You can start a career in supply chain management (SCM) with a bachelor’s degree, but if you’re looking to climb the ladder and push your career forward, you will want to explore a master’s degree in the field. SCM is becoming an important role in multiple industries, including retail, manufacturing, technology and the federal government.If you want to expand your expertise and get ahead of the competition, here are the top ten schools where you can get a master’s degree in supply chain management, according to data from Best Colleges.University of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California offers a Master of Science in global supply chain management degree as a part-time program, which can be completed in 16 months. Courses take place online, but you’ll travel to Los Angeles for the first week for orientation and for another week to Singapore, or another specified location. These “experiential trips” include ground transport, … [Read more...] about 10 best graduate programs for supply chain management
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Efficiently Managing Enterprise Assets
Today’s global economy has created a greater degree of complexity when it comes to tracking enterprise assets, managing existing inventory and anticipating trends prior to customer demand. Advances in sophisticated manufacturing techniques and enlightened business processes have enabled manufacturers to drive production improvements but without an effective Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solution the enterprise is missing a key component. Benefits of Implementing an Enterprise Asset Management Solution EAM solutions are considered a mature industry and often integrated with ERP systems. Modern EAMs typically consist of a modular set of applications that manage the acquisition, accounting depreciation, maintenance, repair and disposal of equipment. It encompasses all of the stages in an asset’s lifecycle. A robust EAM can add value by managing acquisitions, tracking inventory, maintenance if required and the repair and disposal of equipment. It can improve asset … [Read more...] about Efficiently Managing Enterprise Assets
MercuryGate Recognizes Top Supply Chain Students in “Future of Delivery” Essay Contest
CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2018--MercuryGate International, Inc., a leading provider of transportation management solutions, today announced the winners of the MercuryGate University Future of Delivery Essay contest. Danielle Hadre, a Maine Maritime Academy graduate student, was the first-place winner of the essay competition. Brittany Gardner, a student of Texas A&M, was named runner up. The contest was open to both graduate and undergraduate supply chain students of the more than 60 colleges and universities participating in the MercuryGate University (MGU) program, an initiative that provides technology experience and curriculum at no charge to participating educational institutions.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180517005177/en/Danielle Hadre, a Maine Maritime Academy graduate student, was named first-place winner of the MercuryGate "Future of Delivery" Essay Contest. (Photo: Business … [Read more...] about MercuryGate Recognizes Top Supply Chain Students in “Future of Delivery” Essay Contest
HanesBrands to Highlight Diversified Global Business Model and Path to Consistent Growth, Increased Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Value Creation at Investor Day Meeting
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2018--HanesBrands (NYSE: HBI), a leading global marketer of everyday essential basic apparel under world-class brands, today will highlight its diversified global business model that has the company poised to generate consistent growth and as much free cash flow in the next five years as the previous 11 years combined.In the four years since the company’s last investor day, the company has transformed itself from a U.S.-centric business supported by a global supply chain into a worldwide basic apparel leader with commercial operations in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia that more fully leverage its global supply chain.At the investor day meeting at company headquarters beginning at 8:15 a.m. today, company executives will outline five-year base-case scenarios expected to:generate consistent organic sales growth,expand margins and increase earnings per share,generate cumulative operating cash flow of approximately $4.3 billion … [Read more...] about HanesBrands to Highlight Diversified Global Business Model and Path to Consistent Growth, Increased Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Value Creation at Investor Day Meeting
Global Automated Container Terminal Market Outlook to 2023
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2018--The "Automated Container Terminal Market by Degree of Automation (Semi-Automated and Fully Automated), Project Type (Brownfield and Greenfield), Offering (Equipment, Software, and Services), and Geography - Global Forecast to 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.The overall automated container terminal market is estimated to grow from USD 9.09 Billion in 2018 to USD 10.89 Billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 3.7% between 2018 and 2023.In existing as well as new terminals, services are important for the proper functioning of equipment. In automated terminals, even a minor defect in any equipment can cause a serious productivity loss. Leading players in the automated container terminal market are focused on expanding their service network to increase the service revenue. Thus, the service contracts are increasing in number, thereby driving the growth of the market for the same. However, the requirement of high initial cost for … [Read more...] about Global Automated Container Terminal Market Outlook to 2023