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It's Time to Catch Up if You Don't Already Know How to Market to Millennials

January 17, 2014

Success in marketing to U.S. millennials"”the generation of people now 18 to 34 years old"”will be critical to companies across product and service categories. One reason, of course, is that millennials represent the consumer market of the future.

Hong Kong Continues to Have World's 'Freest' Economy

January 17, 2014

Maritime Executive

Hong Kong has maintained its status as the world's freest economy, a distinction that it has achieved for 20 consecutive years. The nomination was made in the 20th anniversary edition of the Index of Economic Freedom, published jointly by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.

Airfreight Security Screening Needs 'Significant Further Testing'

January 17, 2014

TIACA

Significant further testing must be conducted into the provision of advance data for air cargo and mail parcels security screening. Furthermore, common global standards and procedures must be developed to avoid potentially serious disruption to the flow of world trade, according to The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).

You're Not Ready for the Next Supply-Chain Disruption

January 17, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

If you're a supply-chain executive, there's a good chance that the next tsunami, hurricane, flood or other disaster will take your organization by surprise. Again.

Driving Change in the Procurement Process

January 17, 2014

Frans C. Barends, Sr. Dir. Of Business Services, Georgia Institute of Technology

Indirect Procurement for Mid-Market Companies

January 17, 2014

Kenneth Hartman, Director, Corporate Procurement, Progress Software

Greater Potential of Product Lifecycle Management

January 16, 2014

Supply Chain Digital

Product development has traditionally been seen as the responsibility of research and development (R&D) or engineering departments. Hand-in-hand with product development comes product lifecycle management (PLM), a function which is often wrongly positioned as product data management and thus rarely used to its full potential.

An Update on Home Depot's Supply Chain Transformation Project

January 16, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

The Home Depot's ongoing supply chain transformation last year included the opening of 20 new distribution centers, improved inventory turns and lower costs, all achieved while supporting double-digit growth. Charles Armstrong, vice president of supply chain distribution, highlights these accomplishments.

SupplyChainBrain Power Lunch: Should We Forget About the Forecast?

January 16, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Is the forecast really dead? Should companies instead shift their focus to acquiring the ability to respond quickly to whatever happens in markets? A SupplyChainBrain Power Lunch discussion with Jim White, vice president of central operations with Applied Materials; Jake Barr, chief executive officer of Blue World Supply Chain Consulting; and C.J. Wehlage, vice president of high tech solutions with Kinaxis.