Supply Chain Management

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.

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.

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 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.

“Year-end Reflection”

Sunday, December 4, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki
The client’s community charities are still often pleasantly surprised to receive checks from an advisory firm headquartered in Pittsburgh

ISM November manufacturing report is up nearly 2 points, manufacturing growth remains intact

Friday, December 2, 2011 · Jeff Berman
With its primary index—the PMI—showing signs of leveling out in recent months, the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Report on Business increased nearly two full percentage points in November to extend the growth streak for economic activity in the…

Four Upbeat Indicators for Next Year’s Supply Chain

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The month of November brought some good news for supply chain professionals, noted an industry analyst

Air cargo Warehouse Space Becomes More Dear

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Demand for warehousing space around major U.S airports has ramped up, according Jones Lang LaSalle’s third annual Port, Airport and Global Infrastructure report

National Export Initiative? May Create New Compliance Challenges

Monday, November 21, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Although most U.S. exporters may not need specific licenses to take part in the President’s? National Export Initiative, determining if that is the case can be very expensive.

Social Media:  Can it Work for B2B?

Thursday, November 17, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz
Can social media outlets, such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, play a meaningful role in their marketing mix? Or are these tools best left to consumer-direct businesses?
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