Supply Chain Management News and Trends

Get supply chain management news and trends to stay ahead of the competition

Most industries rely on supply chain management companies in some form. News that affects supply chain companies comes from both national and international fronts and involves the economies of most countries. Smooth supply chain operations are affected by news about homeland security, wavering economies and environmental issues, to all of which global supply chain management companies must react.

Internal trends such as labor and fuel costs, governmental regulations and labor disputes must be followed so that supply chain management companies can be prepared to roll with the changes. Emerging technology and new markets for trade are being delivered at a rapid pace and must be followed for a logistics company to stay competitive. Look for supply chain management news and trends on these issues and many more in a number of ways.

1. Read supply management system newsletters written by industry analysts who can frame the information.

2. Register for news feeds that cover global supply chain management issues.

3. Look for websites that supply chain management systems news instantly for daily headlines.

 

Subscribe to publications geared directly to the supply chain business

Look for news from websites that cover a broad range of industry issues and provide links to analyst reviews of the headlines. Find out about coming trends from the experts who have been watching the supply chain trends for your particular industry and can put the news into perspective for you.
Try: Find key expert interviews, articles and white papers at Achieving Supply Chain Excellence through Technology (ASCET). Check out the blogs, articles and headlines at Supply Chain Management Review.

Get on the mailing list of supply management news groups

Search for those publications that cover the trends in which you are most interested, whether they're green initiatives in transportation or retail and consumer goods logistics. This will allow you to get a fix on what other supply chain companies are doing and how they are facing the rapidly changing global marketplace.
Try: SupplyChainBrain.com is a great source of global information that covers emerging issues in the industry. The Institute for Supply Management finds the news that affects the industry and presents it to members through a number of news feeds.

Keep updated regularly with supply management news as it happens

Find those websites that track the headlines that cover transportation, technology and communications in the supply chain industry. Business ethics, labor issues and mergers within the industry are all topics of which you need to stay abreast. Watch for news headlines that involve countries to which you deliver and about issues affecting the products you deliver.
Try: Keep up with news affecting the industry globally through SupplyChainToday, which gathers news from a wide variety of supply chain management system news resources and links. Get the latest updates on software supply networks and distribution through the vast resources that are reported at Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

 

• Include at least one technology publication to read regularly to keep up with the latest developments from supply chain management software providers.

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