Chemicals & Energy

Campaign Builds Steam to Keep Wind Protection Tax Credit

September 27, 2012

Starbucks, Johnson + Johnson, Sprint and 16 other companies have sent a letter to Congress, urging elected officials to extend the wind production tax credit (PTC) before it expires at the end of 2012.

Could Rising U.S. Exports and Reshoring Help Create Up to 5 Million Jobs by 2020?

September 25, 2012

Boston Consulting Group

Manufactured exports - a bright spot of the U.S. economy in recent years - are set to surge. Combined with jobs created as a result of reshoring, higher U.S. exports could add 2.5 million to 5 million jobs by the end of the decade, as manufacturers shift production from leading European countries and Japan to take advantage of substantially lower costs in the U.S., according to new research by The Boston Consulting Group.

Manufacturers, Petroleum Interests Spar with California Board Over Greenhouse Gas Credits Auction

September 25, 2012

The Los Angeles Times

Corporate executives and workers from dozens of refineries, glass-makers and other business groups bombarded members of the California Air Resources Board with complaints about an upcoming auction of credits allowing them to release greenhouse gases.

Chemical Manufacturer Turns Fragmented Enterprise into Global Success Story

September 24, 2012

Challenge: The client's European operations location-by-location logistics was diminishing cost-savings and overall performance. Management developed four objectives: to obtain transportation cost-savings, to provide a supplier base for growth, to improve data capture for financial analysis, and to upgrade transparency and on-time delivery. The client turned to the experts at Odyssey Logistics & Technology (OL&T).

Logistics Management for Mining Companies: Fine Tuning a Neglected Function Can Drive Profit, Service Excellence

September 24, 2012

PLS Logistics Services

Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) who specialize in industrial freight can provide targeted solutions that reduce operating costs and improve service levels.

Delivering solutions that energize business

September 20, 2012

Challenge: Headquartered in Spain, our client is a global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution, and installation of products and services for renewable energy technology. When they needed a centralized fulfillment center and management system to optimize service and parts replacement in the Midwest, they called on Pilot's proven logistics expertise.

How Business Should Respond to SEC's Rule on Conflict Minerals

September 10, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

No one appears completely happy with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new rule on tracking the presence of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in high-tech and other types of products. Comments on SEC's action range from outright opposition to quibbling over details.

Eight Leading Companies to Compete for Supply Chain Innovation Award at Annual CSCMP Conference

September 10, 2012

CSCMP & SupplyChainBrain

Eight corporate teams that demonstrated how their supply chain practices reduced costs, streamlined processes, saved energy, and improved operating efficiencies are finalists in the eighth annual Supply Chain Innovation Award competition presented by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and SupplyChainBrain.

Jeeves Information Systems Opens North American Headquarters in Chicago

September 10, 2012

Jeeves Information Systems AB

Jeeves Information Systems AB, a developer of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for small and medium-sized businesses, has established a new headquarters for its North American operations in Chicago.

How Business Should Respond to SEC's Rule on Conflict Minerals

September 10, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Chemicals & Energy

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the chemicals and energy industries. Learn how chemical and energy companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.