Linking Supply Chain Performance to a Firm’s Financial Performance

Financial performance metrics are valuable because they capture the economic consequences of business decisions, says Priscilla Wisner, Distinguished Lecturer The University of Tennessee. In this penultimate installment of our “Beyond the Basics” series, she describes the “language of business,” used by internal and external stakeholders to evaluate the results of business operations.

Posted on 05/25 at 02:33 PM
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U.S. employers are struggling to find available talent

Manpower Group has released the results of its sixth-annual Talent Shortage Survey, revealing that 52 percent of U.S. employers are experiencing difficulty filling supply chain positions within their organizations, up from 14 percent in 2010

Posted on 05/25 at 08:51 AM
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Is Your Future About to Walk Out the Door?

I encourage supply management leaders to get ahead of the curve on personnel management - before it is too late. Hopefully, most will listen, and act.

Posted on 05/24 at 01:03 PM
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Supply Chain: U.S. yet to feel full consequence of Japan’s catastrophe

More news of the immediate and long-term impact of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami on the U.S. surfaced this week

Posted on 05/23 at 02:22 PM
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Supply Chain news: Armstrong & Associates report surge in 3PL activity

Third-party logistics providers are growing at multiples of Gross Domestic Product, and should be able to sustain this pace through 2011, said a prominent industry analyst.

Posted on 05/20 at 11:17 AM
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ISM conference focuses on economic recovery

While The Institute for Supply Management’s Semi-annual Economic Forecast suggests economic growth through 2011, one prominent economist said there’s still reason to worry.

Posted on 05/19 at 11:43 AM
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ISM Semiannual Economic Report cites strong economic output through rest of 2011

With both the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Manufacturing Report on Business and Non-Manufacturing Report on Business showing strong growth for 23 and 17 months, respectively, it was not surprising that the ISM’s Semiannual Economic Forecast point to continued economic growth throughout the rest of the year. The report, which was released this week, is based on feedback from U.S.-based purchasing and supply executives.

Posted on 05/19 at 08:37 AM
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