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February 17, 2009Global Logistics News: Just as World Trade Slows, Here Come the Megaships
Ocean Carriers Placed Orders Years Ago as Trade Volumes Soared; Capacity will put Continued Downward Pressure on Rates
  Topics : Global supply chain | Ocean carriers
   
February 16, 2009Reader Question: How to Improve Supply Chain Visibility with Offshore Suppliers?
My company has an extended supply chain with all suppliers and factories located in Asia. Visibility is clearly a challenge. Could you suggest a few approaches to improve visibility? Currently a flood of excel spreadsheets are the primary tools. Web portals comes to mind.
  Topics : Global logistics | Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Supply chain visibility
   
February 13, 2009Supply Chain Comment: How well is Supply Chain Expertise Shared across the Globe within Large Companies?
Reader Questions Have Us Wondering; Is it Culture, or Organizational Structure that is the Barrier to Effectively Communicating and Sharing?
  Topics : Global supply chain | Managing effectively
   
January 20, 2009Global Supply Chain News: China Finds Modern Labor Laws Come with a Price
New Laws Gave Many Workers More Rights than in US, but could be Accelerating the Pace of Factory Closures
  Topics : China | Global supply chain
   
January 07, 2009Global Supply Chain News: Will Current Economic Turmoil Scale Back Globalization?
Not Really, Says Gene Tyndall, but Now is a Good Time to Relook at Supply Chain Strategies and Networks
  Topics : Global logistics | Global sourcing | Global supply chain
   
December 10, 2008Supply Chain News: Just How Much is Recession Impacting the Global Supply Base - and Sourcing Strategies for the Long Term?
Reports Continue to Show Dramatic Drop in Active Suppliers in Developing Countries; How Permanent is the Damage to the Global Supply Base?
  Topics : Global sourcing | Global supply chain
   
November 18, 2008Global Supply Chain News: Wal-Mart Toughens Up Asian Suppliers' Requirements, Sets Path for "Zero Defects" Product Supply Chain
Meeting with 1000 Suppliers in China; Reaction to Various Quality and Safety Issues over Last Few Years
  Topics : Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Wal-Mart
   
November 10, 2008Global Supply Chain News: Will there Turn out to be a "China Import Bubble" Too?
Could Safety Issues, Global Slow Down, New US Administration Flatten or Even Reverse Chinese Import Levels?
  Topics : China | Global sourcing | Global supply chain
   
October 09, 2008Global Supply Chain News: Are Chinese Companies Mercilessly Exploiting Workers in Africa?
As Country Locks in Natural Resources, Local Workers Treated Like Slave Labor, According to London Reporter
  Topics : China | Global supply chain
   
September 25, 2008Supply Chain News: Back to the Product Economy?
Will the crash of the US financial markets auger a return to a more product centered economy? And what does that really mean. SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore shares reader comments and offers his thoughts.
  Topics : Global supply chain | Manufacturing
   

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