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From the May/June 2012 Issue

The Competitive Potential of Supply Management

Supply management can be a powerful competitive weapon — if the strategy driving that activity is closely and continuously aligned with the business strategy. Yet new research suggests that the necessary alignment is often lacking. This article offers a process for identifying and implementing the supply management strategies that hold the best potential for competitive advantage.

Procurement Automation: How to do it Right

S&OP: What You Can Learn from the Top Performers

Creating Entrepreneurial Supply Chains

M&As Offer Big Opportunity for Supply Chain Leaders

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From the Institute for Supply Management

ISM semiannual report expects more continued economic growth for rest of 2012

In its 2012 Semiannual Economic Forecast, which is based on feedback from U.S.-based purchasing and supply chain executives, manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors are expected to leverage the solid levels for various metrics each has been seeing over the last several months.

Institute for Supply Management’s NMI hits highest level since January 2011

ISM November non-manufacturing report shows growth for 24th straight month

ISM October non-manufacturing report is nearly identical to September, still growing

ISM October manufacturing report is down from September but showing growth

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Filed in Ocean Freight

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Port Tracker report expects import cargo activity to pick up in March

Following a projected 6.8 percent annual decline in import cargo volume for February, the monthly Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates of calling for a ten percent annual gain for March.

Posted on 03/13 at 12:05 PM

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Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Transpacific marketplace can be reshaped by “OceanMetrics”

While measuring performance of carriers, shippers and trading partners across the ocean supply chain is integral to improving and optimizing workflow, it remains a key challenge due to the lack of a common set of data.

Posted on 03/06 at 11:37 AM

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Friday, March 02, 2012

Transpacific Stabilization Agreement Update

Brian Conrad, Executive Administrator, Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, gives SCMR exclusive interview

Posted on 03/02 at 11:51 AM

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Container shipping’s “rate uncertainty” has impact on futures market

The uncertainty over the level of container freight rates in the next few months has severely disrupted trading on the freight futures market, said analysts at the Paris-based consultancy, Alphaliner

Posted on 02/16 at 11:00 AM

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