The supply chain is becoming more important than ever for companies in almost every industry. As its importance rises, so does the over-all involvement of higher-ups in the company. New surveys are showing that more executive level businessmen are becoming supply chain leaders. Read more here.

Very few companies have put series and consistent effort into improving their supply chains. Now more than ever, companies need to put in the necessary resources and capital into long term improveme¬nt to overcome the current challenges set by the current economic client. Read more here.

This top ten list was compiled based upon direct conversations with industry executives, and insights developed in the course of daily activities by Tompkins Associates' team members, and includes links to more information on each topic. Learn more here.

How has China become such a leader in the High-Tech and Home Appliance Industries in the past few years? Learn more here.

Last year was about as rough as it gets for the transportation industry, and reports are coming out about how supply chain organizations dealt with the challenges. This executive briefing from the Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium examines how the lessons learned might affect supply chains as the economy gets back on track, with the goal of identifying the most likely outcomes of how the industry will re-shape itself in the wake of a (hopefully) once-in-a-lifetime recession. Download the Executive Briefing here.

The Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium's annual Supply Chain Leadership Forum is right around the corner. To find out more about this event, follow this link.

We're proud to announce that GNC is the 500th Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium member! The growing consortium is achieving greater numbers and helping more and more companies achieve even greater supply chain performance. Find out more here.

Navigating today's supply chains is more challenging today than ever before. How can someone possibly know what the best practices are in the industry today? The Supply Chain Consortium has developed this Executive Briefing to benchmark supply chain organizations and reveal leading practices, using data collected from the Consortium's Supply Chain Organization Survey of leading retail and manufacturing organizations. Download the Executive Briefing here.

Ignoring the positive signs of economic recovery and a lack of confidence from leadership have held us back from a great recovery. Semiconductor Packaging News recently picked up this Comeback Planning blog post by business strategy expert and CEO of Tompkins Associates Jim Tompkins. Read more here.

Having one unified LSP managing a food company's global supply chain improves safety and security. Learn more about the benefits as well as when and how to choose a global LSP in this article by Food Logistics.

Merger and Acquisition activity is increasing as the economy is recovering, giving ample opportunities for supply chain executives to integrate new and sustainable business practices into their businesses. But what is the best strategy? Make sure your company implements the best long term strategies by reading our new white paper, "Integrating Supply Chains from Business Combinations - Principles and Best Practices of Mergers and Acquisitions". Download the new white paper and learn more here.

Steve Ganster and Denny McKnight, Asia entry strategy experts at Tompkins Associates, present this special webinar on the Development and Expansion of China's Distribution Warehousing Market. Ganster and McKnight highlight results from a six-month research project on trends in China's warehousing market, which is rapidly expanding and becoming more sophisticated as China's economy continues to roll on unabated by the global recession. Watch the new Webinar here.

During the past 18 months, attention has been focused on critical business needs, which did not include moving supplier relationships forward. This has left many supplier relationships dampened, broken and, in many cases, severed. To get back on track with these suppliers, this executive briefing outlines the steps and questions that company leaders should address to pick up the pieces of their supplier relationships. Download the Executive Briefing here.

Mergers and acquisitions are now trending in the food and beverage industry, creating a unique situation for companies large and small. Learn more about the key characteristics of these merger and acquisition activities in this industry today.

Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium: Companies overcome business sustainability challenges, implement recycling and reuse programs that reduce waste going to landfills. Learn more and download the report.

As the US begins to 're-stock' after letting inventories fall during the recession, problems are emerging for Asia cargo transport and the companies that are transporting the goods. Learn more in this CFO magazine article.

Real-time applications help companies improve efficiency, save money: Learn more in this new white paper. Download the white paper and learn more here.

This executive briefing from the Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium provides an overview of one aspect of the movement toward world-class inventory management -- from the theoretical and technical approaches undertaken within small planning groups to the multi-disciplinary, management, strategy-oriented approaches of fully evolved organizations. Download the briefing here.

Report from the Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium: inventory, forecasting, suppliers are vital to success. Read more about the paper here.

This new report from the Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium explores what supply chain changes companies made before and during the peak season to get the most out of their people, processes and technology. Download the paper here.