Latest posts about CSCMP
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60 Seconds with Robert Martichenko of American Logistics Aid Network
March 4, 2024
Modern's editor sat down with Robert to discuss different efforts by ALAN to help disaster relief efforts.
Sustainability Efforts Continue to Ramp Up, Research Finds
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.
Today’s modern shipper-3PL relationships focus on collaborative growth and improvement
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.
BlueGrace executive assesses various market trends and themes at CSCMP EDGE
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
CSCMP EGDE panel examines the impact of supply chain volatility on costs and operations
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.
Top Target supply chain executive McCarthy provides an inside look at the company’s supply chain and logistics operations
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.
2023 State of Logistics Report: Great logistics reset
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.
State of Logistics report examines four issues challenging the logistics market
July 3, 2023
Supply chains continue to become more responsive, and providers are developing more solutions than ever.
Shippers back in control as logistics market swings back, new State of Logistics report says
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.
Putting Supply Chain Certification to Work
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.
CSCMP EDGE panel looks at the current state and potential for the final mile sector
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.
Q&A: Mark Baxa, President and CEO, Council of Supply Chain and Management Professionals
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.
CSCMP session examines factors driving truckload rates
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.
Annual 3PL study released at CSCMP Edge highlights a need to get ‘back to basics’
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.
State of Logistics 2022: Out of sync
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.