Waukesha Tool & Stamping, LLC, an international full-service metalforming manufacturer, has awarded a contract to Plexus Systems to manage its tool design and build, engineering and metalforming...

According to a new report from Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, companies that take a holistic view of their supply chains and incorporate environmentally-friendly principles at key...

A recent report by Reuters has revealed that Nike is still struggling with its supply chain problems in China. According to the sources near to the company, most of the problem are related to the...

Traditionally the market for consulting services in supply chain was focusing on the control, operations harmonization and logistics cost cutting efforts. In other words, the traditional focus supply...

AMR Research published couple of months ago a technology outlook report in the area of supply chain and mentioned that large multi-nationals are increasing their spend in 2008 in the area supply chain...

Many western companies, when coming to China, expect a lot of saving in the sourcing area but reality is something else as Theo Lindqvist, VP of logistics in Haldex says. In this second part of the...

Almost all the supply chain expert agree that supply chain network design is a necessary task for optimizing the total cost given th volatility of the elements such as gas prices, labor cost, taxation...

Haldex AB is a Swedish supplier of breaking systems and other automotive components for industrial vehicle makers and truck companies. Theo Lindqvist, VP Purchasing and Logistics, Group Management,...

Citi announced that its Global Transaction Services business and Westpac, the Australian bank, have entered into a supply chain partnership which will deliver a new payment service for Westpac...

As you may all know, Ike storm has passed through Texas and has caused lots of losses. George W. Bush called Ike a disaster for Texas; many oil refineries and chemical plants were closed to reduce the...

Andrew Kinder of Infor has written a recent article in Industry Week with the title "Designing a Greener Supply Chain" which is a nice summary of what people mean by green operations. In...

DC Velocity Magazine, each year selects a group of individuals as Rain Makers of the year. Rain Makers may come from different background but they have one thing in common: They are all exceptional...

One of the new supply chain job websites that has come to my attention is Supply Chain Jobs. The advantage of this website compared to the normal career websites is the fact that it's dedicated to...

Several factors have contributed to the erosion in the outsourcing rate to India and China. Among them we can refer to: - Current trends in currency exchange rates - Increasing commodity costs -...

Taking steps to aid small shippers finance trade transactions with international suppliers, UPS Capital, the financial services arm of UPS, has rolled out a new offering entitled UPS Capital Cargo...

Davd Rae, Editor of Procurement Leaders Magazine recently had a talk with Rob Hemsley, Chief Purchasing Officer at Heinz on procurement's position on the CEO's agenda. In Rob't point of...

AnnTaylor Stores Corporation announced that Paula J. Zusi has been named Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer, effective immediately. According to Fibre2Fashion, Ms. Zusi, who brings...

Based on industry experience in the recent years, it seems that reducing the number of suppliers is a way to go however many experts recommend to have two suppliers for the product components. The...

Sourcing Interests Group (SIG), has organized its 2008 conference in Lake Las Vegas from 24 to 26 of September. The event features two keynote speakers this year: Robyn Meredith and Frank Quinn. Robyn...

Matson Integrated Logistics (MIL) has announced recently that made a new acquisition which will enable the company to offer highly competitive logistics services. According to Logistics Management...