Education

Due to technological innovation, retailing is changing faster than ever - commerce is becoming increasingly digitally enabled, and consumers’ expectations of retailers and brands are growing.

Inflation and pandemic disruptions have become a critical concern in healthcare.

When it comes to the last stage of product delivery, online retailers have a challenging task at hand - many customers view speedy shipping as the expectation, not as an expensive premium service.

The supply chain management graduate program at the Sam M. Walton College of Business has been ranked No. 2 in North America by research and consulting firm Gartner, which ranks the undergraduate and graduate logistic programs every two years.

James Rice discusses supply chain resilience and how organizations can prepare for the next big problem.

Labor problems are currently one of the most pressing issues in society, especially when it comes to finding talented people for current and future jobs.

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.

Companies are trying all manner of ways to rid themselves of bloated inventories at a time when they typically build inventory for the end-of-year holiday season. How did they find themselves in such a mess?

Learn why you need to manage the moment like Maverick.

Companies need to map these critical linkages in their supply chains when evaluating risk and resilience. When one element is disrupted, it is likely that other parts of the system will be impaired as well.

Is globalization in terminal decline, or will it survive or even thrive in some other form?

Listen in as Rosemary Coates and Kari Kammel, the Director of the Anti-counterfeiting and Product Protection Center at Michigan State University.

In this podcast, LM Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Joe Tillman, manager of education programs for SMC3.

Uber revolutionized passenger transportation by providing a third-party platform where consumers “compete” with each other for rides. Now, platforms that enable companies to “compete” for supply chain assets have emerged as a way to lower costs and increase efficiency through Amazon-like economies of scale.

Insights and resources for learning managers and educators on creating and nurturing communities.

A concept called “just transition” is cropping up in sustainability circles, and if it gains ground, it could become part of corporate pledges akin to those that commit companies to net-zero operations by a certain year. Such an outcome has significant implications for supply chain sustainability.

In these Covid-ravaged times, the last thing companies need is more bad news, but like it or not, the storm clouds of a global economic recession are gathering on the horizon.

Economic activity in the services sector grew in December for the 19th month in a row - with the Services PMI® exceeding 60 percent for the 10th consecutive month - say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM® Report On Business®.

Automation is transforming supply chains, but the societal cost in terms of inequality may be high.

The furor over a whistleblower’s accusations that Facebook profits from allowing its platform to spread disinformation has spotlighted the role of social media in propagating falsehoods online. A prime example is how such untruths hamper the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.