Supply Chain Monthly

The disruptions of the last two years have forced companies to take a fresh look at their supply chain strategies. Here’s how one chemical distributor used this tumultuous time as an opportunity to redefine its supply chain, adopting new technologies and best practices.
 
The past 24-plus months have been challenging across almost every industry and especially hard on supply chains. From the COVID-19 pandemic to raw material shortages, from port backups and rail disruptions to extreme weather and geopolitical events, from factory shutdowns to labor shortages—we have not seen a confluence of disruptive forces like this in over a quarter-century. The challenges posed in recent years have served as a litmus test for modern supply chains. They have also required supply chain professionals to be immensely adaptable and resilient.

SCPro™ Certification is a three-tiered program that assesses progressive knowledge and skills across integrated supply chain activities. This process validates an individual’s ability to strategically assess business challenges, effectively implement supply chain improvements through the analysis of real-world case studies, and develop a comprehensive project plan to achieve results such as a positive ROI.

CSCMP Corporate Member,Trax Technologies (Trax), the global leader in Transportation Spend Management (TSM) solutions, announced promotions for Dimi Kurtti, Veronique D’Ambrosi, and Macy Savage. All three executives have been elevated to key leadership positions within the company that demonstrate Trax’s dedication to international growth: Dimi Kurtti, senior vice president, professional services & implementations; Veronique D’Ambrosi, vice president of global client operations; and Macy Savage, senior director of global client growth.

Trax provides enterprise businesses with elevated freight audit and payment (FAP) data insights that stimulate greater cost optimization and emissions reduction planning, monitoring, and reduction. This team of leaders is the company’s latest demonstration of its commitment to nurturing relationships with customers and expanding its growth plan to meet the needs of global businesses.

CSCMP's proud to share that CSCMP Corporate Member, Lina Acosta of GLT, is one of the 10 Most Empowering Women in Business, 2023 by Insights Success Magazine.

 

GLT is a Third Party Logistics Company which focuses on developing logistics and transportation solutions to simplify the inland freight shipping process, helping their customers to reduce costs, enhance carrier service, and improve auditing practices to ensure correct freight bill charges.
 
Learn more about Insights Success' 10 Most Empowering Women in Business.

Good news! You have more time to submit a nomination for the Distinguished Service Award, Emerging Leader Award, Gail Rutkowski Transportation Excellence Award and the Supply Chain Innovation Competition. The new deadline for these awards is March 31, 2023.

 

Distinguished Service Award (DSA)
The DSA honors an outstanding individual who exemplifies significant, consistent, and career-long contributions to the development of the logistics and supply chain management disciplines. Recent recipients 2022’s Masao Nishi, Principal at M. Nishi Strategic Advisory (pictured left) and 2021’s Dale Rogers, ON Semiconductor Professor of Business at Arizona State University.

 

CSCMP's Distinguished Service Award is an honor which will highlight your nominee's career! Submit a nomination today!

 

CSCMP invites you to nominate an emerging leader for the 2023 Emerging Leader Award. Share with us your candidate’s achievements and they could be recognized as one of CSCMP’s Emerging Leaders during EDGE 2023! Help us recognize an emerging leader and submit your nomination today!

 

Gail Rutkowski Transportation Excellence Award (GR-TEA)
The Gail Rutkowski Transportation Excellence Award (GR-TEA) recognizes individuals or companies that have excelled in using their knowledge, connections, and industry expertise to educate, support and create long-term impact through excellence in transportation-related fields.

To qualify, the nominee must be a CSCMP member and have demonstrated leadership and industry engagement that promoted education, excellence, and professionalism in transportation-related fields. Submit a nomination today!

 

SCIA Competition
The Supply Chain Innovation Award (SCIA) recognizes teams who have demonstrated excellence, innovation, and return on investment for a significant supply chain challenge. For nearly 20 years, supply chain teams worldwide have been submitting their cases to the SCIA for the opportunity to receive recognition from their industry peers on a global stage. Submit your case study!

"I joined CSCMP in Jan ‘22 to extend my professional reach including exploring and exchanging opportunities for development. My advice is to pursue and get engaged to expand the network. Networking and recent information on innovation in SCM sector is a big arena here. I have just joined and looking forward to exploring the impacts."

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"I joined CSCMP over 5 years ago when I first made the transition from working in medical device manufacturing to logistics. I knew it would be a whole new world with distinct challenges and opportunities and I wanted to equip myself with the knowledge and connections to be successful. What is most valuable to me is the ability to "phone a friend" whenever I'm encountering a problem or issue. I've used my CSCMP connections, both local and across the country, over the years for personal and professional challenges. I am happy to be able to do the same for others."

CSCMP supports members through continued individual growth, mentorship, networking, and education. We want you to succeed and grow with access to exclusive resources and a vast network of supply chain professionals to enhance your lifelong career journey. Whether you’re just getting started in supply chain, leading a team of cross-functional professionals, or entering your retirement years, CSCMP membership is available to cater to your specific goals.

CSCMP Partner GS1 US shares an update on the recent Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), Rule 204 in their recent podcast, Next Level Supply Chain.

 

When thinking about how to approach these data requirements with your supply chain partners, collaboration and alignment is the name of the game. Listen as Karen Long and Joan Studley from iFoodDS discuss the pitfalls of misalignment and poor data exchange along your supply chain and the best ways to get suppliers and trading partners on board with best practices through FSMA 204 and beyond. Listen to the informative episode today!

According to the Logistics Manager’s Index, February reads in at 54.7, down from January’s reading of 57.6, fairly consistent with December's reading. The comparison to December is pertinent here as there are anecdotal reports that January’s transportation market was slightly inflated due to delayed holiday shipments. The report goes on to share that this month’s transportation metrics suggest the excess capacity that pushed down prices through 2022 is still with us. One trend that does seem to be shifting—and pushing the overall index down—is the sudden shift from contraction to expansion in Warehousing Capacity. This looseness is likely welcome to many shippers as it may foreshadow a coming decrease in the costs of warehousing and overall inventories. Respondents expect this moderate rate of growth to continue over the next 12 months.

Trusted by supply chain professionals, CSCMP’s EDGE Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition is supply chain’s premier event™ with world class education from top thought leaders and real connections to help you solve today’s supply chain challenges as we build tomorrow’s success. We're redefining supply chain networking—tap into your very own mastermind group at EDGE 2023. Register now to join us!