• University corporate advisory boards are doorway to new supply chain recruits

  Sean Murphy, December 11, 2009
  According to one analyst from AMR Research, getting your company noticed by students, and therefore potential new recruits, depends greatly on your relationship with a college or university's corporate advisory board.  More

• New Book Takes Aim at Supply Chain Risk

  Frank Quinn, November 4, 2009

  By following ten laws of risk management, companies can minimize the potential for disruptions in their supply chain. These and other tips on risk management are offered in a new book titled "Single Point of Failure" by Gary Lynch of Marsh Inc.

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• Relief for China's Quality Headaches

  By Judy Huang and Mi Nguyen, November 1, 2009
  China's abundant and low-wage labor supply of more 800 million workers has allowed the country to become the world's factory base. Sourcing in China has become one of the most effective practices for manufacturers around the world to increase profit margin and stay competitive by cutting production cost.  More

• The Business Benefits of Visibility Technologies

  By Kenneth F. Troup, Diane B. Newton, and Michael Wolfe, November 1, 2009
  The notion of “supply chain visibility” has drawn increasing attention from private and public sectors as a lever to improve supply chain efficiency and effectiveness. Yet over the past five years, major supply chain survey organizations, including Aberdeen Group, Capgemini, and Supply Chain Digest, have documented the surprisingly wide extent and persistence of poor supply chain vi...  More

• Why the Leaders Love Value Chain Management

  By Tam Harbert, November 1, 2009
  After years of paying lip service to terms such as “integrated supply chain,” “value-driven supply chain” and “customer value chain,” supply chain practitioners appear to be starting to put the concepts into practice. As the world comes out of its worst recession in decades, a handful of leading companies is shifting the supply chain paradigm in ways that cou...  More

• Talent Development: Getting the Most from Internship Programs

  By Robert Lorin Cook, Brian J. Gibson, Zachary Williams and L. Kevin Douglas, November 1, 2009
  As Baby Boomers retire over the next five years, firms will lose approximately 40 percent of their skilled labor force, according to a 2008 Nielsen Research Report. By 2012, the U.S. Labor Department estimates a U.S. shortage of more than 10 million skilled workers. This skilled labor shortage will exacerbate the current shortage of supply chain management (SCM) professionals.  More

• The Awakener: Charles L. “Chuck” Taylor

  By John Kerr, November 1, 2009
  Chuck Taylor wants supply chain managers to wake up. He wants them to see that abundant oil is a thing of the past. He aims to convince them to reshape their supply chains to deal with escalating oil costs in future. It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it. Taylor tells his audiences that the world needs “a new Saudi Arabia every two years” if global needs for oil are to be me...  More

• Winning in an Economic Recession

  Tim Whitmore, Special Contributor, October 29, 2009
  In the middle of an economic recession, it's easy to focus on moment-to-moment survival, but it's not enough to just stay alive. You must still plan ahead for the when the good times return. That way, you'll be first in line when the economy turns around. Now that we've seen the bottom of the decline, building this plan is even more critical. Tim Whitmore, Vice President and General Manager of Simpler-North America, LP, tells you how.  More

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