Global supply chain management - Articles - Page 596

A Global Approach to Importing Products with Encryption

December 7, 2012

Lisa Terwilliger, Executive Program Manager, IBM Corp.

Numerous countries have implemented laws and regulations that control the importation of products with encryption. Complying with each country's regulatory requirements is essential to doing business for multinational companies, but there are challenges associated with establishing a global process to meet country-unique requirements.

Buyers Want B2B Sites to Be as User-Friendly as B2C Sites

December 6, 2012

MultiChannel Merchant

A whopping 94 percent of B2B purchasers surveyed in the 2012 hybris State of B2B E-Commerce study said suppliers need to create an online buying experience as simple as using a B2C website.

Internet Service Providers, Trade Groups Act to Stop Illegal Sharing of Movies, Music

December 6, 2012

Wharton Business School

Internet service providers and trade groups for movies and music are partnering in the latest effort to curb online copyright infringement. Under the "six strikes" plan, users who share copyrighted material online will face an escalating series of warnings that could eventually result in the slowing of their internet speeds.

Heineken Launches Effort to Reduce Water Used in Brewing Process, Cut Carbon Footprint

December 6, 2012

Inside Supply Management

Heineken recently announced new sustainability targets, stating that it aims to reduce the amount of water used in the brewing process to 3.7 hectoliters (hl) of water per hectoliters of beer produced by 2020, compared to 5.1 hl in 2008 (approximately 98 gallons by 2020, compared to approximately 135 gallons in 2008).

Developing Superior Supply Chain Talent

December 6, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

David J. Closs, McConnell Professor of Business Administration at Michigan State University, says that cross-functional experience and training are essential to developing superior supply chain talent and explains why competition for that talent is increasing.