Global Supply Chain Management

Ryder Natural Gas Truck Fleet Powers Past Six-Million-Mile Mark

November 20, 2012

Ryder System, Inc. reports that its fleet of 250 natural gas vehicles have surpassed six million miles. The fleet consists of 35 liquefied natural gas and 215 compressed natural gas tractors, running in 32 customer operations in California, Arizona and Michigan.

Is This the Unlikeliest Place to Put a Manufacturing Plant?

November 19, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What does it take to convince a manufacturer to locate a plant in the U.S.? How about in California, one of the most highly regulated and difficult states in which to operate? (It ranked 40th in CNBC's latest survey "America's Top States for Business." What about the San Francisco Bay Area, with its prohibitive cost of living, high population density and even more onerous regulatory environment?

The Critical Impact of Trade Promotions on Your Supply Chain

November 19, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

It's an often overlooked area of the supply chain, with a woeful record of success. Josefin Aspegren, marketing director with Optilon, talks about the challenge of assessing the efficacy of trade-promotion programs.

Canadian Pacific Donates $1M to Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

November 19, 2012

Railway Age

Canadian Pacific is donating $1m to various organizations active in relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey.

As Important as CRM Is, It's You and Your People Who Most Affect Customer Relationships

November 19, 2012

CRM Buyer

You can love CRM as a discipline, but don't have any illusions about its ability to survive in the cruel world. The reality is that customer relationships are fragile things; they need the right environment to flourish and be profitable.

Continued Growth Predicted for Global Environmental Market

November 19, 2012

Environmental Leader

Despite the embattled state of the global economy and resulting lack of political enthusiasm for tackling environmental and climate change issues, the $866bn global environmental market managed 4-percent growth in 2011, according to research by Environmental Business Journal.

Could Africa's Growing GDP Be Magnet It Needs for Attracting Manufacturing?

November 19, 2012

Industry Week

The strongest case Africa presents for its attractiveness to manufacturing is its GDP growth. The continent is home to six out of the top 10 countries that are experiencing economic growth, according to an analysis by the Economist. Over the past decade, it has been the second-fasting growing region in the world, averaging growth of 5.1 percent during that period.

Social Media Data Can Be on Front Line of Your Competitive Strategy

November 19, 2012

McKinsey Quarterly

In many companies, marketers have been first movers in social media, tapping into it for insights on how consumers think and behave. As social technologies mature and organizations become convinced of their power, they will take on a broader role: informing competitive strategy.

Is This the Unlikeliest Place to Put a Manufacturing Plant?

November 19, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Few Bright Spots Seen as World Economic Picture Continues to Darken, Survey Finds

November 16, 2012

International Chamber of Commerce

The health of the world's economy continues to deteriorate as insufficient demand, unemployment and the ongoing debt crisis in Europe undermine recovery efforts, results of the ICC-Ifo World Economic Survey revealed.