Quality & Metrics

How Supply Chain Is Driving Change in Healthcare

September 16, 2014

The Affordable Care Act is having a huge impact on the healthcare industry. And supply-chain is at the leading edge of the transformation. Vance Moore, vice president of operations with Mercy, talks about how the discipline is helping healthcare providers to adapt.

Managers Need to Know When to Step Out of Way of Computers

September 15, 2014

McKinsey

The exact moment when computers got better than people at human tasks arrived in 2011, according to data scientist Jeremy Howard, at an otherwise inconsequential machine-learning competition in Germany.

When Should You Dump Your Legacy I.T.?

September 12, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Time to scrap your legacy I.T. systems. But how exactly should you go about it?

Failure to Ensure Web Site Security Is Common - But Easily Fixed - Problem in E-commerce

September 11, 2014

CIO

No ecommerce site is perfect, especially when it first goes live.

The Growing Role of the Chief Supply Chain Officer

September 11, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

The title of chief supply chain officer has only been around for about five years. But the importance of that individual to the organization is growing exponentially, says Michael Burkett, research vice president with Gartner.

Kuehne & Nagel Debuts Seafreight Carbon Calculator

September 10, 2014

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

Kuehne & Nagel International AG has developed a Global Seafreight Cargo Calculator.

Managing Cyber-Security in Industrial Operations

September 10, 2014

Susan Peterson-Sturm, Mkt. Development Director, Wurldtech Security Technologies

Chit Chat Group Teams With BCS on Logistics Training, Job Placement

September 9, 2014

The Chit Chat Group LLC

The Chit Chat Group LLC, a provider of classes in logistics and transportation, has signed a one-year agreement with Business Contract Solutions, Inc. on training, job placement and employment services.

One Filing, 48 Agencies: Introducing the 'Single Window' for Trade Compliance

September 5, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

For international traders who are sick of filing documents with multiple regulatory agencies, help is on the way.

Proper Planning Up Front Required if Lean Programs Are to Maximize Production, Profitability Increases

September 4, 2014

Industry Week

Significant effort and dollars are invested in lean initiatives each year in manufacturing plants across the United States. These investments can yield significant production and profitability gains if done properly.