In this article, we will define supply chain management, review the global supply chain management market, and look at some of the biggest supply chain management companies in the world. If you want ...

The planning, scheduling and control of the supply chain, which is the sequence of organizations and functions that mine, make or assemble materials and products from manufacturer to wholesaler to ...

A computer system (essentially the software) that is used to reduce inventory and lower costs of assembly and distribution in the supply chain. Traditional supply chain systems supported only two ...

Speaking at the GHX Healthcare Supply Chain Summit in Dallas, leading supply chain executives said the industry’s definition of value for customers is moving from product cost to service provided, ...

Looking ahead, organizations need to prepare for even greater complexity in vendor ecosystems. Key steps include leveraging ...

The broad, ambiguous language of Congressionally-mandated rule for government contractors to remove products and services from companies that pose threats to national security is complicating ...

The elements of supply chain confidence are visibility and control, the lack of which will increase supply chain risk. “Visibility” refers to the ability of all members of a chain to see from one end ...

Analyst Insight: Eighty-three percent of participants in APQC’s quick poll research report that their supply chains are undergoing digital transformation. Yet despite the widespread embrace of this ...