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April 25, 2012

Supply Chain News: New Study from Boston Consulting Group Says 50% of Large US Manufacturers will or Are Considering Returning at Least Some Production Back to the US

Mid-Sized Manufacturers are Somewhat Less Likely to Consider Reshoring; Strong Majority of Respondents Agree Costs from China Are Over Initial Estimates

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

April 23, 2012

Supply Chain News: Walmart Suddenly Embroiled in Scandal over Alleged Bribery in Mexico - and more Importantly the Cover-Up

Walmart Growth in Mexico was Spurred by Bribes, Article Alleges, and Walmart Ignored Evidence and Eventually Looked the Other Way in 2006

TOPICS : Retail industry supply chain | Wal-Mart

April 22, 2012

Supply Chain Video News for April 23, 2012

Amazing Sustainability Reportfrom Walmart for 2012; A Rare Look Inside an Apple-Foxconn Factory; A Well-Known Supply Chain Executive Makes Major Move

TOPICS : VideoNews

April 18, 2012

RFID and Auto ID News: The Supply Chain Visibility Tool Kit

From RFID to the Cloud, Technology Support for Turbo Supply Chain Visibility is Here; Now it is a Matter of Resolve to get There

TOPICS : Automatic Data Collection | Data collection/AIDC | RFID | Supply chain visibility

April 18, 2012

Supply Chain News: A Rare Peak Inside Apple Contract Manufacturer

Foxconn Opens Door to NPR; Conditions Much Better than Most Reports Would Have You Believe, but Still Some Issues; Thousands of Young Workers Head Back Home

TOPICS : China | Global supply chain | High tech/electronics industry supply chain | Outsourcing/offshoring

April 16, 2012

Supply Chain Video News for April 16, 2012

Q1 2012 Supply Chain Review; We List the Top Stories, from Supplier Labor Challenges at Apple to the Surprising Acquisition by Amazon.com

TOPICS : VideoNews

April 13, 2012

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Another View of Peak Oil

World Is Not Running Out of Oil, Chuck Taylor Says, It is Just Running Out of the Cheap Kind

TOPICS : Green supply chain | Logistics costs | Logistics | Supply chain careers/recruitment | Supply chain costs | Supply chain risk


April 11, 2012

Logistics News: Truck Driver Turnover Dropped Slightly in Q4, ATA Says

One Point Improvement over Q3 at Least Stops Rising Levels Since Start of 2010

TOPICS : Logistics | Transportation | Trucking