Management

A Treasure Trove of Data: Supplier Surveys

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki If you’ve wondered what you might learn from supplier surveys – and how it could help your company excel – it’s never too late to start.

Global sourcing caveat: find a reliable partner

Monday, October 3, 2011 · Patrick Burnson U.S. manufacturers and service companies are expected to have worldwide supply chains now, said leadings industry analysts

Oracle Sun is the product of a radical “makeover’

Monday, October 3, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Following Oracle’s acquisition of Sun, the hardware manufacturer performed a dramatic one-year transformation by radically redefining its supply chain strategy

Supply Chain Council examines emergency response

Monday, October 3, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Top business leaders speaking at the Supply Chain Council’s Executive Summit last week agreed on one key point: preparation is everything

Smaller manufacturers less prone to supply chain worries, says study

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Not all the news in the nation’s manufacturing sector this month has been doom and gloom

Protecting your brand in the new gTLD world

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz Businesses Beware. We are embarking on a brave new world of generic top level domains

Final word on scorecarding

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 · David Frentzel Clearly it may not be possible for your company to engage in all of these best scorecarding practices yet.

Keeping a 3PL scorecard: Part II

Monday, September 26, 2011 · David Frentzel Even though it’s tempting to measure every aspect of a 3PL’s performance, having a bloated scorecard usually only results in creating more work for suppliers

Guest Feature: Keeping a 3PL Scorecard

Friday, September 23, 2011 · David Frentzel Scorecards are widely used by shippers to monitor and grade the individual performance of their 3PLs today

Social Media Miscues: a LinkedIn Story

Friday, September 23, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki Corporations are beginning to monitor social media as a source of competitive intelligence. Care should be taken in what you share about yourself and your company.

Unisys works with Brazil to improve port operations

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Supply chain costs have been slashed by 62 percent at Brazil's major ocean cargo gateways, said Unisys Corporation

Rare earth materials at risk in the supply chain

Monday, September 19, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia & the Pacific, will hold a hearing Wednesday afternoon examining the consequences of China’s monopoly on rare earth materials for U.S. manufacturing.

UPS supply chain and freight segments remain strong

Monday, September 19, 2011 · Patrick Burnson UPS announced objectives for growing its revenue and profit over the next 3-to-5 years while continuing to invest in new technology and expanded facilities

Scams, Spam, and Flim Flam

Monday, September 19, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz There are hundreds of versions, some more sophisticated than others. But they are very successful, due in no small part because, we are assured, they are “100 percent risk free” and offer the promise of a huge windfall.

Energy costs may drop slightly in supply chain

Thursday, September 15, 2011 · Patrick Burnson The latest Producer Price Index shows that inflation remained in stand-still mode in August as an upsurge in food prices was offset by an equivalent decrease in energy prices.