New York TimesMore from New York TimesGlobal Supply Chain ManagementChinese Accuse Pharmaceutical Executive of Bribery to Build SalesA British senior executive working in China for the global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline helped orchestrate a long-running bribery and fraud scheme that involved making secret payments to doctors, hospital staff and government officials to bolster drug sales, Chinese authorities said.May 16, 2014Business Strategy AlignmentMany Dealers, Manufacturers Oppose Recalls of Used, Rental Vehicles for Immediate RepairsAuto dealers have opposed legislative efforts to require recalled used and rental cars to be immediately repaired, arguing that not all recalls require swift attention.May 13, 2014AutomotiveFor Now, Foreign Automakers Must Continue to Operate in China Only in Joint VenturesChina's mostly state-owned automakers want to persuade the country's Commerce Ministry to retain a requirement seldom found in other top manufacturing nations: Foreign automakers may assemble cars in China only through 50-50 joint ventures with domestic partners.April 11, 2014Business Strategy AlignmentUnions Still Fighting Against North American Free Trade AgreementTwo decades after its enactment, the North American Free Trade Agreement - better known as Nafta - remains a source of deep disagreement among economists - and unions.April 1, 2014Global LogisticsTax-Break Extension Voted to Keep Boeing Project Near Seattle, But Union Could Scuttle Deal Over ContractThe Washington State Legislature passed a measure on Saturday to extend nearly $9bn in tax breaks for Boeing through 2040 in an embattled effort to entice the company to locate production of its newest jet, the 777X, in the Seattle area.November 13, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentChinese - and Global Economies - Could Be on Slight UpswingSurprisingly strong exports reported by China on Friday bolstered the view that the global economy is improving, just as Chinese leaders were set to hold an important policy meeting to flesh out their economic agenda for the coming years.November 12, 2013All LogisticsPickens-Backed Company Sets Out to Prove Natural Gas Really Can Succeed as Transportation FuelFarmers, waste management companies and the energy industries have long experimented with converting methane, a byproduct of decomposing organic matter, into transportation fuel. Those efforts have met with mixed success, and a renewable natural gas fuel has not been widely available in the United States. But now, one leading supplier of natural gas transport fuel is taking a big step toward changing that.October 4, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentMatchmaker Between Manufacturers, Clothing Retailers Looks for Next Apparel HubLi & Fung - the most important company that most American shoppers have never heard of - has long been on the cutting edge of globalization, chasing cheap labor to garment factories first in China, then elsewhere in Asia, including Bangladesh. Now, with sweatshop disasters there drawing international scrutiny, the business is looking for the next best place - perhaps South America or sub-Saharan Africa - where it can steer apparel buyers seeking workers to stitch clothing together for a few dollars a day.August 9, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentAre Free-Trade Policies Helping or Hurting U.S. Manufacturing Workers?President Obama publicly deplores growing economic inequality in the United States. At the same time, he is pushing for a new Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement on top of the trade agreements he won in 2011. Evidently, he sees no inconsistency here, but a growing body of economic research points to the adverse effects of lowered tariff barriers on manufacturing workers and their communities. Whether or not the losers are beginning to outnumber the winners, free trade is increasing the economic distance between the two.August 7, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentShopping Mall Carts, Kiosks Have Become Islands of Big-Time Retail SalesTypically bound by short-term leases, displaying products made by others, and run by first-time entrepreneurs with limited capital, shopping mall carts and kiosks have long been considered an unsophisticated small-business underclass. More recently, however, these small-footprint retailers have come to be seen as possessing surprising potential.May 28, 2013Previous PagePage 5 of 6Next Page
