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July 05, 2007

Procurement and Sourcing News: Will Large Increase in Corn Crop Put Lid on Agflation?

Early Data Indicate the Corn Belt Will Boom this Year; Price Relief for Manufacturers and Consumers on the Way?

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

July 03, 2007

Global Supply Chain: Will Product Safety Issues Create Need for an "Import Czar?"

Senator Chuck Schumer says Chinese Goods Putting U.S. Consumers at Risk; Protectionism by Other Means?

TOPICS : China | Consumer goods industry supply chain | Global sourcing | Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring

June 28, 2007

Logistics News: Supply Chain Legend and SCDigest Columnist Gene Tyndall Inducted into Logistics Hall of Fame

Author of Supercharging Supply Chains has Helped Dozens of Companies Improve Performance and Better Understand Supply Chain Opportunities

TOPICS : Supply chain thought leadership

June 26, 2007

Green Supply Chain News: Ethanol Derived From Corn May Not Be All Its Cracked Up to Be

MIT Report Questions Feasibility of Corn-Based Ethanol as Alternative to Fossil Fuel; 75% of U.S. Corn Production Devoted to Fuel?

TOPICS : Green supply chain | Peak Oil | Supply chain and the environment

June 25, 2007

Sourcing and Procurement News: Commodity Buyers under Pressure on Many Fronts, as Economy now Confronts "Agflation"

Goldman Saks Index up 25% in 5 Months; from Grain to Corn Syrup, Agricultural Product Prices are Soaring

TOPICS : Global sourcing | Procurement/Supplier Management

June 19, 2007

Changes at Material Handling Magazines May in Part Illustrate Struggles of Print Media

Editors Leave at Two Publications; SCDigest to Increase Focus on Material Handling, Auto ID

TOPICS : Material handling automation

June 19, 2007

Global Supply Chain: Will Safety Issues with Toys Made in China Cause Regulatory Backlash?

Thomas the Tank Engine in Lead Paint; amid Rising Calls for Action

TOPICS : China | Global supply chain | Outsourcing/offshoring

June 19, 2007

Global Logistics: As Demand for Cargo Vessels Continues to Sizzle, Asian Ship Builders Move Construction to Land

New Approach to Construction and Supply Chains, Drop Assembly Times by 50 Percent

TOPICS : Global logistics | Ocean carriers