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U.S. Manufacturing is Growing but Employment Not Keeping Pace
While President Biden continues to invest in U.S. manufacturing, job opportunities are simply not keeping up with the industry's growth.
Most Companies Unprepared For Supply Chain Emergency
Supply chain emergencies are a big problem for most companies, as a new study reveals 83% can't respond within 48 hours.
Microsoft Unveils New AI Innovations For Warehouses
Microsoft hopes its new AI innovations are the answer to a new set of challenges facing manufacturers.
TIm Cook Says Apple Plans to Increase Investments in Vietnam
Apple plans to increase investment in Vietnam to strengthen its supply chain and reduce dependence on Chinese manufacturing.

Leadership Resources

What the Thriving Supply Chain Professional Needs to Succeed
This report documents the findings of Kiaxis's annual survey, which this year set out to discover what supply...
Aligning People, Process & Technology
This paper separates people, process & technology and breaks down some of the key challenges associated with each, along...


Leadership News

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: The Power of Employee Engagement?
On this episode, Butterfly.ai COO Simon Rakosi discusses why engaged employees are more productive and less likely to leave. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Key Takeaways and Reflections from the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo Americas
The most successful supply chain leaders are designing business and technology strategies around mitigating risk and navigating uncertain environments with agility, and above all this, the most widely talked about topic for the event was sustainability.

Stressed-Out Supply Chain Managers Looking Elsewhere for Career Development
According to various reports, the separation rate increased by 28% last year, and supply chain ‘burnout’ spurred people to search for higher-paying jobs.

ASCM’s 2022 Supply Chain Salary and Career Report
The 2022 Supply Chain Salary and Career Report show a bright outlook for those in the supply chain, with the salary gap narrowing for people of color and women at public companies, salary and compensation increases, and high job satisfaction.

Company Culture Counts
This white paper details how to achieve higher supply chain performance through a values-based culture model.

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: How To Become A Supply Chain Rock Star
On this episode, Stanley Fawcett and Michael Knemeyer share what supply chain managers can learn from rock’s best-known drummers. SCMR's Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Supply Chain Ecommerce Logistics Leader Series
Co-written by Adrian Gonzalez, president of Adelante SCM, and Mike Glodziak, president & CEO of LEGACY Supply Chain Services, this ecommerce logistics leader series describes how you can get to market faster, by leveraging your existing network, resources, and relationships to their fullest potential as well as how you can use logistics as a competitive weapon.

Significant Leadership Appointments Position Trimble for the Next Stage of Explosive Growth
Trimble, an industrial technology company transforming the way the world works, announces the appointments of Jennifer Lin as Chief Platform and Dr. Poppy Crum as Chief Technology Officer.

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: Diversity and Inclusion in the Supply Chain
On this episode, Christian Dow and Katie Richards talk about new research into supply chain diversity. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

The Rebound Podcast: How Online Gaming can Drive Change Management in Your Organization?
Listen in as Marko Kovacevic and Alexander Fernandez explain why multi-player gaming enables change management during digital transformation.

Greater Gender Diversity and Women in Supply Chains
Making the case for diversity and inclusion in the workforce.

Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in the Supply Chain & Logistics World
This past International Women’s Day 2021, ProShip connected with three exceptional partners to celebrate female leaders in the supply chain and logistics industry.

Hannah Testani Named as CEO at Intelligent Audit and Adds to Executive Team
Intelligent Audit's Board of Directors has appointed Hannah Testani as the company’s new CEO along with new appointments at the executive level.

Jeff Bezos to Step Down as Amazon CEO
Amazon said Jeff Bezos will transition to the role of Executive Chair in the third quarter of 2021 and Andy Jassy will become Chief Executive Officer at that time.

Breaking Through the Concrete Ceiling
Listen in as Loyola University Chicago’s Harry Haney and Jeffrey Korzenik, chief investment strategist for Fifth Third Bank, discuss the benefits of hiring from another untapped talent resource, the recently incarcerated. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Integrated Scenario Planning As an Agile Framework to Develop Responses to Coronavirus
With the impacts of the Coronavirus continuing to advance, how can we be prepared for events like these?

Business Leaders Voice the Economic Impact of COVID-19
While the impacts of COVID-19 varied between advanced and developing economies, business leaders across the board identified some common features that helped countries remain resilient.

Let’s Create a Human-centric Supply Chain
Listen in as Michigan State professor Sriram Narayanan and Ed Terris, vice president of apparel manufacturing at Goodwill Industries of South Florida, discuss how to integrate people with disabilities into supply chains. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

How Countries are Performing on the Road to Recovery
This report provides pathways for leaders to take proactive steps to embed transformative policies, bold investments, and new ventures into the recovery, such an approach requires courageous vision and a nuanced balance between the short and long term.

How Leadership Training can Improve Company Culture
In this paper we look at how an investment in a leadership training and development program can pay long term dividends.


Featured Companies

Frontier Business
We’re not just a provider, we’re your partner. At Frontier, we get to know your business and offer you tailored solutions designed to meet your demands and continued growth. Solving real business problems with tailored network solutions, so…
UniCarriers Americas Corporation
UniCarriers Americas Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of UniCarriers Corporation, designs, manufactures and supports a complete line of material handling equipment that offers second-to-none reliability, higher productivity and lower total operational costs.
MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation
The MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation (the Forum) is a unique community composed of academics and industry members whose support allows Forum researchers to provide customer-focused solutions to design and manage the new supply chain.
Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private, nonpartisan foundation that aims to foster economic independence by advancing educational achievement and entrepreneurial success. Founded by late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman, the Foundation is based in Kansas City, Mo.,…
Baird
For more than 95 years, Baird has been a strong, stable and trusted financial partner across generations and through many market cycles. Today Baird serves individuals, families, businesses and communities across the United States as well as institutional clients around the…
Beyond Philosophy
Founded in 2002 by customer experience author and thought leader Colin Shaw, and business partner David Ive, Beyond Philosophy has since become a leader in helping organizations to create deliberate, emotionally engaging customer experiences that drive value, reduce costs and build…
Manufacturing Institute
The Manufacturing Institute’s Close the Skills Gap framework addresses the current and future skills and workforce development gaps through the three pillars: image, quality and policy. In addition, the Institute offers a variety of toolkits for employers, educators and…
OPS Rules Management Consultants
OPS Rules is a consulting practice begun by a team of specialists who have created lasting improvement and increased value at top global enterprises and government operations. From this vantage point OPS Rules sees operational processes that have been leaned…
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Based in Washington, D.C., the Grocery Manufacturers Association is the voice of more than 300 leading food, beverage and consumer product companies that sustain and enhance the quality of life for hundreds of millions of people in the United States…
MonarchFx
MonarchFx is your smarter logistics solution comprised of best-in-class supply chain companies focused on delivering cost-effective, high service level fulfillment solutions to brands and retailers.
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