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JDA Outlines Supply Chain Strategies

Monday, December 19, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Demand variability, globalization, escalating customer expectations and new product introduction are key challenges companies face in reliably delivering on their business plans.

The National Export Initiative “Complexity”

Monday, December 19, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz The export process has many more unknowns and requires greater strategic planning

What is an Export?

Thursday, December 15, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz Many companies mistakenly believe that U.S. export control laws apply only to military items. Not so.

Supply chain managers may benefit from major e-commerce alliance

Thursday, December 15, 2011 · Patrick Burnson An alliance agreement between INTTRA – a multi-carrier e-commerce platform for the ocean shipping industry – and Kewill was announced yesterday.

Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index is up in November for second straight month

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 · Jeff Berman With the economy showing some slight signs of growth, the Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index (PCI) was up for the second straight month in November, with a 0.1 percent gain on the heels of October’s 1.1 percent rise.

A Primer on the U.S. Export Control Laws

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz The current export control system is administered by two different departments, three different primary licensing agencies with differing policies, all operating under two different control lists, with fundamentally different approaches to defining controlled products.

November 2011 retail sales are 0.2 percent better than October, says Department of Commerce

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 · Jeff Berman November retail sales were up for the sixth straight month, according to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce.

Managing Key Supplier Responsibilities Part IV

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 · Geof Master and Tom Keenan, Mayer Brown, JSM It is extremely important to operate on the assumption that all work done in collaboration with a supplier is valuable—not only product designs and patents, but concepts and all supporting work.

The Bewildering World of Export Control and Compliance

Monday, December 12, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz The LogisTech Curve column presents "a saga in 6 parts"

Managing Key Supplier Responsibilities Part III

Monday, December 12, 2011 · Geof Master and Tom Keenan, Mayer Brown JSM Product liability insurance and appropriate indemnity obligations can serve as important tools to give the customer needed protections

Managing Key Supplier Responsibilities: Part II

Friday, December 9, 2011 · By Geof Master and Tom Keenan, Mayer Brown JSM Editor’s Note: This is the second of a four-part series written by Thomas Keenan and Geofrey L. Master

Managing Supplier Responsibilities in a Manufacturing and Product Development Outsourcing Contracts

Thursday, December 8, 2011 · Mayer Brown JSM's Thomas Keenan and Geofrey L. Master This is the first of a four-part series written by Mayer Brown JSM's Thomas Keenan and Geofrey L. Master

ISM semiannual report calls for continued economic growth in 2012

Thursday, December 8, 2011 · Jeff Berman While the economic recovery is showing some encouraging signs of late, it received another one this week in the form of the Institute of Supply Management’s Semiannual Economic Forecast.

U.S. Treasury Joins Ranks of European Governments in Embracing e-Invoicing

Monday, December 5, 2011 · Bob Cohen, Vice President, North America, Basware The federal government has made a firm commitment to e-invoicing, joining a growing number of countries promoting the use of this technology in the public sector

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

Monday, December 5, 2011 · Jeff Berman The ISM’s index for measuring the sector’s overall health—known as the NMI—hit 52 in November, down slightly from October’s 52.9.