provides a sneak peak at his new book on the topic of end-to-end supply-chain risk management.

Barcoding, Inc. Launches Supply-Chain Architecture Practice

March 23, 2015

Barcoding Inc.

Barcoding Inc. has launched Supply Chain Architecture by Barcoding, a dedicated practice for the identification, formulation and management of "perfect order" fulfillment processes.