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January retail sales head in the right direction, according to Commerce and NRF

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 · Jeff Berman Coming off of the holiday shopping season, January retail sales turned in positive performances and showed signs of slow but continuing economic improvement, according to data from the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF).

Supply Chain Managers Receive Some Encouraging News

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 · Patrick Burnson The National Federation of Independent Business small business optimism index rose 0.1 point to 93.9 in January

Supplier Environmental Sustainability Performance

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 · SCMR Staff CAPS Research releases a benchmarking report on Supplier Environmental Sustainability Performance

Big jump in California exports

Monday, February 13, 2012 · Patrick Burnson California firms established a new record high for merchandise exports in 2011, edging past the former high-water mark set eleven years earlier during the dot com boom.

Finding the Right Professional is Key to Supply Chain Competitiveness

Monday, February 13, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Recent findings by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Global Supply Chain Institute advisory board suggest that finding the right professional has never been more crucial.

Showing Value (Part VI)

Friday, February 10, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki All too often, after a long and productive sourcing initiative, the team celebrates success when the new contract is finalized. The best efforts don’t end there.

The Silk Road – the First Global Supply Chain

Saturday, February 4, 2012 · Rosemary Coates I am honored to be asked to join the esteemed bloggers at Supply Chain Management Review. Each month, I will be blogging about China logistics and Chinese imports.

Product Innovation and Supply Chain Management: Part III

Saturday, February 4, 2012 · Maha Muzumdar & Kerrie Foy Quality has always been important, but as we nurse our wounded bank accounts back to health, high quality is an absolute must to anyone buying anything.

Integrating Product Innovation and SCM to Deliver Incremental Value: Part II

Thursday, February 2, 2012 · Maha Muzumdar & Kerrie Foy This is the second of a three-part article written by Maha Muzumdar, vice president of supply chain marketing, Oracle & Kerrie Foy, PLM/PIM applications product marketing, Oracle

ISM reports strong manufacturing growth for January

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 · Jeff Berman Manufacturing picked up in 2012 where it left off in 2011: in growth mode. The ISM's PMI hit 54.1 in January, which was 1.0 percent better than January’s 53.1.

1+1 = 3: Integrating Product Innovation and SCM to Deliver Incremental Value

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 · Maha Muzumdar & Kerrie Foy This is the first of a three-part article written by Maha Muzumdar, vice president of supply chain marketing, Oracle & Kerrie Foy, PLM/PIM applications product marketing, Oracle

Port infrastructure must keep pace with rebound, says economist

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Ocean cargo shippers can expect an improvement in business this year, with the economic tide lifting all boats

When Time Means Money, Air Cargo Charters May Make Most Sense

Monday, January 30, 2012 · Patrick Burnson When evaluating the relative merits of air cargo providers shippers are starting to look at expedited charters

“Showing Value (Part V)”

Monday, January 30, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki A simple and powerful best practice is to obtain stakeholder signoff regarding the sourcing strategy as well as the methodology for calculating results.

Capital Equipment Sourcing and Procurement

Thursday, January 26, 2012 · SCMR Staff CAPS Research releases a SnapShots benchmarking report on Capital Equipment Sourcing and Procurement