At the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference held in late September, this author had the pleasurable opportunity to moderate two very informative panel discussions. These sessions were jointly sponsored by The Washington Post and Ryder Inc. Panel One: How a refreshed distribution strategy revs up savings in the automotive industry, featured […]

There is an update to our Supply Chain Matters streaming commentaries related to aircraft engine producer Pratt & Whitney. In October, we published a Pratt focused commentary with the theme of the good and not so good news when on eyes are focused on your supply chain. Over the weekend, unionized workers ratified a new […]

Using the same technologies as in self-driving cars, Amazon is testing a grocery store in downtown Seattle that lets customers walk in, grab food from the shelves and walk out again, without ever having to stand in a checkout line.

Late last week, a published report by web-based Business Insider indicates that retail chain Sears is on the brink of financial catastrophe. This report cites both the sudden departures of two of the retail chain’s highest ranking executives along with speculation among internal employees, suppliers and several banks fearing that the retail chain may soon […]