Global supply chain management - Articles - Page 156

Metal Fabricator Has Moved Into Role of OEM

August 10, 2017

New owners wanted to move provider of laser cutting services into the world of original equipment manufacturing. With the help a global marketplace, Riverside Industries LLC has been able to do just that.

Fitness Equipment Maker Gets Its Supply Chain in Shape

August 10, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

The manufacturer of such name brands as NordicTrack and Pro-Form found that home delivery of its product line was too flabby. A more robust last-mile provider toned things up.

When Growth Mandates Change: Blue Diamond Reevaluates Its Supply Chain

August 10, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

The growers' cooperative, a dominant processor and marketer of almonds and related products, seeks to reconfigure its forward distribution network, to reflect current and future demand from retailers.

Tech Data Bolsters Suppliers Through a Working-Capital Marketplace

August 10, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

The big distributor of technology products extends an existing relationship with C2FO to Europe, where many suppliers are strapped for cash and open to early-payment arrangements via a collaborative platform.

When a Small Company Needs Help in Hauling Big Equipment

August 10, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Ameri-Green Automotive LLC buys and refurbishes all manner of used trucks and trailers at its facility in Georgia. It needed a skilled, reliable 3PL to arrange for movement of the equipment from locations throughout the U.S.

TV Home-Shopping Retailer Benefits From EDI Managed Service

August 10, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

As U.K.-based television home shopping company experienced explosive growth, it needed to consolidate all electronic data interchange operations onto one platform and integrate with its back office.

Manufacturer Finds Acquisition Brings Unlimited ERP Seats

August 10, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Taking over companies can bring IT expense as well as new business opportunities. So an electrical supply manufacturer was delighted that a merger brought unlimited licenses at no extra cost.

PepsiCo Faces Activist Outrage, Plus Threats of More to Come

August 10, 2017

Enviromental Leader

PepsiCo is being blasted by an environmental activist group - and threatened with further campaigns against it - following the beverage giant's release of its Palm Oil Action Plan Progress Report last week.

Smuggling Supply Chain: The Middlemen Who Trade ISIS Loot

August 10, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

A stream of plundered antiquities flowing out of Syria and Iraq to Western art collectors is dependent on men like Muhammad hajj Al-Hassan.

Stalled Trade Agenda Leaves Industries in a Lurch

August 10, 2017

The New York Times

Donald Trump promised Americans that they would be exhausted from "winning" on trade under his presidency. But nearly seven months after Trump took office, the industries he vowed to protect have become tired of something else: waiting.