Supply Chain

New IBM report outlines supply chain challenges for 2011 and beyond

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 · SCMR Staff
A new report by IBM Global Business Services observes that the current economic environment is increasingly more volatile, complex and structurally different than in years past.

Exports and employment may have little linkage

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
Jock O’Connell, Beacon Economics’ International Trade Adviser said that exports are not necessarily going to generate more supply chain jobs

Ex-Im Bank leads coalition to promote energy efficient exports

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
The Export-Import Bank of the United States has joined seven other U.S. Government agencies in launching a coordinated effort to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency exports, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Export Initiative

Stop looking in the rear view mirror

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
It is in our best interest as Americans to determine the road ahead and stop looking in the rear-view mirror, said a prominent supply chain analyst.

Sanctions against Chinese tire imports may disrupt supply chain

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
The World Trade Organization ruled today that the United States acted within its rights when it raised import taxes on Chinese tires by as much as 35 percent. Not all supply chain experts here approve.

Globalization making major impact on automotive industry

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 · SCMR Staff
"The Assembly Plant of the Future -- Restructuring Global Manufacturing to Meet the Challenges of the Global Economy," discusses the challenges of global manufacturing and how forward-looking automakers are restructuring their supply chains.

Promising forecast for inventory control

Monday, December 13, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
Regardless of how corporations are executing their supply chain strategies, the end result is that they again are doing something with their industrial real estate

U.S. industrial market ending year on a positive note

Monday, December 13, 2010 · SCMR Staff
Supply chain efficiencies remain a primary focus for industrial space users nationwide heading into the final weeks of 2010, said a leading industrial brokerage firm

Ernst & Young report identifies climate change and sustainability risks

Wednesday, December 8, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
Regardless of the outcomes of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 16) in Cancun, Mexico this month, businesses face increasing pressure to identify environmentally-sound alternatives for managing operations risks, particularly when it comes to the…

Report identifies security weaknesses in supply chain ?IT

Tuesday, December 7, 2010 · SCMR Staff
The Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), a Milford, MA-based IT industry analyst and consulting organization, recently announced the availability of a new research report titled, Assessing Cyber Supply Chain Security Vulnerabilities Within the U.S. Critical Infrastructure.

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.

Long overdue cooperation on transatlantic air issue

Monday, November 29, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
Supply chain managers – especially those reliant on air cargo -- should welcome a major new step forward in regulatory cooperation between the European Commission and DOT made late last week.

U.S. Commerce reports rise in consumer spending

Wednesday, November 24, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
The Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released data on personal income and outlays for October 2010 which should make an impact on supply chain

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
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