CSCMP’s Annual Global Conference offers supply chain management practitioners more professional education and personal growth opportunities than any other event in the world. Learn from global experts and network with thousands of colleagues. Learn ways to cut supply chain costs and improve your bottom line. Network with colleagues from all over the world. Discover new [...]
A significant trend regarding the repatriation of production operations into the USA from Asia - otherwise known as re-shoring – is starting to emerge. Big American manufacturers are taking very seriously the option advocated by Harry Moser (The Reshoring Initiative) - and many others – that by conducting a complete and objective assessment of all [...]
The “work cell” can be a pretty mysterious beast to anyone working outside of the Lean Six Sigma arena. But the simple fact is that most people already know how to design a work cell, whether they know it or not. It really is a matter of taking some rather common sense principles, and using [...]
“What would you create if you had a machine that could make (almost) anything?” A book about an incredible subject will soon hit the shelves of bookstores around the world. Hod Lipson’s “Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing” is scheduled for release on February 11, 2013. It is creating a tremendous buzz, and pre-orders [...]
Supply Chain Management practitioners are famous for using acronyms. In an effort to demystify our language, Supply Chain Almanac has developed the following Glossary. It contains over 600 abbreviations that are relevant to those who work in and around the Supply Chain. This is our Second Edition, new and revised with dozens of new acronyms added [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Most practitioners in 21st century sustainable supply chains know – or at least think we know – what is meant by the term “carbon footprint.” But measuring the carbon footprint of products, activities, processes and people is a highly complex endeavor. Of course, our goal ought to be to craft a methodology that is clear, [...]
For the past numbers of weeks, we have been on a journey of discovery of the thoughts, observations, and solutions about challenges in the fields of Quality Management and Supply Chain Management, as articulated by Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Practical applications of his theories have been discussed, and the enduring nature of his works have [...]
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