Companies managing global supply chains need to go well beyond what they pay their suppliers to calculate the true cost of ownership.

Supply chain finance is a set of tech-based business and financing processes linking the parties in a transaction for lower costs and improved efficiency.

Supply chains can use different organization structures that reflect the business relationship or degree of collaboration between companies in the chain.

I have often cited Ms. Barra as an example of supply chain executives reaching the CEO slot, since her prior position included heading global product development, purchasing and supply chain.

A supply chain attack, also called a value-chain or third-party attack, occurs when someone infiltrates your system through an outside partner or provider with access to your systems and data.

Here's a simplified supply chain diagram that will help explain what channel inventory is. The manufacturer sells its product wholesale (in large quantities) to the retailer.

General Motors recently named a new chief financial officer — 39-year-old Harvard MBA Dhivya Suryadevara takes over starting in September. She joins a leadership team comprising five women among 11 ...