Industrial Manufacturing

Sales and operations planning is growing in importance to manufacturers and so is the necessity to manage risk, says Simon Ellis, practice director, supply chain strategies, at IDC Manufacturing Insights. In his analysis, Ellis assesses the future of outsourcing and the health of the supply chain.

What's On Shippers' List of Priorities for 2010?

May 7, 2010

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Managing costs and taking advantage of low freight rates, to be sure - but their real concern is maintaining a high level of customer service in a time of reduced demand.

The Supply Chain Needs Effective Yard Management

May 6, 2010

SupplyChainBrain

Manual yard operations continue to be the norm for many companies, but they are clearly losing out on substantial savings, says Aleks Gollu, CEO of PINC Solutions. Moreover, effective yard management benefits the entire supply chain.

Truckload Recovery or Dead-Cat Bounce?

May 5, 2010

SupplyChainBrain

Dick Metzler, chief commercial officer of Greatwide Logistics Services, discusses whether the transportation and logistics market is returning to health or if signs of life merely illustrate Wall Street's colorful term for a small, brief recovery.

Industrial Manufacturing

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the industrial manufacturing industry. Learn how industrial manufacturing companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.