Items Tagged with 'Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals'

As pandemic-induced behaviors become permanent, the supply chain finds a new place of prominence among layfolk.

We look at how this holiday shopping season is likely to affect supply chains with Steven Horwitz, an economics professor at Ball State University. Also: warehouse availability tightens; logistics firms invest in venture capital markets.

Gillan Hawkes, VP of product management and analytics at 6 River Systems, tells how autonomous mobile robots help distributors meet surging demand. Also: a huge spike in logistics growth; retailers rely on e-marketplaces to handle their online sales.

Our editors recap CSCMP EDGE 2020. Topics covered: social responsibility and diversity, creating a more resilient supply chain, Target's journey to becoming a major e-commerce player, and getting around the capacity crunch.

In addition to the Innovation Award winner and finalists, the Sustainability Award winner was also revealed.

Brian Thompson of transportation data provider SMC³ discusses what the transportation markets may look like through the end of the year, particularly for the less-than-truckload segment; tight air and truck freight capacity; a guide to CSCMP EDGE 2020.

CSCMP’s Edge conference is going entirely virtual this year. That’s a good thing for logistics and supply chain professionals.

Michael Zimmerman of Kearny discusses CSCMP's State of Logistics Report; some ports see declining volumes; new autonomous vehicle research center