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Your Company Is Global, But Does Your Senior Management Reflect That?
Sustainability Efforts Can Yield Multiple Benefits
Business is going green because of pressure from government and consumers. But the push for sustainability can also aid in controlling costs at a time of economic crisis, says Joe Martha, vice president of Booz-Allen Hamilton.
You Will Stay Behind the Curve if You Continue to Gather Information the Old Way
Short Cycle Time Powers Intel's Low-Cost Supply Chain
When Intel decided to enter the low-cost chip market with its Atom microprocessor, a small form-factor product made for notebook computers and mobile internet devices, it needed a much lower-cost supply chain than the one that serviced its high-end products. The company achieved this goal by shortening its cycle time enough to enable a build-to-order strategy, explains Jim Kellso, senior supply chain master at Intel.
Harsco Turns to IBM for Help in Overhauling Its Supply Chain
A.T. Kearney Study Maps a Decade of Shrinking IT Innovation
Some Highly Candid Views on Trucking
Raise fuel taxes to fund needed highway investments and honor the NAFTA provisions allowing Mexican trucking companies to operate in the U.S. Those are two of the straightforward opinions offered by Transplace CEO Tom Sanderson during a wide-ranging conversation on issues impacting the trucking industry.
Five Keys to Competitive Advantage
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Keeping Supplier Risk at Bay Is Important
The consequences can be enormous, even catastrophic, if a supplier fails. Jim Lawton, senior vice president and general manager of D&B Supply Management Solutions, says you must have a risk-assessment plan in place at all times.
Technology Is One Way Companies Can Differentiate Themselves
It Seems that Outsourcing to India by U.S. Companies Is on the Upswing
An Eye on the State of Industrial Real Estate
The economy has not been good to this sector, says Walt Rakowich, ProLogis CEO, but some trends in industrial real estate are very promising. First, there is growing demand for sustainable warehouses. Second, a combination of GDP spurts and natural obsolescence of buildings stimulates construction.
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