Global supply chain management - Articles - Page 328

You Risk Failure If You Keep on Doing Things the Same Old Successful Way

May 22, 2015

Among the many factors that have been identified as undermining a firm's success - unstable leadership and project setbacks, for example - there's one that has received remarkably little scrutiny from researchers: success itself.

How Companies Can Create Ethical Supply Chains

May 22, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Creating an ethical supply chain is clearly the right thing to do. But it can also help companies to cut costs and boost profits.

How Chick-Fil-A Discovered Gold in Its Supplier Business Review Process

May 21, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

A supplier review process at Chick-Fil-A has grown from a simple, manual exercise to a robust collaborative initiative involving numerous internal departments and high-level sit-down meetings with suppliers. Mike Walpole, senior manager of distribution and logistics, explains how the process has evolved and where it is going.

When the Supply Chain Breaks Bad: Drug Trafficking with Your Corporate Assets

May 21, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Hiding illicit drugs and money among an otherwise legal freight move greatly reduces the risk for criminals working in the multibillion-dollar drug trafficking business. John Murphy of the DEA discusses what makes companies vulnerable and how to protect corporate assets.

GE Team Builds Mini-Jet Engine with 3D Printing

May 21, 2015

Phys.org

GE engineers have been getting firsthand insights about additive manufacturing as applied to jet engines. News of their success in 3D-printing a mini-jet engine has gathered some attention.

Meeting the Challenges of Supplier Diversity

May 21, 2015

Ed Edwards, Manager, Audience Outreach, ThomasNet

Mobile Distribution Management

May 21, 2015

Peter Schnorbach, senior director of product management, Manhattan Associates

Fire Sprinkler Codes & Warehousing

May 20, 2015

Gerald R. Schultz, Principal, The Fire Protection International Consortium Inc.

Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

May 20, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

SupplyChainBrain and JobsInLogistics have joined forces in 2015 for the specialized purpose of:

Leadership in a Multi-generational Workforce

May 20, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Today's workforce consists of Baby Boomers hanging on to their jobs, Gen Xers growing impatient to move up, and Millennials expecting to leapfrog their way to the top. Generations expert Hannah Ubl of BridgeWorks offers tips for leaders who must manage this potentially combustible mix.