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Debt Pressure Builds on Largest Chinese Companies

November 19, 2014

Debt levels at China's 200 biggest companies increased by five times between 2007 and 2013 and financial pressures on them will likely intensify as the economy continues to cool, Standard & Poor's said.

Update on CSCMP's Young Professionals Program

November 18, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

The outgoing and incoming chairmen of CSCMP's Young Professionals Committee affirm the importance of helping young supply chain professional successfully launch their careers. A new mentoring program and a focus on student Roundtables are two highlighted initiatives.

U.S. May See New Industrial Revolution - But What Would That Look Like?

November 18, 2014

Strategic Sourceror

Given the advent of the Internet of Things, personalization and an overall need to reduce distribution risk, procurement officers aren't necessarily crossing off reshoring as an option.

Barriers to Implementing Supply Chain Innovation

November 18, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

The biggest barrier to innovation in global supply chains is the inability of companies to identify and then quickly react to opportunities, says Corey Rhodes, vice president-Americas at Amber Road. He discusses the reasons behind these shortcomings and steps to remedy them.

Procurement Departments Often Fail to Factor in Needs of Telecommuters, Study Says

November 18, 2014

Staples Advantage

The overwhelming majority of employees believe telecommuting is good for both themselves and their company, but most organizations are not budgeting appropriately for telecommuters, according to a recent survey of procurement officers by Staples Advantage, the business-to-business division of Staples Inc.

New Tenets of Transportation Revealed in Annual Study

November 18, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Presidents Tommy Barnes and Joel Clum of Con-way Multimodal and Carrier Direct, corporate partners with the University of Tennessee and Georgia Southern in this year's Study of Trends and Issues in Transportation and Logistics, discuss new transportation tenets distilled from survey responses.

Crossing International Borders Easier Than Ever for Many People - But Not for Retail Merchants

November 18, 2014

Entrepreneur

Movement across borders is as simple as getting in a car or on a plane. It's a seamless, simple experience to which most people devote little thought. For both merchants and consumers, however, the path to online and offline purchasing across borders is still a bumpy one.

Robust Manufacturing in U.S. Depends on Improved Transportation

November 18, 2014

Industry Week

The U.S. manufacturing industry is in the midst of a comeback. Manufacturers are gladly shifting from securing demand to meeting demand. However, reworking the U.S. transportation infrastructure is essential to the success of this progress.