Global supply chains are reaching a breaking point—not because of a lack of data, but because legacy systems and workflows ...

When we understand which levers are the most important and can be flexible and creative in our thinking, we’re able to be ...

In supply planning, optimization is critical. Optimization, another solution used by supply chain software vendors for over two decades, is now considered a form of AI. Optimization works, it delivers ...

In 2021, the waves of the pandemic started to quickly unravel supply chains across the world. Manufacturing plants slowed or even closed, ports experienced unprecedented back-ups, and transportation ...

There are actionable steps organizations can take to regain visibility over their supplier ecosystems and proactively manage ...

Through the Center for Supply Chain Excellence, the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University offers executive education programs that provide every member of the supply chain ...

Supply chain planners don’t have these luxuries. Most of their experiments happen in the real world, where production schedules, budgets, and customer expectations are all on the line. Volatility has ...

Beverages giant PepsiCo is planning to review its North American supply chain as it engages with activist investor Elliott ...

Supply chain management (SCM) combines analytical thinking with practical steps. The goal is to manage the flow of goods and services from the suppliers of raw materials to the final product's use by ...

When the supply chain plan is in sync with other operational plans within the company, the entire process of receiving and shipping products runs much more smoothly. In isolation, a supply chain ...

On the outset, supply chain management (SCM) and customer relationship management (CRM) seem like two very different departments, but they actually rely on each other for success. Customer ...

The ever-increasing focus on supply chain issues and operations underlines the growing need for supply chain management professionals. Students pursuing a B.B.A. from WMU Haworth complete coursework ...