Global supply chain management - Articles - Page 315

Failure to Keep Eye on Your Providers Brings Great Risk of Data Breach

July 6, 2015

Large corporations and government agencies are increasingly suffering data breaches stemming from lax security on the part of their service providers.

Europe Outspends North America on CPG E-commerce, Report Finds

July 6, 2015

Transport Intelligence

The consumer packaged goods sector is a giant with global sales exceeding $550bn. The markets that make up this global sector are diverse in character and research for Ti's latest report, Global CPG Logistics 2015, has identified the key differences between them.

Economic Slowdown No Hurdle to Consumption Patterns of Affluent Households in China

July 2, 2015

BCG Perspectives

Despite the well-publicized slowdown in economic growth, overall consumer sentiment in China can still be described as cautiously optimistic. More precisely, caution characterizes the lower end of the consumer market, while optimism envelops the high end. China, in other words, has become a two-speed consumer market. The optimistic, "high-speed" consumer market disproportionately consists of middle- to upper-middle-class and affluent households. These consumers also make up the bulk of the digital class of active online shoppers.

Airline to Pilot Use of Biofuels to Fly Passenger Aircraft

July 2, 2015

New York Times

Sometime this summer, a United Airlines flight will take off from Los Angeles International Airport bound for San Francisco using fuel generated from farm waste and oils derived from animal fats.

How Social Media Drives 'Fast-Fashion' Decisions

July 2, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

In the world of fast fashion, social media can be both bane and salvation for manufacturers and retailers.

IBS Dynaman WMS Reduces 90% Errors, Providing Substantial Cost Savings

July 1, 2015

Challenge: The distribution centers were processing about 150 truckloads per day, 10 truckloads per hour. An automated WMS was needed for expansion into cold store market. Current work flows were not fully automated, causing manual errors. Material flows between product, semi-finished inventory and packaging stages were long and complex. Frozen pallets left the refrigeration system too early, so goods arrived damaged.

Manufacturers Returning to U.S. Must Find Ways to Finance Equipment Needs

July 1, 2015

Industry Week

Onshoring has become a major trend in the United States. U.S.-based companies are increasingly pulling their overseas manufacturing efforts and setting up shop in the States. How are they meeting their needs for heavy equipment?

Chemical Industry Expresses Safety Concerns With Use of Drones

July 1, 2015

American Chemistry

Thanks to advancing capabilities and greater accessibility, the use of drones is continuing to increase. In fact, global drone sales reached $4.3m in 2015, a 167-percent jump from two years ago. This surge should come as no surprise as people find more and more useful ways to put drones to work.

Blurring Line Between Direct, Indirect Procurement Can Be 'Dangerous'

July 1, 2015

EBN

There's been a great myth sweeping across the world of procurement. It's come about as procurement technology has grown widespread and companies are vying for customers to sign onto their solutions. The myth takes the form of an eraser, scrubbing away the lines between direct and indirect procurement.

It's Not Enough to Want to Go Global – You Need to Know How

July 1, 2015

Boston Consulting Group

Over the past few decades, the rise of emerging markets - initially as sources of cheap labor and then as rapidly growing consumer markets and centers of capital investment and innovation - has caused most companies of size and stature to enlarge their global ambitions. But despite this concerted push to globalize, few companies are ready to build and run truly global organizations and operations.