Global Supply Chain Management

Indonesia's Waters Have Become the Most Pirate-Infested Area in the World

May 24, 2013

Somalia and Gulf of Aden still have pirate-infested waters, but over the last five quarters, a new country's national waters have become the most heavily pirated on earth, according to data from the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre.

Deceptive Ads Can Lead to Legal Trouble for California Retailers, Court Rules

May 24, 2013

Los Angeles Times

California retailers may be liable for large money awards if they falsely advertise that their products are on sale.

The Value of Freight Bill Auditing

May 24, 2013

Allan Miner, President, C.T. Logistics

Insights on Transportation Spend Management

May 24, 2013

Rick Erickson, Global Transportation Product Director, Syncada

Supply Chain Planning: Is It Time To Move On From Microsoft Excel?

May 23, 2013

Arkieva

Deciding to switch from a home-grown Excel application to a vendor-provided APS tool is not easy.

Supply Chain Excellence Brings Resilience, Helps Balance Supply and Demand

May 23, 2013

Supply Chain Insights

For most companies, growth has slowed. Profits are sluggish. Complexity reigns and cycles are longer. The challenges and opportunities of business are greater. Supply chain excellence helps a company to better balance demand and supply. It also helps companies to be more resilient: weathering demand and supply volatility while maximizing opportunities and mitigating risks.

With Risk Management as Their Mantra, Workforces Gear Up to Handle Disruptions

May 23, 2013

Manufacturing Business Tech

Eighty-five percent of companies with global supply chains experienced at least one supply chain disruption in the previous 12 months. Risk is inherently unpredictable. Fortunately, the current workforce is undergoing its own transformation to be able to identify and manage risk on a global basis.

Is Investing in Innovation Paying Off? A Study Suggests Maybe Not.

May 23, 2013

Business Week

By now it is almost gospel that investing in innovative new products and services helps a company's long-term success. That doesn't mean it's easy. A new study from Accenture, "Why 'Low Risk' Innovation Is Costly," found that fewer than one in five chief executives believes his strategic investments in innovation are paying off, and that this poor track record is starting to discourage companies from taking risks.