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April 10, 2008Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Impact of Fuel Costs on Manufacturing Decisions
Scenario Analysis in One Real Case Shows Rising Oil Prices Lead to Increased Domestic Production
  Topics : Manufacturing | Network design/optimization | Supply chain costs
   
April 08, 2008Procurement and Sourcing News: Procurement Improvements Help LOreal Weather the Commodity Price Storm
Lower Prices Come as a Result of Procurement Design, Says CPO Barbara Lavernos; the "Optimization of Procurement"
  Topics : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain costs
   
April 01, 2008Procurement and Sourcing News: When Economic Times Get Tough, Procurement and Sourcing Managers Usually the First to Feel the Heat
"Buy it for Less" is easy Nostrum to Fix Bottom Line Pressures; Forget that Strategic Stuff for Now
  Topics : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain costs
   
March 27, 2008The Easiest Actions for Big Supply Chain Improvement
As always, supply chain executives and managers are under pressure to reduce costs and improve performance. What are some of the most proven and comparatively simple techniques many companies are using - but a great percentage of other companies have not adopted? SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore offers his top 10 list. What is your view?
  Topics : Supply chain costs | Supply chain excellence
   
March 20, 2008Oil Prices and Supply Chain Network Design
Just how would a company's supply chain network and sourcing and distribution decisions change in the face of continued increases in oil and diesel fuel prices? In this fascinating analysis, MIT's Dr. David Simchi-Levi uses data from a real consumer goods company to test how these decisions might change - and starting at $150 per barrel oil, they really do.
  Topics : Manufacturing | Network design/optimization | Supply chain costs
   
March 20, 2008Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - The Incredible Rise in Diesel Prices
The Picture Tells the Ugly Story; Rise of 65 Percent since January, 2007
  Topics : Logistics costs | Logistics | Supply chain costs | Transportation | Trucking
   
March 18, 2008Procurement and Sourcing News: As Corporate Buyers Battle Rising Commodity Prices across the Board, is the Common Factor a Falling US Dollar?
Rising Global Demand May be a Factor, but Graphs Seem to Show the Real Driver is a Falling Greenback
  Topics : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain costs
   
March 14, 2008Supply Chain and $200 Oil
High oil and fuel prices have the potential to wreak havoc on our supply chains. With oil prices now over $100 per barrel, some analysts are saying oil and diesel prices could rise another 50-100%. How will this impact supply chain management and logistics? We take a look.
  Topics : Logistics costs | Logistics | Network design/optimization | Supply chain costs | Supply chain strategy | Supply Chain Trends | Transportation | Trucking
   
March 11, 2008Global Supply Chain News: Troubles for Disney with Suspect Chinese Manufacturer Show Challenge of Maintaining Standards in Complex Global Supply Chains
Company Stopped Doing Business with Hao Wei Metal Plastic Manufactory, but Licensees Continued to Use Supplier Banned for Labor Practices; Where Does the Accountability End?
  Topics : China | Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring | Supply chain costs | Supply chain risk
   
February 25, 2008Manufacturing News: What You Are Up Against in Competing with China
Recent Report from the Conference Board Shows Average Manufacturing Wages Still Under $1.00 US, though Wage Inflation is Making Other LCCs Attractive for Wage-Sensitive Products; 30 Minutes can mean 50% Savings
  Topics : China | Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring | Supply chain costs | Supply Chain studies
   

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