Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao arrived in Europe last week for a tour of selected capitals to talk principally about trade issues.
Author: supplychainmag
What impact does our understanding of supply chain risk have on economic performance? And, just when is the US economy going to get us out of this mess?
Eight times a year the US Federal Reserve Bank produces a report on the state of the US economy based on anecdotal evidence from bank and branch directors and interviews with business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources.
The UK government has set out plans to save £3 billion on procurement. And that is on top of the £1bn which it reckons it saved last year.
German motor manufacturer Volkswagen expects supply chain saving of 200 million euros a year from a takeover of MAN, the group has revealed with the launch of its formal bid for the truck maker
It’s that time of year again. I’m not talking about the hay fever season, but the volcano season
Where will the next big ideas in supply chain management come from? Over the years we have seen the automotive sector coming forth with far-reaching concepts and radical restructuring of their supply chains – introducing just-in-time deliveries of parts
Companies are most likely to improve supply chain efficiency by taking incremental steps with new technology, inventory management and supplier consolidation, according to a new report from KPMG.
You’ve probably noticed already, but there is something of an argument going on in the investment community about the supply chain lessons to be learnt from the Great East Japan Earthquake, as it is now being described.
It’s going to take a considerable amount of time to reconstruct supply chains disrupted by the earthquake and tsumani in Japan
