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Avoiding Corporate Death: Part II

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki Another factor linked to an organization’s health is employee morale.

“Avoiding Corporate Death: Part I

Monday, August 27, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki In view of the current economic climate, and the stress that many businesses are under, I thought it would be timely to revisit some fundamentals – and global research results

Federal Regulations Continue To Plague U.S. Manufacturers

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 · Josh Bond, Contributing Editor A new report from NERA Economic Consulting on behalf of the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) finds that U.S. manufacturers are significantly impacted by the escalation in the volume and cost of compliance with federal regulations

Deutsche Post DHL to Further Expand China and Asia-Pacific Footprint

Tuesday, August 21, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Asia to contribute one-third to global DHL revenues by 2017

Damco and EBL Create Logistics Hub in Panama

Tuesday, August 21, 2012 · Patrick Burnson A strategic partnership between Damco and Exclusive Brands Logistics generates new opportunities for optimizing supply chains for fashion industry businesses expanding in the Americas

Fuel Expenses May Generate Supply Chain Concerns

Tuesday, August 21, 2012 · Jeff Berman Diesel prices saw gains for the seventh straight week, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration

U.S. Industrial Manufacturers Remain Largely Optimistic

Tuesday, August 21, 2012 · Patrick Burnson “Despite the perception by some of the increasing challenges globally, sentiment regarding the direction of the U.S. economy among U.S. industrial manufacturers remained positive during the second quarter,” said Bobby Bono, U.S. industrial manufacturing leader for PwC.

E-Commerce Sales Top 5.0% of Total Retail

Thursday, August 16, 2012 · Patrick Burnson According to IHS Global Insight, the first half of the year marked another record breaking performance for e-commerce retail sales.

Oracle Corp. Introduces Management Applications

Thursday, August 16, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Helping organizations optimize customer service, Oracle today announced Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting for Service Management

Clean Cargo Group Improves Transparency of Carbon Emissions in Ocean Shipping

Thursday, August 16, 2012 · Patrick Burnson BSR’s “Clean Cargo Working Group has released its latest paper revealing average carbon emissions by trade lane for the ocean shipping industry

New Study Says Few Companies Sustain Improvements in Inventory

Thursday, August 16, 2012 · Patrick Burnson The ability of the largest U.S. companies to collect from customers and manage inventory improved just slightly in 2011, while payables performance worsened, according to the 14th annual working capital survey from REL Consulting, a division of The Hackett Group, Inc. and CFO…

Do You Have an Olympian’s Level of Commitment?

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki Transforming your procurement function from a conventional, tactical role to a strategic role is not a casual undertaking.

Executive Recruiters Advise Supply Chain Managers to Invest in Human Resources

Tuesday, August 14, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Despite slight improvement in the U.S. transportation industry, experts forecast that the transportation industry as a whole will face challenging times for the foreseeable future.

IHS Global Insight Notes Retail Sales Rebound

Tuesday, August 14, 2012 · Patrick Burnson According to IHS Global Insight U.S. economist Chris Christopher, the gains were broad and across most sectors

Retail Container Imports Expected to Increase 6.3 Percent in August

Tuesday, August 14, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 6.3 percent in August compared with the same month last year