Electronic component buyers have it rough. Do your job well and no one notices. Slip up even a little, and the world comes down on you like a ton of bricks. One of the toughest parts of the job is fulfilling shortages. Research tells us that while component buyers at large manufacturers spend only 1-2% [...]
If you do and are on Twitter or considering joining Twitter then please do so and then by joining the Supply_Chain Twibe you can make it so you only see the tweets of likeminded supply chain and logistics professionals! The Supply_Chain Twibe is already in the triple digits of membership and continues to grow rapidly… [...]
From GSCmotion: “Being a supply chain professional, the “sad†thing is that I always translate my real life experience into supply chain practices and theories. This time, I would like to tell a story of my Zappos ordering experience and how I see their supply chain service. I was shopping for a pair of shoes [...]
From scdigest.com: “If you watch any of the financial shows, you have probably heard some discussions about a “new normal†coming out of this Great Recession. The basic sense: that the rules really will have changed, that many long-held belief windows about how people and markets operate must be altered for a new reality. So, [...]
From Industry Week: “As India’s economy continues to expand (it grew at a rate of 6.8% in 2008, and is expected to dip only slightly to 5.5% in 2009), global manufacturers are adjusting their supply chain operations by focusing on balancing costs and services. “To keep pace with India’s growth rate, companies have been focused [...]
CEVA Logistics, a leading global supply chain management company, has launched the operation of an inbound manufacturing support facility for Ford Motor Company’s Kentucky Truck plant in Louisville. Ford, a global leader in the automotive industry, manufactures and distributes several well-known automobile brands.
From CSR Asia: “The big story from China is, of course, the at least 156 deaths in Uighur riots in Xinjiang (see Google News items here). Buried in most reports is the fact that this particular outbreak of rioting has its genesis in a clash between dominant Han Chinese and ethnic minority Uighur workers in [...]
According to the report “Pharmaceutical Distribution in the US: Current and Future Perspectives†available at http://www.reportbuyer.com/go/URC00030 the US government and interested parties have made increasing efforts to protect the national supply chain for medicines distribution. Since it represents the means for medicines to reach patients, any breaches in the system would be catastrophic and could [...]
From SCDigest: “The Warehouse Education and Research Council (WERC) recently released its sixth annual study on distribution center performance (DC Measures 2009), and SCDigest caught up with report co-author Dr. Karl Manrodt of Georgia Southern University to discuss key findings and themes. A video of that interview can also be found here: Supply Chain Video: [...]
CSCMP’s 20th Annual “State of Logistics Report® provides insight into US supply chain and logistics trends, declining freight volumes, and a “big-picture†view of supply chain performance. This premier benchmarking tool for the supply chain profession is a CSCMP Member benefit. It is also available to the public for purchase.
