Manufacturing

Global Supply Chain disruptions on the rise

Monday, December 6, 2010 · Patrick Burnson A new survey from the Business Continuity Institute has revealed serious levels of supply chain failure

NAM says Korea is a vital supply chain partner

Sunday, December 5, 2010 · Patrick Burnson The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), which has been largely critical to current administration, issued a note of praise today for its U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement.

Social networking as supply chain enabler

Friday, December 3, 2010 · Patrick Burnson Would embedding features like chat, wikis and instant messaging into ERP offer significant benefits? New research suggests that it might.

Near-sourcing gains traction in supply chain

Wednesday, November 24, 2010 · Patrick Burnson Since issuing its study last summer, Global consultancy IDC Manufacturing Insights contends that U.S. manufacturers are continuing their flight from low-wage outsourcing

ISM Manufacturing report shows strong October growth

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 · Jeff Berman Coming off of September which showed a nearly 2 percent sequential decline, the most recent edition of the Institute of Supply Management’s Manufacturing Report on Business showed signs of improvement in October.

“Supplier Recognition: part 2”

Tuesday, October 26, 2010 · Robert A Rudzki Using questions posted by “Jason” with my prior blog as a guide, let’s review some basics about supplier recognition.

Lessons learned by recent recession

Sunday, October 17, 2010 · Patrick Burnson The global economic crisis of 2008 and 2009 provided significant disruptions and high demand volatility in supply chains for companies across many industries, said PRTM director, Rick Hoole.

Latest Commerce report reflects uncertainty in U.S. manufacturing sector

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 · Patrick Burnson According to the latest U.S. Department of Commerce report, new orders for manufactured goods edged down 0.5 percent in August.

It’s another (wild & wacky) Oracle Open World

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.

Post Labor Day report says recovery is fragile

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 · SCMR Staff The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) today released its annual economic report entitled "Labor Day 2010: The Impact of Anti-Labor Policies on Working Men and Women."

Keeping it Simple

Friday, September 3, 2010 · Patrick Burnson The recently concluded SCOPE West conference in Las Vegas yielded some remarkable information, and delivered on its promise of fresh insight.

MHIA to launch new event in 2012

Thursday, August 19, 2010 · George Kokoris Modex 2012 coming to Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center; retires NA in Cleveland

Boardwalktech releases new ERP solution

Monday, August 9, 2010 · Patrick Burnson A new version of its Boardwalk Collaboration Platform (BCP) coincides with new market trends.

Ex-IM loan to Ford may enhance supply chain

Thursday, August 5, 2010 · Patrick Burnson The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) has approved a $250 million working capital loan guarantee for Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan.

New life for Detroit?

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 · Patrick Burnson The Detroit Regional Chamber and Michigan State University have unveiled a strategic plan to build the region into a global supply chain hub