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Forecasting Global Job Gaps

Thursday, June 21, 2012 · Patrick Burnson As noted in today’s news section, The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) recently looked at the 70 countries that account for 96 percent of global GDP and are home to 87 percent of the world’s population.

New Global Labor Market Surfaces

Thursday, June 21, 2012 · Patrick Burnson A new Report from the McKinsey Global Institute maintains that the dynamics of the global labor market may create new challenges for supply chain managers

Law of the Sea Convention Remains in Supply Chain Limbo

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 · Patrick Burnson As the U.S. Senate continues its debate on ratification of the Law of the Sea Convention, ocean cargo shipping specialists contend the issue is becoming stale

Retail Demand Report Leaves Supply Chain Managers Guessing

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 · Jeff Berman At a time when mixed economic signals continue to prevail, May retail sales data from the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation both were down compared to May and up annually

Nearshoring Has Potential, But All the Hype About Onshoring Is Nonsense

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 · Jim Tompkins Our guest blogger says he's always concerned with the paranoia that surrounds China manufacturing and the notion that manufacturing is coming back to the US. Here's why.

Demand For California Exports Falls Off

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 · Patrick Burnson As the Agricultural Transportation Coalition prepares to convene in San Francisco for their annual convention next week, comes news that California ag exports are in decline

Ocean Cargo Shipping Association’s Plea for Cancer Research

Monday, June 11, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Executives with the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association – an independent, not-for-profit association focused on global trade – is asking the supply chain community to consider contributing to a worthy cause this Father’s Day.

Supply Chain Managers To Get New Ocean Cargo Tracking Service

Friday, June 8, 2012 · Patrick Burnson INTTRA, a portal-based ocean cargo technology provider, will be working with shipping analyst SeaIntel to produce a monthly report on key ocean carrier reliability measures

The Fallacy of Re-shoring

Monday, June 4, 2012 · Rosemary Coates There is still far more manufacturing moving offshore than onshore.

New Study Says Gap in Process Performance Affects Competitiveness

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 · Patrick Burnson A study released today by Genpact Limited, has found that many companies must close a performance gap in their business processes to boost competitiveness

Bringing Supply Chain Management Jobs Home

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Earlier this year, both Boeing and GE said they were committed to moving parts of their offshore manufacturing capabilities back to the U.S.

Guest Opinion: Collaboration, Continuity, and the Cloud

Friday, May 25, 2012 · Bryn Heimbeck With the cloud, there’s only one master copy of the information, which everyone involved can see.

Logistics in China Part 3: Determine Best Approach for Serving the Domestic Market

Thursday, May 17, 2012 · Rosemary Coates With the rise of the Chinese middle class and the enormous PRC government market, foreign companies see a huge new market opportunity to sell goods

Supply Chain Analysts Say Second Quarter May Mirror First

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Based on commentary from transportation and logistics providers’ first quarter earnings, expectations for second quarter and into third quarter are not high as many providers expect little increase in freight at best.

Logistics in China:  Part 1

Sunday, May 13, 2012 · Rosemary Coates Some companies blindly trust their supplier to arrange transportation and the export of products from China.