Companies increasingly recognize that supplier integration into new product development (SINPD) is critical for innovation, speed to market, cost reduction, and competitive advantage. Yet many ...

The origins of SCM, rooted in the concept of orchestration by a focal firm, have disproportionately favored organizations ...

Storytelling has been described as a “social glue” that enables human beings to maintain large, cohesive communities—a ...

Christopher A. Boone, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mississippi State University; Karl B. Manrodt, Ph.D., Professor, Georgia ...

Supply chain leaders can adjust routes, suppliers and inventory when the rules are clear. The harder challenge is making ...

The American Transportation Research Institute’s annual survey ranked fuel prices as trucking’s top issue after a 17-place ...

The company was a simulation created by Knut Alicke, a partner emeritus at McKinsey & Company and professor of supply chain management, and Ida Hedman, director of supply chain planning and logistics ...

Research has consistently shown that supply chain risk management is often late to new risks1. It is part of human nature: we learn from experience and calibrate our risk tolerance based on what we ...

Being prepared to respond to disruption doesn’t mean risk informs everyday business decisions. This APQC infographic highlights the gap between continuity planning and strategic risk integration—and ...

Procurement has never had more data. AI tools, supplier risk platforms, spend analytics, contract repositories, market intelligence, and ESG metrics have expanded what teams can see. Yet the added ...

Inventory handling is becoming more complicated with the rise in the number of products, customers, and logistics issues. A ...

The North Dakota Mill and Elevator, commonly known as the North Dakota State Mill, has been operating since 1922. Originally ...