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?
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
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?
Improving Supplier Connectivity and Supply Visibility Top Investment Priorities
RFID
and Auto ID Focus
ON-DEMAND
VIDEOCAST:Understanding
the RFID-enabled WMS
In
this informative Supply
Chain Videocast, on The
Supply Chain Television Channel, you'll
get detailed insight into how WMS
must change to maximize RFID benefits.
Consumer Goods Manufacturers Say they are being Fined by some Department Stores for use of Bar Code on Cartons Required by Wal-Mart and others; "Chargebacks gone Mad"
Majority
of Publicized Projects are for Asset
Tracking and Hospital Applications;
Is Germany the Global RFID Leader?
Ambitious Plans by Hyundai, Killdeer
Mountain Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Focus
Supply Chain Videocast™
Bringing Lean Strategies to Companies in Process and
Hybrid Manufacturing Industries
How to Reduce Waste, Work-in-Progress inventory
and Cycle Time while increasing Throughput via
Improved Resource Utilization
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
Concerns over So-Called "Sovereign Funds" Continue to Grow; as Billions of Dollars Pile Up in State-Owned Investment Vehicles; Intellectual Property Risk for Manufacturers?
