Supply chain management - Articles - Page 30

African Americans Urged to Spend More in Black-owned Businesses

November 18, 2015

Blacks spend less money in black-owned businesses than other racial and ethnic groups spend in businesses owned by members of their groups, including Hispanics and Asians.

Terrorist Attacks, Like Those in Paris, Said Not to Have Lasting Negative Impact on Economy

November 18, 2015

The Economist

For some people, even to discuss the impact on an economy, let alone financial markets, of a tragedy such as the Paris attacks is poor taste. But one of the aims of terrorists is to cause economic and financial damage; hence the attacks on Wall Street on 9/11 or on tourists in Tunisia earlier this year. So the issue is worth considering.

Through 2018, Supply Chain Industry Expected to Need to Fill About 270,000 Jobs Yearly

November 17, 2015

Industry Week

With the supply chain industry suffering from a lack of available talent for management positions, U.S. companies are stepping up efforts to recruit qualified and skilled professionals for those roles.

Use of Plastics in Light Vehicles Grows From Average of 20 Pounds in 1960 to 329 Today

November 16, 2015

ICIS

The use of plastics in the production of light vehicles is continuing to grow, with more than $18.1bn worth of finished automotive plastic products incorporated into vehicles assembled in the U.S. and Canada last year, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) said.

Striving for Agility, Some Factories Become 'Unfocused' Today

November 16, 2015

INSEAD Knowledge

Factories don't just make things. Viewed properly, they are where the rubber of corporate strategy meets the road of the marketplace. Ideally, then, a factory should operate in alignment with competitive business priorities: in short, it should be focused. When a business tries to group too many different products, markets, and technologies into the same manufacturing facility, performance and productivity suffer.

Will A Paris Summit Yield Green Results?

November 16, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Inevitable, irreversible and irresistible. That's how some environmental experts view the coming of "the low-carbon economy."

Game On: A New Tool for Supply-Chain Simulation

November 13, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Can playing a game help supply-chain managers cope with the uncertainties of the real world?

Novigo Launches Asia-Pacific Operations in Australia

November 12, 2015

Novigo

Novigo, a provider of consulting services for SAP supply-chain execution applications, is launching Asia-Pacific operations, with Brisbane, Australia serving as its regional headquarters.