Wednesday, September 22, 2010 · Thomas J. Kedrowski
For PolyOne Corp., the secret to survival and success is in the supply chain. They were burdened by excess inventory and production, poor on-time delivery performance, and a sharp downturn in key markets. A series of targeted supply chain improvement initiatives took these…
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
In the last ten years alone, the world has become an increasingly difficult place to conduct global business, noted export compliance expert, Beth Peterson
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
Following faster than expected recovery in global trade flows so far in 2010, World Trade Organization economists have revised their projection for world trade growth in 2010 upwards to 13.5 percent.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
With the integration of Maersk Distribution Services Inc. (MDSI) into Damco, comes more transparency in global distribution, company executives in Copenhagen explained.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 · SCMR Staff
Supported by substantial stimulus measures, the U.S. economy has started to grow again after one of the most severe economic crises it has faced since the Great Depression, according to the OECD’s latest U.S. economic survey.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
When it comes to ensuring sustainable and safe transport of food and medicine, a single unified vision is required, said Andy Janson, chairman of the International Refrigerated Transportation Association
Monday, September 20, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
While this week’s event is larger than ever, there’s a pronounced lean and green element to the supply chain management track worth noting.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 · Wayne S. Evans and Sven Blawatt
The downsides of a supplier failure are pretty obvious. Less clear are the advantages to be gained by aggressively managing and mitigating supplier risk. Two supply chain management executives from DHL tell how their company transitioned from a reactive to a proactive approach…
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 · Jeff Berman
Following four straight weeks of declines, diesel prices went north for the week ending September 13, according to data released this week by the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Sunday, September 12, 2010 · SCMR Staff
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency awarded Accenture a four-year, $73 million contract to integrate DLA’s energy supply chain into its enterprise business system program.
Friday, September 10, 2010 · Frank Quinn
Supply chain analytics enables you to collect, store, and analyze data in a way that leads to better supply chain decisions.
Friday, September 10, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
While much of the state's economy continued to languish this summer, the state’s exporters posted another strong performance in July
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
Even though the economy is still far from recovered, the industrial real estate market appears to be taking some positive steps, according to a report issued by global real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 · Jeff Berman
Coming on the heels of a 0.5 percent gain from June to July, the Institute of Supply Management’s Non-Manufacturing Report on Business displayed the ongoing signs of a fragile economy with a decline from July to August.
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