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Surging Domestic Energy Sector Puts New Demands on Transportation

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Manufacturing Returns to the West: The Implications

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How an Evolving China Is Affecting Global Supply Chains

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Global Supply Chains As Competitive Weapons

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Report From SCOPE Spring 2012

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Costco Finally Realizes It Needs to Get in the E-Commerce Game

It's a curiosity of how the internet works that a shopper using a search engine to find a flat-screen TV probably will not turn up Costco Wholesale, a major television vendor and the country's largest retailer after Walmart.

Execs Know Importance of Social Media, But Not How to Tap Its Power and Potential

Executives certainly know what social media is. After all, if Facebook users constituted a country, it would be the world's third-largest, behind China and India. Executives can even claim to know what makes social media so potent: its ability to amplify word-of-mouth effects. Yet the vast majority of executives have no idea how to harness social media's power.

New Facility at Johns Hopkins Tracks Food, Assets, Staff

When Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine opened its new 1.6 million-square-foot facility with two 12-story towers this year, the building featured a real-time location system (RTLS) that enables the hospital to monitor the locations of hundreds of nurses, as well as thousands of pumps, wheelchairs and other high-value moving equipment.

Lessons in Change Management

In addition to technical and functional skills, supply chain managers need to hone their "soft" skills in areas like project management and change management, says Bill Seliger of R.R. Donnelly Logistics Services.

Managing Global Supply Chain Risk

As a tier one automotive supplier, Active Tools International knows the importance of avoiding and mitigating supply chain disruptions. Bill Keller, president of global operations, says the company has developed written risk mitigation plans that emphasize the use of dual sourcing of parts.

For the Most Part, U.S. Companies Working Abroad Thought to Abide by Anti-Bribery Laws

Is Wal-Mart's alleged bribery in Mexico an anomaly, or is it more typical of multinational behavior than many corporate executives would like to admit? Is the practice of bribing public officials ever justifiable from an economic or ethical point of view? And apart from collapsing share prices and shareholder lawsuits, what are some of the other possible consequences of bribing foreign officials?

The Changing Dynamics of Global Supply Chains

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