Supply Chain Thoughts

As an Account Manager at HighJump, I am responsible for helping our customers find cost-effective solutions for their supply chain needs. This position gives me a somewhat unique perspective on trends in the industry through the questions and comments I hear everyday. I look forward to receiving...

Just for fun, we wanted to share this infographic we came across of the supply chain’s role in supporting space travel and asteroid mining, via Florida Tech University Online.   Infographic by Florida Tech University Online, your source for Supply Chain Management Degree Programs Online. Related...

Deloitte just released the results of a cost survey of Fortune 100 companies. It found that although businesses are continuing to cut costs in any way they can, the strategy for cost-cutting has shifting away from mere survival to one of driving growth. Interestingly, the survey found growing...

Retailers’ inventory levels plummeted during the 2008-2009 recession, but have not recovered since, notes DC Velocity. This may indicate that levels are not necessarily affected by economic circumstances at the moment, and that this trend may continue. For example, the Institute for Supply...

  SupplyChainBrain recently published an article on the trend of using robots in warehouses. More than just a black-and-white issue, the article raised several important points that the supply chain industry will have to decide – likely through trial and error – as we all balance cost and speed with...

The benefits of supply chain and logistics technology are well known: Automation and speed increase, assets are used more efficiently, costs are lowered and customer satisfaction improves. But what’s far more difficult – and less understood – is determining which technology to invest in order to...

According to SupplyChainBrain, a massive transformation is on the rise in the demand for vehicles in both North America and developing countries. A report from Transport Intelligence found that the demand abroad has prompted large and dominating manufacturers in emerging markets to integrate with...

DC Velocity recently polled 333 respondents on their expectations for the economy and plans for purchasing supply chain management and logistics services. Just over a fourth of the survey respondents were from the manufacturing sector, 26 percent from distribution, 23 percent were service providers,...

  Food Logistics reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has used its power granted by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to shut down a peanut processing plant. This is the first time the FDA has exercised such authority since the passage of the FSMA on January 4, 2011. As...

At HighJump Software, our warehouse management software enthusiasts are always reading the latest findings on the industry and were particularly interested in the findings of a recent survey. Logistics Management recently released the results of its 2012 Warehouse and Distribution Center Operations...

A Logistics Viewpoints blog post by Adrian Gonzalez reports that the lack of lower-level supply chain and logistics talent is the biggest concern for 3PLs and supply chain shippers. According to the “2012 3PL Provider CEO Perspective Survey” conducted by Dr. Robert Lieb and presented at the CSCMP...