Seen that? - Supply Chain Jobs in China

Filed in archive Best of on April 22, 2010

Supply Chain Jobs in China Supplychainer

Recently I saw this new chinese website named SupplyChainJobs which is dedicated to supply chain executive positions in china. SupplyChainJobs is the first website to cater to the highly specialized area of Supply Chain Management (SCM) in China. SCM encompasses all the functions or disciplines links associated with the flow of goods from the raw materials stage through to the end user. As the website says "Whether you're looking for a [...] Read More


UPS to cut 1,200 supply chain jobs Supplychainer

Consolidation troubles are causing United Parcel Service Inc. to cut 1,200 jobs at its unprofitable UPS Supply Chain Solutions division. According to Business First, in a conference call with analysts, company officials said UPS' Supply Chain and Freight segment, which includes UPS Supply Chain Solutions, UPS Freight and several other smaller subsidiaries, has experienced high overheard costs stemming from two large consolidations. The segment on Thursday reported a loss of $19 [...] Read More


Ford's plan to cut 30000 jobs in the supply chain: still a hot topic... Supplychainer

About two weeks ago, Ford Motor Co., the second biggest automaker in U.S. announced its plan to cut 25,000 to 30,000 jobs and close 14 facilities by 2012 as part of a restructuring designed to reverse a $1.6 billion loss last year in its North American operations. This announcement raised a large amount of pessimistic and optimistic comments and point of views by industry experts and business press. After 2 weeks, [...] Read More


Indian Jobs Outsourced - to the US! Global Mobility Report

If you are worried about the lose of jobs to global outsourcing, you may be somewhat reassured to learn that at least some Indian jobs are being outsourced to the United States and many other countries. The strong Indian currency and increasing compensation demands by workers in India accounts for part of the change, but so do the language requirements of the market served by global outsourcing companies. The better known [...] Read More


Southern China Losing Jobs China Venture News

A recent report by Asia Pacific News says that at least 2.7 million factory workers in southern China could lose their jobs as the global economic crisis hits demand for electronics, toys and clothes. The article says that there are 45,000 factories in Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen and that 9,000 factories in those three cities alone are expected to close before the Chinese New Year in late January. Small and medium [...] Read More