Business Management Books: The 25 Most Influential – Ever!

Toyota Production System

In 2011, TIME Magazine assembled a list of what may be considered to be the 25 Most Influential Business Management Books of the modern era. Great books are timeless. They outlive their creators. They live on in the thoughts of their readers. They endure for generations and even centuries, in print or in digital format. [...]

Supply Chain Canada (SCL / CITA) 46th Annual Conference

Supply Chain Canada Conference 2013

The Supply Chain Canada Conference brings together more than 1200 leading supply chain practitioners. Attendees benefit from more than a wide variety of experienced speakers and industry experts who will share latest trends and best practices as well as provide insights into supply chain issues. In today’s competitive world it is imperative for organizations to [...]

SAPICS Annual Conference 2013

2013 SAPICS Conference

From June 2 to June 4 2013, SAPICS will be hosting a unique and valuable learning and networking opportunity for supply chain professionals. The 2013 Conference will take place at the Sun City Resort, near the city of Johannesburg. It’s theme will be Design for Change. This year’s conference will cover broad trends affecting the profession, [...]

Best Selling Books – Industry and Operations Management – Canada

Lean-Led Hospital Design

The Supply Chain Almanac Book Club regularly reviews Best Selling Books in various categories, both in Canada and the USA. Here are Canada’s Best Sellers in Books – Industry and Operations Management, according to Amazon.ca. Some new and exciting publications have erupted to the top of Canada’s Best Sellers list, in the Industry category. New [...]

APICS 2013 International Conference and Expo

APICS Logo

2013 APICS International Conference & Expo September 29-October 1, 2013 Orlando, Florida, USA Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center Register here. Attend the leading global gathering of supply chain and operations management professionals. Connect the APICS body of knowledge to strategies and tactics to meet and overcome the challenges companies face in the changing landscape [...]

Top 25 Supply Chain Management Degree Programs 2013

University of San Diego

A critical choice in any student’s life is the post-secondary institution that he or she plans to attend. Businesses and public sector entities demand that candidates for employment possess higher and higher levels of skill in virtually every academic discipline, including business, science, social sciences, technology and operations management. The pace of change in the [...]

ISM Hosts 98th Annual Supply Management Conference

ISM 98th Annual Conference on Supply Management

ISM 98th Annual International Supply Management Conference & Educational Exhibit   Registration is now open! One of the premier events in the supply chain and logistics management conference circuit is the ISM Annual International Conference. Plans have just been finalized and registration is now open for the ISM’s 98th Annual International Supply Management Conference and [...]

The Beer Game: Simulating Supply Chain Management

Beer Game

When I was an undergraduate studying Economics and Mathematics at university in Canada, “beer games” had everything to do with chugging pint-sized glasses of alcoholic malted beverages as quickly as possible, and as frequently as possible, while minimizing the spillage of the precious amber liquid. Little did I know at that time that something called [...]

Procurement Certification: What Are the Options?

What direction should you take?

There is a bewildering amount of choice in today’s market for training, education, and certification. Many who labor within the supply chain eventually come to a watershed moment in their career: they ask themselves, “Am I passionate about this line of work? Do I see a future for me within SCM?” These questions might even [...]

The World in 2030: Dr. Michio Kaku

Dr Kaku

A wonderful peek into the future by Dr. Kaku. If supply chain and operations management practitioners want to invest intelligently and respond efficiently, we must be prepare to surf the crest of the technological wave, and climb out of our Industrial Revolution Era paradigms. In and of itself, this will result in competitive advantage. Given [...]

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