Global Supply Chain Management

Have You Really Optimized Your Lean Material Handling?

March 22, 2012

Frank Devlin, Manager, Advanced Technologies, The Raymond Corporation

WERC's State of the Warehousing Industry

March 22, 2012

Michael Mikitka, CEO, Warehousing Education & Research Council (WERC)

Driving Savings in Your Transportation Spend

March 22, 2012

John Haber, Founder & CEO, Spend Management Experts

Actionable Data and Your Supply Chain

March 22, 2012

Peter Mehring, President & CEO, Intelleflex Corporation

The Evolving Definition of Integration

March 22, 2012

Dave Kilzer, Sr. Vice President, Idhasoft

If It Were a Country, the Internet Economy Would Rank in the Top Five Richest Nations

March 22, 2012

Boston Consulting Group

By 2016, there will be 3 billion internet users globally -almost half the world's population. The internet economy will reach $4.2tr in the G-20 economies. If it were a national economy, the internet economy would rank in the world's top five, behind only the U.S., China, Japan and India, and ahead of Germany.

Fulfilling the Promise of India's Manufacturing Sector

March 21, 2012

McKinsey Quarterly

India's manufacturers have a golden chance to emerge from the shadow of the country's services sector and seize more of the global market.

Keeping Tabs on Global Sourcing Is Full-Time Effort

March 21, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: The decision to initiate or continue global sourcing is not a simple one to make. Organizations have many factors to consider, both external and internal, and those factors can change. Organizations must revisit their sourcing strategy often to ensure that they are maintaining the best value. - Becky Partida, knowledge specialist, APQC

Green Supply Chains More a Goal Than a Reality at This Point

March 21, 2012

Industry Week

Although manufacturers have stepped up their efforts aimed at reducing their own carbon footprints, they have yet to significantly widen those efforts throughout their supply chains. According to a recent study conducted by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and Accenture, while 43 percent of the respondents say they have achieved year-on-year emissions reductions, only 28 percent of their suppliers can say the same.

Four Points to Consider When Developing An Omni-Channel Strategy

March 20, 2012

Scott Fenwick, Senior Director, Product Strategy, Manhattan Associates

Omni-channel commerce has put the consumer in the driver's seat, with the ability to shop anywhere, buy anywhere and receive products in the manner and time of their choosing. While this revolution has been a great convenience to consumers, it has left many retailers scrambling to develop a seamless operation that not only delivers the consumer's expectations regardless of channel but does so profitably. Therein lies the rub.