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March 04, 2008

Procurement and Sourcing: Wal-Mart Buyers Get Chance to Freely Air their Thoughts on Vendor Products - Sort of - In New Company Blog

New "Check Out" Site Provides Outlet for Corporate Buyers to Air their Views, but Reports of Product Critiques are Exaggerated; Should Buyers in Other Companies Consider Blogging Too?

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

March 03, 2008

Global Supply Chain News: What Happens if US Election Results in Big Changes to NAFTA?

Odds of Dramatic Changes are probably Small, Despite the Democratic Rhetoric, but Companies should Prepare; "Certainty of Supply" an Important Decision Factor, says John Blascovich of AT Kearney

TOPICS : Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain risk

March 03, 2008

Logistics News: Current Transportation Capacity Glut is Forcing Many Independent Truckers out of Business

Move will Eventually Help Clear the Market, Restore Carrier Pricing Power; what a Difference Two Years Makes

TOPICS : Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

February 26, 2008

Supply Chain Issues: Are you Effectively Managing Your Talent Supply Chain?

Principals Used to Manage the Physical Supply Chain can be Applied to Ensuring you Build the Right Talent Pool, Wharton Professor Argues; Competitive Advantage for those Who Make the Effort?

TOPICS : Managing effectively


February 26, 2008

Logistics News: When Looking at Distribution Center Sites, be sure to Factor in Drayage Costs, Especially for Inland Ports

Differences in Costs for Container Movement Can Often Overwhelm Differences in Land or Lease Prices; One Retailer Learns the Hard Way

TOPICS : Distribution | Global logistics | Inbound logistics | Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking | Warehouse design

February 25, 2008

Material Handling Automation: A Sortation Systems Dictionary

Half the Battle is Understanding Key Terms; from Pick Modules to Induction

TOPICS : Material handling automation

February 25, 2008

US Retailers Take Their Business Virtually All Around the World

BrainTrust Panel Discussion Question: How significant an opportunity are sales made online to consumers in foreign markets for US-based retail businesses?

TOPICS : Retail industry supply chain

February 25, 2008

Manufacturing 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

February 24, 2008

Global Supply Chain: Annual Political and Economic Risk Map Finds the World a Riskier Place in 2008

Risk is Significant in 25 of the Largest 50 Countries, Aon and Oxford Analytic Say; Growing Concern about Sourcing from Asia

TOPICS : Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Supply chain risk