The origins of SCM, rooted in the concept of orchestration by a focal firm, have disproportionately favored organizations ...

Storytelling has been described as a “social glue” that enables human beings to maintain large, cohesive communities—a ...

Christopher A. Boone, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mississippi State University; Karl B. Manrodt, Ph.D., Professor, Georgia ...

Research has consistently shown that supply chain risk management is often late to new risks1. It is part of human nature: we learn from experience and calibrate our risk tolerance based on what we ...

Supply chain leaders can adjust routes, suppliers and inventory when the rules are clear. The harder challenge is making ...

The American Transportation Research Institute’s annual survey ranked fuel prices as trucking’s top issue after a 17-place ...

The company was a simulation created by Knut Alicke, a partner emeritus at McKinsey & Company and professor of supply chain management, and Ida Hedman, director of supply chain planning and logistics ...

Being prepared to respond to disruption doesn’t mean risk informs everyday business decisions. This APQC infographic highlights the gap between continuity planning and strategic risk integration—and ...

Procurement has never had more data. AI tools, supplier risk platforms, spend analytics, contract repositories, market intelligence, and ESG metrics have expanded what teams can see. Yet the added ...

The supply chain profession gathered in Nashville last month for the 2026 NextGen Supply Chain Conference, and the energy throughout confirmed what many of us already know: Transformation is no longer ...

Understanding the metrics best-in-class operations use to benchmark performance can be the key to helping your warehouse identify challenges and compete more… If you’ve brought a WMS proposal to ...

The North Dakota Mill and Elevator, commonly known as the North Dakota State Mill, has been operating since 1922. Originally ...