Editor's Note: Today's post is from Dick Locke, Sourcing Innovation's resident expert on International Sourcing and Procurement. (His previous guest posts are still archived.) China's exports in February were up 45% from last February. (LA Times) My opinion: the rapid decline and unsustainable increase in Chinese exports were from the bullwhip ... (Read More) Was it Nearshoring? Or Bullwhip Effect?

Earlier in the week this blog provided commentary and reaction to a recent financial news headline that the world’s largest shipping line, A.P. Moller Maersk, reported its first financial loss in the company’s history. I noted that to anyone involved in supplier sourcing, procurement and logistics, the news is of little surprise given ... (Read More) Service Level Erosions in Ocean Transport- Have supplier relationships broken down?

National PostSalmonella Recall Spreads Quickly to Other ProductsConsumer AffairsIf you doubt how interconnected the food industry is, just look at what happens when a tainted ingredient enters the supply chain. ...Food Flavoring Recall Highlights Need for Better Tracking in U.S. Food Supply ... PR Newswire (press release)CFIA acted properly in ... (Read More) Salmonella Recall Spreads Quickly to Other Products

It seems that there is no firm, whether big or small, that does not have a concern these days about its products being ripped-off by unscrupulous operators, or finding security concerns within an overseas supply chain. However, when you are a very large global OEM who happens to sell a very profitable product, the mechanisms [...] (Read More) Hewlett Packard Alleges Stolen Components Found in Ink Cartridges

Note: This posting can also be viewed and commented upon within the Kinaxis Supply Chain Expert Community web site. Over these past months I’ve penned a number of Supply Chain Matters commentaries concerning Sony Corporation’s massive restructuring across its electronics related global supply chains. In the last commentary in early ... (Read More) Will Sony’s supply chain rise to yet another new challenge?

Supply Chain DigestSupply Chain Graphic of the Week: The Supply Chain ROI Probability CurveSupply Chain DigestBy SCDigest Editorial Staff The reality of supply chain project ROI is that it is best represented as a probability curve, not as a single number (eg, ... (Read More) Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: The Supply Chain ROI Probability Curve

PLS Logistics Services, Inc. Announces New Board MemberPR Newswire (press release)PLS Logistics Chairman Gregory Burns stated "Tod's experience in the steel industry and his knowledge of its unique supply chain challenges will be an ...and more » (Read More) PLS Logistics Services, Inc. Announces New Board Member

This month’s IndustryWeek’s Manufacturing Business Challenge discusses a manufacturer of commercial and industrial lighting fixtures that embarked on an enterprisewide software implementation. Need I say more? Our very own, Monique Rupert (vice president of professional services) offered her solution to the case-study challenge. And to ... (Read More) Implementation nightmare: The beast that keeps getting bigger

Materials Handling World MagazineLogistics company DHL Supply Chain awarded distribution contract for BP UKMaterials Handling World MagazineDHL Supply Chain has been awarded a four year contract worth £75 million to manage the UK warehousing and distribution of dry goods and chilled produce for ... (Read More) Logistics company DHL Supply Chain awarded distribution contract for BP UK

One Network Enterprises Unveils Cloud Computing Food and Product Safety SolutionPR Newswire (press release)For the first time authentication, serialization and supply chain management are being offered in a single solution that can be used to mark and track ...and more » (Read More) One Network Enterprises Unveils Cloud Computing Food and Product Safety Solution