Every year the researchers at Gartner publish their Top 25 supply chains list, and it seems Apple is always at or near the top, technology companies are highly rated, and everyone complains about the metrics. 2014 is no exception. Read more...

Michael Allen, in a post on the Retail Gazette site, takes a look at recent data from the Retail Systems Research group about omnichannel retail. Forrester has also contributed some analysis he reviews as well. Read more...

The big consulting firm KPMG has produced their 2014 Global Manufacturing Outlook. In case you haven't noticed, complexity for manufacturers is increasing, but that's only one of the challenges. Read more...