LibGuides: Supply Chain Management: Supply Chain

Finding Distribution Centers

Locating branch locations of a company can provide insight in regards to how product is distributed for a company to customers. You can use the US Business database in ReferenceUSA to locate all the branch locations and corporate headquarters of a company within the U.S.

Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA) This link opens in a new window
Consumer and business information including market information. Search by company name, type of business, geography, business size, and more.
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Industry Profiles

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Industry research, industry risk rating reports, and business environment reports.
MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new window
Freedonia Focus Reports provide industry profiles.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Provides data on a variety of disciplines. Data points presented in multiple formats including reports, graphs, infographics, and PowerPoint slides.

Web Resources

Supply Chain Resource Cooperative
The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) is a unique, industry-university partnership dedicated to advancing the supply chain industry and the professionalism of its practitioners. Find articles, tutorials, blog posts, and case studies.
TRID
TRID is an integrated database that combines the records from TRB’s Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Database and the OECD’s Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to more than one million records of transportation research worldwide. Find government reports on all modes of transport including trends, costs, traffic, etc.

Associations

Institute of Supply Management
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
APICS
Association for supply chain and operations management.