General SCM > Business Strategy Alignment | SupplyChainBrain

Business Strategy Alignment: Page 403

Irony of Ironies, Chinese Telecom Equipment Company Is Pushing Global Cybersecurity Standards

Huawei, the Chinese telecom equipment maker that has been blocked from the U.S. market because of concerns about its alleged ties to China's government, is now pushing for global cybersecurity standards.

Warehouse Automation Has Had Its Ups and Downs

Automation appears on its face to be a sound strategic move for a distribution center. But turn the clock back a few years, and vast expensive warehouse automation projects were notorious for proving in practice to be inflexible gridlocks, a bottleneck in the flow of goods heading from factories to customers.

Warehouse Mgmt 05

Manufacturers Hear Many Companies Are 'In China for China'

As costs of production and labor continue to increase in China, U.S. manufacturers are increasingly focused on product and process innovation and supply chain efficiency to boost productivity and manage costs. This was according to top executives from leading U.S. companies in China at the AmCham Shanghai 2013 Manufacturing Summit on October 17.

Freight Train Zooms Between China and Poland

The Far East Land Bridge cargo cooperation, whose members aim to revolutionize rail connectivity along the Trans-Siberian route, has witnessed the first container freight train travel from Suzhou, China, to Warsaw, Poland. The 14-day transit resulted from a project among the government of the City of Suzhou in the Jiangsu Province, PKP Cargo (the Polish state railway) and RZD Logistics (part of Russia's rail behemoth).

Rail Intermodal 03

Taking on Supply Chain Issues Through Collaboration

Efforts to increase supply chain transparency should include closer collaboration and partnerships with suppliers.

Just-in-Time Policies Can Negatively Impact Supply Chains

The rise of just-in-time manufacturing has created a revolution across the supply chains of many industries, including electronics components.

Gefco Group Expands Into Croatia, One of EU's Newest Members

As one of the most recent members of the European Union, Croatia is seen by many logistics groups a potential growth market and that has been reinforced with the news that the Gefco group, which specializes in automotive and industrial product logistics, is opening up a new subsidiary in Zagreb.

International Business Growth Stimulates Robust Global Trade Management Solutions Sales

Global trade management (GTM) solutions streamline and automate processes related to customs and regulatory compliance, global logistics, and trade financing. By doing so, GTM solutions facilitate the flow of information, money and goods in global trade supply chains that include buyers, sellers and intermediaries, including customs agencies, banks, and freight forwarders.

Achieving Sustainability: From Waste Management to Light Bulbs

Sustainability can involve a global effort to calculate carbon emissions across the entire supply chain. Or it can mean the changing of a few light bulbs.

Think Tank 63

Ethnographic Studies Lead to New-Product Successes

Many a company has a "customer first" approach, and improvement methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma start with the "voice of the customer". So what is the point in trying to solve modern-day business problems with ethnography methods that many people still exclusively associate with anthropology?

Work Habits of Millennials Challenging, Maddening - and Highly Beneficial

Millennials will challenge traditional managerial methods and question your every move. However, they will also bring energy, tech savvy and innovative ideas. Focus on hiring and retaining them as if your job depends on it - because it will.

Human Resources 16

Time Could Be 'Pot of Gold' That Big Data Brings

Simplifying the decision-making process is a fundamental goal for CFOs, given the competitive necessities of agility and speed. Unfortunately, many traditional planning, budgeting and forecasting systems see the business world as local and linear, not global and cooperative, frustrating this imperative.

Page 403 of 764

Featured Product

Photo: iStock/Anastasiia Yanishevska

How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

Mobile geolocation service for track delivery, cargo shipment and freight transportation. Logistic Import Export business (Elements of this image furnished by NASA)

Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

Franchise business e-commerce online e-marketplace or digital marketing branch expansion for growth or use technology to analyze product consumer data website management plan for sale service concept.

Moving Robots Site-to-Site