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How an Evolving China Is Affecting Global Supply Chains

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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.

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?

Amware Logistics Acquires Product and Literature Fulfillment Provider ParcelPort

Amware Logistics LLC has acquired the assets of ParcelPort LLC, a provider of high-volume product and literature fulfillment services. The latter will be integrated into Amware under the name Amware Fulfillment Services.

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Supply Chain Risks Continue to Trouble U.S. Tech Industry, Study Finds

Interruptions and impediments to supply chain operations continue to rank among the greatest concerns for U.S. technology companies, according to an annual report issued by BDO USA, an accounting and consulting organization. Eighty-eight percent of tech companies cite concerns over reliable suppliers, vendors, distribution of products and services, as well as the global distribution chain.

An Amateur Software Buyer's Guide to Outplaying Vendors

The good news is that software acquisition does not happen often, but the bad news is that this infrequency uncovers another hidden facet of such projects. Employees and management of a company that do not purchase and implement a significant number of software applications on a regular basis are, in fact, amateurs that are mandated to deal with software vendors whose only order of business is to develop, promote, and sell their software, every day.

RedPrairie Enhances Product Suite in Latest Software Update

RedPrairie Corp. has released version 2012.1 of its suite of supply-chain software applications. The update links execution capabilities to the store and commerce sites, giving retailers, manufacturers and distributors greater visibility of product and data.

Company Uses CombineNet as Prescription to Drive Supply Chain Savings

Challenge: A global pharmaceutical company ships its products globally by a combination of air and ocean freight. To improve supply chain operations and reduce costs, This company has undertaken a multi-year strategy to transition more product from air freight to ocean carriage. The company's supply chain team had been successful in the past at transferring some of its air freight transportation to ocean freight, but had yet to undertake a large scale transformation because of the large amount of data collection and analysis required to fully understand the impact. Solution: The company turned to CombineNet ASAP to support their sourcing strategy.

How Incentive Pay Programs Pay Off

Labor incentive programs can work hand in hand with your supply chain strategy by improving such things as productivity and quality. But, says Tom Stretar, senior project manager, enVista, employees must see the benefits to them if these programs are to succeed.

Vessel Imports in U.S. Rise 9.2 in April

U.S. import shipment volume for April, measured in TEUs, increased 9.2% from March and 7.2% from April of 2011, according to Zepol Corporation, a trade intelligence company.

Allegation Wal-Mart Covered Up Bribery in Mexico Highlights How Companies Handle Corruption

Wal-Mart's annual meeting next month promises to be a contentious one because of questions over how the retail giant handled bribery allegations at a Mexico subsidiary. Shareholders are concerned about the board members' independence in light of the alleged cover-up of bribery that occurred in 2005 and 2006.

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