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June 12, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Automation, Not Offshoring, Real Source of Manufacturing Job Loss

US Manufacturing Output Up 700 Percent Since 1950, While Number of Workers Required to Make the Goods Has Fallen Dramatically

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring

June 05, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Procter & Gamble's Approach to Sustainability Life Cycle Assessment

Developing a 360 Degree, Cradle-to-Grave Analytic Framework is an Emerging Best Practice

TOPICS : Green supply chain | Supply chain and the environment

June 05, 2008

Supply Chain Trivia of the Week - Where Does China Rank in Source of Imported Goods to US?

Where does China rank in terms of which countries are the largest source of imported goods into the US?

TOPICS : Trivia

June 05, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: June 5, 2008

This Week: Ford Spends Big on Mexican Fiesta; Commercial Floor Space Expands; Good News for UPS is Bad News for Airborne; Global Manufacturing Input Price Index Points to Rising Prices

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

June 02, 2008

Supply Chain News: Focus on Developing Markets Continues, as Ford Announces Plans to Build "Global Car" in Mexico

With Tata''s $2500 Car Coming, Ford to Invest $3 Billion to Build Fiesta; UAW Loses Effort to Have Car Built in US

TOPICS : Auto industry supply chain | Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring

May 29, 2008

Supply Chain Trivia of the Week - Average Days Inventory Outstanding for US Food Manufacturers?

What is the average Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO) for US Food Manufacturers?

TOPICS : Trivia

May 29, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Global Sourcing Matrix

Deciding where to Outsource Involves Evaluating both Manufacturing Attractiveness and Local Market Attactiveness

TOPICS : China | Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring | Supply Chain Basics | Supply chain strategy

May 29, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: May 29, 2008

This Week: Diesel Prices Soaring into the Unknown; Inventory Level Reduction at The Gap; DHL Reduces US Network Capacity; Black and Decker Improves Forecast Accuracy with New Supply Chain Planning Application

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

May 27, 2008

RFID News: RW Baird Sees Three Key Barriers to RFID Adoption

Data Sharing, Privacy Concerns, and Global Standards Top the List

TOPICS : RFID and Privacy | RFID market size | RFID software | RFID

May 22, 2008

Supply Chain Trivia of the Week - Largest Exporter in the World?

What Country is the Largest Exporter in the World?

TOPICS : Trivia