Supply chain management - Articles - Page 44

Gabon Tops Ranking of Nations With Best Retail Opportunities in Africa

September 9, 2015

A.T. Kearney

A.T. Kearney's 2015 African Retail Development Index (ARDI) reconfirms the potential of many nations throughout Africa.

AMI Extends click2ship Service to South Africa

September 8, 2015

Air Menzies International Ltd.

Air Menzies International Ltd. (AMI), a trade-only wholesaler of airfreight and express capacity, has extended its click2ship service to South Africa.

MNX Global Opens Life Sciences Logistics Center in Amsterdam

September 8, 2015

MNX Global Logistics

MNX Global Logistics has opened a dedicated supply chain and logistics facility in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

RangeMe Launches Product-Discovery Service in U.S.

September 8, 2015

RangeMe

RangeMe, an online platform serving the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector, has launched operations in the U.S.

The 20 Percent of Spend That Procurement Should Be Focusing on This Budgeting Season

September 4, 2015

Kevin Brooks, CMO, Ivalua

We've passed the mid-year mark, which means that the budgeting process is upon us. For CPOs and procurement managers, this isn't exactly a high point of the year - few enjoy taking an annual break from the work at hand to focus on the budget. And of course there is added pressure to finalize strategic plans that align with an effective budget.

How to Make Change Happen in Your Organization

September 4, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Change in the organization is inevitable. So how do you get your employees to stop blocking it?

Tanker Market Growing, But Earnings Expected to Decline

September 3, 2015

Drewry

The product tanker market has enjoyed healthy returns in recent years on the back of structural changes taking place in trading patterns. However, impending fleet growth is expected to reduce the sector's earnings over the medium term, according to the Product Tanker Market Annual Report 2015 published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Manufacturers, Are You Getting Your Distributor's Full Attention?

September 3, 2015

Industry Today

As a manufacturer, if you make up less than 10 percent of your distributors' product mix, you are not getting the attention of management or, more importantly, sales representatives.

AGOA Extension to Benefit African Shippers, U.S. Importers of Continent's Cotton Textiles, Supporters Say

September 2, 2015

Apparel

Recent extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for another decade is expected to give the continent's export of cotton a boost in the arm.

ULA: Launching a World-Class Supply Chain

September 1, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

United Launch Alliance LLC is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and The Boeing Co. Brad Houser, senior manager of supply chain operations, explains the company's mission, and how it crafts a supply chain that's geared toward absolute reliability in support of rocket launch services for government and the private sector.