CSCMP Company Profile

March 4, 2024 Modern's editor sat down with Robert to discuss different efforts by ALAN to help disaster relief efforts.

November 16, 2023 Supply chain sustainability efforts continue to ramp up, but while companies are responding to global challenges, economic pressures are a different story.

October 16, 2023 Longer-term contracts, data sharing, and a focus on value-creation in the supply chain are growing concerns for today’s 3PLs and their shipper customers.

October 12, 2023 Many of the concerns from earlier this year have dissipated and shippers are beginning to look for lengthier contracts with stable rates

October 9, 2023 The most recent edition of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) State of Logistics (SoL) report observed that the cost of United States business logistics accounted for 9.1% of United States GDP in 2022. That indicates that as GDP headed down, logistics costs saw gains, and it served as a key theme of a session at last week’s CSCMP EDGE conference in Orlando.

October 3, 2023 In a fireside chat with Mark Baum, Chief Collaboration & Commercial Officer, for FMI-The Food Industry Association, Target Chief Supply Chain and Logistics Officer Gretchen McCarthy looked back at Target’s $7 billion investment to manage its in-store experience and optimize related assets for the benefit of its customers, whom it refers to as guests, and also leverage it as fulfillment levels.

July 10, 2023 The latest report says that the era of building supply chains solely around cost-reduction considerations is over. Rather, a new value has taken hold—resilience.

July 3, 2023 Supply chains continue to become more responsive, and providers are developing more solutions than ever.

June 20, 2023 Total U.S. logistics costs soared to $2.3 trillion last year, growing 19.6% from 2022 and now representing 9.1% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the newest State of Logistics report.

October 26, 2022 Supply chain certification providers are pushed to come up with new ways to serve up education on a broad level, but also for very specific, relevant topics.

October 12, 2022 The role of the final mile market and where it fits in to the overall logistics landscape were key themes at the “Final Mile Issues and Opportunities” session at the CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals) EDGE conference last month in Nashville.

October 10, 2022 Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Mark Baxa, President & CEO of the Lombard, Ill.-based Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). In this wide-ranging conversation, Baxa addressed various topics, including: the 2022 CSCMP EDGE conference last month, the current state of the supply chain, and career development, among others.

September 22, 2022 Getting past headline themes of how truckload rates work and function, for non-transportation and logistics executives in shippers’ companies is key in order for them to better understand how rates are viewed and explained.

September 22, 2022 As the supply chain continues to deal with a whole host of obstacles, including various disruptions, labor challenges, and strategic misalignments, there is a need for things to get back to basics for both 3PLs and shippers.

July 2, 2022 Last year was a deeply unsettled and trying time for logistics managers, as demand for freight services in all modes surged and supply chains struggled to keep inventory on hand. To return to a more balanced, long-term growth trajectory, shippers will need to invest in the ideas and capabilities that will make the industry more resilient.