Global manufacturing supply chains, the intricate networks that underpin modern industry, have evolved to deliver efficiency ...

New research reveals why spare parts inventory and customer escalations are rising simultaneously, identifying service parts network design as the key driver of service performance and aftermarket ...

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based supply chain design software business LLamasoft is considered one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. The company was founded by Don Hicks and Toby ...

Why does the supply chain that served you so well yesterday seem designed to end your company today? Don’t be surprised; that’s how nature works. Yesterday’s design is optimized for yesterday.

How will supply chains be designed in the future? There are new forces at work--new dynamics--but even old forces will influence the structure of supply chains. Charles H. Fine, a professor at MIT ...

The end goal of any company is a satisfied customer. The process of locating, obtaining and transporting the inputs needed to do this is the core function of supply chain management. Specifically in ...

Fifth Third reports that AI, strategic partnerships, digital transformation, and sustainability are essential for businesses ...

Recent months have already produced a decade’s worth of disruption in global supply chains. Like a stone thrown in the middle of a world trade lake, the circles went far beyond the U.S. market and ...

Supply chain design was once seen as an activity to be endured every few years — a strategic exercise that wasn’t tied to operations. Now, however, competitive companies are realizing that every ...