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How Agilent Technologies Measures Up

January 13, 2014

Ethan Hunt, supply chain consultant with Agilent Technologies, talks about the challenges his company faces in gaining full visibility of supply and demand, and in dealing with increasing supply-chain volatility.

Investors from China Find Much to Choose from in North America

January 13, 2014

Business Week

Chinese companies are on a North American buying spree, investing $14bn in the U.S. last year, a record high, says a new report by New York's Rhodium Group.

Focus on Resiliency in Operations Tops Predictions for Supply Chains in 2014

January 13, 2014

IDC Manufacturing Insights

Operational resiliency will be the focus of supply chain strategies this year and beyond, according to IDC Manufacturing Insights, which released its top 10 supply chain predictions for the year.

Sourcing and Procurement Comes of Age

January 13, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Before the cloud - before the commercial internet - there were communications networks that linked manufacturers with their suppliers. How effective they were is another matter entirely.

Changing the 'Dominant Design' of Distribution

January 13, 2014

Chris Caplice, Executive Director, MIT Center for SC & Logistics

An Update on Home Depot's Supply Chain Transformation Project

January 13, 2014

Charles Armstrong, VP Supply Chain - Distribution, The Home Depot

How First Solar Keeps Pace With Demand

January 10, 2014

First Solar

Jennifer Bell, systems analyst with First Solar, talks about the challenges her company faces in gaining full visibility of supply and demand, and in dealing with increasing supply-chain volatility.

Schedule for Phasing Out Older Oil Tankers Implemented at ADPC

January 10, 2014

Arabian Supply Chain

The Abu Dhabi Ports Company says it will refuse entry to older oil tankers as it continues its endeavor to protect the environment and guarantee safety in all of its ports.

Enter 10th Annual Supply Chain Innovation Award Competition

January 10, 2014

CSCMP

Is your company's new year resolution to be recognized for its top-of-the-line, cutting-edge accomplishments in the industry? Nominations for the 2014 Supply Chain Innovation Awards are open until March 10, 2014.

Should U.S. Reopen Spigot, Drop Ban on Export of Crude Oil?

January 10, 2014

Fuel Fix

Early in the new year the Obama administration and Congress find themselves grappling with a scenario that was unthinkable just a short time ago: What to do with the domestic oil flowing out of West Texas, North Dakota and other states?