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The Critical Impact of Trade Promotions on Your Supply Chain
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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.
Excessive Water Use 'Threatening Business' in Major Economies
Unsustainable water use is threatening agriculture, other business and populations in China, India and the U.S., according to a study by risk analysis company Maplecroft.
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.
Scorecards Can Assess the Long-Term Viability of Your Suppliers - or Can They?
One of the often overlooked and undervalued components of supplier selection is trying to determine the supplier's long-term potential. Simply stated, it is not very difficult to identify the lowest price option during an RFP process. The key for long-term success is based on analyzing each supplier's potential for the long haul, encompassing areas such as strategic alignment, cultural fit, common delivery centers, industry outlook and social responsibility efforts. The best overall strategic value is not necessarily the lowest cost.
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