Supply Chain Risk

Feb 5, 2014

Insights from the 2014 Institute of Analytics Winter Symposium: Building a Culture of Analytics

I had the privilege of leading a session at the Winter Symposium of the International Institute of Analytics, with a host of great companies discussing how companies are embedding hardware… 

Dec 16, 2013

Handfield's Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

2013 has certainly been an interesting year!   I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives… 

Dec 3, 2013

Managing the flow of supplier-related data in financial services

Doug Hague, Vendor Analytics Executive from Bank of America, shared insights on how the financial services industry is facing a lot of pressure to supply-related analytics and management of suppliers.… 

Aug 18, 2013

Another Fall semester brings a new batch of 50 SCRC company projects…

As we go into our 2013 fall semester, the SCRC team is pulling together the list of project summaries from our 15 corporate partners.  This is indeed a busy time… 

Aug 6, 2013

Tarpon Springs, FL: A Bastion of Integrity

An article entitled “Spillapalooza:  How BP Got Screwed in the Gulf” by Paul Barrett provides some astounding statistics on the volume of litigation that continues to occur, and the widespread… 

Jul 18, 2013

Join BVL International at the North American chapter kickoff on August 12, 2013

Logistics complexity – in the form of fragmented channels, increased product variations, and consumer demand for customized solutions – has been increasing, according to a global study published recently by… 

Jul 17, 2013

Don't Blame Purchasing! (The Hardest Job in the Enterprise)

Over the last week, I’ve had the opportunity to speak with a number of individuals about how important it is to change people’s view of the procurement function.  Up to… 

Mar 29, 2013

Do We Need More Lawyers in Procurement? Or Do Lawyers Need More Procurement Managers?

As I’ve continued with my research on the future faces of procurement, a consistent theme that has come up again and again is the need for increased interaction between the… 

Jan 12, 2013

Is Walmart Really Ready to Take on Logistics In India?

Today’s Wall Street Journal printed a great story on the challenges that Walmart faces as it grows its logistics network in India.  The article notes how India is the second-largest… 

Dec 13, 2012

Where's My Stuff? The West Coast Strike is Over….Get Ready for the East Coast to Shut Down!

Just when you thought that global shipping channels were re-opening and imports/exports to the US were going to resume after the union settled in Los Angeles, the word on the…