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CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly

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Quarter 4 2022

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STRATEGY

How to avoid the next crisis: A new approach to supply chain agility

To succeed in a dynamic business environment, companies need a structured approach to enhancing supply chain agility. They should start by identifying what digital tools, physical assets, and processes can help them avoid disruptions while capitalizing on opportunities.
December 14, 2022
Dan Pellathy, Pradeep Charath, and J. Paul Dittmann
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To succeed in a dynamic business environment, companies need a structured approach to enhancing supply chain agility. They should start by identifying what digital tools, physical assets, and processes can help them avoid disruptions while capitalizing on opportunities.


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TECHNOLOGY

Automation’s role in solving today’s labor challenges

Facing high turnover rates and low unemployment, companies are struggling to create a stable supply chain workforce. Automation can help—not by simply replacing workers but by making their jobs safer, more productive, and less physically and mentally taxing.
December 14, 2022
Jim Lawton
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Facing high turnover rates and low unemployment, companies are struggling to create a stable supply chain workforce. Automation can help—not by simply replacing workers but by making their jobs safer, more productive, and less physically and mentally taxing.


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STRATEGY

A framework for growing and retaining supply chain employees

Too often, employees are eager to move to the next opportunity after only a few months in a new job. However, there is a great benefit to both the employee and company when employees spend two to three years in a role. The following three-phase framework can help companies set better expectations and retain employees longer.
December 13, 2022
Mark Kosfeld and Alison Wolff
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Too often, employees are eager to move to the next opportunity after only a few months in a new job. However, there is a great benefit to both the employee and company when employees spend two to three years in a role. The following three-phase framework can help companies set better expectations and retain employees longer.


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INFOGRAPHIC

Where do supply chain sustainability programs stand today?

The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals recently conducted a survey of 3,300 supply chain professionals. Here’s what the study revealed:
December 9, 2022
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The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals recently conducted a survey of 3,300 supply chain professionals. Here’s what the study revealed: 


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Commentary

Five levers to build a resilient supply chain

Many supply chains have struggled recently to procure critical parts such as semiconductors, metals, and construction materials. Here are five actions that procurement can take to help improve supply chain resiliency in the face of constrained supply.
November 14, 2022
Alan Brooks
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Many supply chains have struggled recently to procure critical parts such as semiconductors, metals, and construction materials. Here are five actions that procurement can take to help improve supply chain resiliency in the face of constrained supply. 


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LOGISTICS

Market throws last-mile providers a change-up

The pandemic supercharged last-mile delivery as stuck-at-home consumers ordered everything from treadmills to computers and furniture for their homes. Now with COVID subsiding, pocketbooks thinner, and inflation rising, is last-mile growth hitting a wall?
December 12, 2022
Gary Frantz
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The pandemic supercharged last-mile delivery as stuck-at-home consumers ordered everything from treadmills to computers and furniture for their homes. Now with COVID subsiding, pocketbooks thinner, and inflation rising, is last-mile growth hitting a wall?


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The journey to building an intelligent supply chain

Which digital technologies should your company be investing in to make your supply chain operations smarter? This five-step roadmap can help guide your decision and make sure you are extracting the most intelligence out of your supply chain.
October 27, 2022
Sanjay Sharma
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Which digital technologies should your company be investing in to make your supply chain operations smarter? This five-step roadmap can help guide your decision and make sure you are extracting the most intelligence out of your supply chain.




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DIALOGUE: A CONVERSATION WITH AN INDUSTRY LEADER

Transportation pioneers

This year’s CSCMP 2022 Gail Rutkowski Transportation Excellence Award winner, Mexpress Transportation, has dedicated the past 25 years to bypassing the traditional border clearance process between the U.S. and Mexico and improving supply chain efficiencies.
December 12, 2022
Diane Rand
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This year’s CSCMP 2022 Gail Rutkowski Transportation Excellence Award winner, Mexpress Transportation, has dedicated the past 25 years to bypassing the traditional border clearance process between the U.S. and Mexico and improving supply chain efficiencies. 


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PERSPECTIVE

’Tis the season to be patient

There are encouraging signs that things will get better for our supply chains. But we may have to wait just a little longer.
December 9, 2022
David Maloney
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There are encouraging signs that things will get better for our supply chains. But we may have to wait just a little longer.


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DIRECT CONNECTION

Shaping the future of supply chain talent

CSCMP has launched a new Center of Excellence to uplift underserved communities and bridge talent gaps in the supply chain by offering training-to-jobs programs.
December 12, 2022
Mark Baxa
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CSCMP has launched a new Center of Excellence to uplift underserved communities and bridge talent gaps in the supply chain by offering training-to-jobs programs.


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MONETARY MATTERS

Projected U.S. recession in early 2023 will soften freight market

S&P Global Market Intelligence forecasts weak growth for 2023.
December 14, 2022
Paul Bingham, Aleksandra Maguire, and Mitra Salehi Esfandarani
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S&P Global Market Intelligence forecasts weak growth for 2023.


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REFLECTIONS

Global risk and the cost of a scoop of ice cream

Prices are skyrocketing. Risks are rising. It’s time for everybody to re-examine the trade-offs in their supply chain.
December 12, 2022
Steve Geary
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Prices are skyrocketing. Risks are rising. It’s time for everybody to re-examine the trade-offs in their supply chain.


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AFTERWORD

2022 at a glance

CSCMP’s Board Chair Tom Nightingale reflects on this past year and what’s ahead for 2023.
December 12, 2022
Tom Nightingale
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CSCMP’s Board Chair Tom Nightingale reflects on this past year and what’s ahead for 2023.


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Report: Supply chain challenges aren’t over yet

Political unrest, raw materials shortages, and rising energy costs will fuel delays and disruptions through the end of the year, and potentially into the summer of 2023.
October 27, 2022
Supply Chain Quarterly Staff
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Political unrest, raw materials shortages, and rising energy costs will fuel delays and disruptions through the end of the year, and potentially into the summer of 2023.
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Transportation market poised for radical change

Deloitte study identifies five forces that are driving the future of freight, including nearshoring and the rise of data and analytics.
November 3, 2022
Supply Chain Quarterly Staff
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Deloitte study identifies five forces that are driving the future of freight, including nearshoring and the rise of data and analytics.
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Massachusetts startup lands $26 million backing for trailer-unloading robot

Pickle Robot Co. says its technology addresses one of logistics’ most labor-intensive, physically demanding, and highest turnover jobs.
November 15, 2022
Supply Chain Quarterly Staff
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Pickle Robot Co. says its technology addresses one of logistics’ most labor-intensive, physically demanding, and highest turnover jobs.


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Survey: nearly half of online shoppers would choose a package delivery firm with electric vehicles

Merchants Fleet says American consumers are increasingly aware of the carbon footprint of their e-commerce shopping habits.
November 9, 2022
Supply Chain Quarterly Staff
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Merchants Fleet says American consumers are increasingly aware of the carbon footprint of their e-commerce shopping habits.


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CSCMP NOTEBOOK

New podcast series focuses on labor recruitment and retention

Now available: Supply Chain in the Fast podcast on finding and retaining skilled labor.
December 11, 2022
Supply Chain Quarterly Staff
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Now available: Supply Chain in the Fast podcast on finding and retaining skilled labor. 


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CSCMP NOTEBOOK

New CSCMP publication addresses the role of the “first mile” in mitigating risk

“The First Mile in a Time of Continuous Disruption” takes a fresh look at what businesses can do to build a more resilient order management process.
December 10, 2022
Supply Chain Quarterly Staff
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“The First Mile in a Time of Continuous Disruption” takes a fresh look at what businesses can do to build a more resilient order management process.


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CSCMP NOTEBOOK

Nominations open for 2023 Supply Chain Hall of Fame

CSCMP members have until January 16, 2023, to nominate supply chain leaders who have made outstanding contributions to the field.
December 10, 2022
Supply Chain Quarterly Staff
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CSCMP members have until January 16, 2023, to nominate supply chain leaders who have made outstanding contributions to the field.


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CSCMP recognizes supply chain “academic giant”

Arizona State University’s Dale Rogers takes home award for his lifelong dedication to the supply chain field.
December 12, 2022
Supply Chain Quarterly Staff
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Arizona State University’s Dale Rogers takes home award for his lifelong dedication to the supply chain field.


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