Supply Chain Security & Risk Mgmt

Vastera: Prepare for HTS Changes Now

April 1, 2006

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Even in Post-9/11 Era, Executives Worry More About Their Supply Chains Than Terrorist Threat

April 1, 2006

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Your Supplier Is Cheap But Unreliable. Now What Do You Do?

March 1, 2006

Thomas A. Foster, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Companies are quick to capture savings by sourcing from low-cost countries, but they can come to regret the move if they fail to understand the risks of working with unknown and difficult-to-manage suppliers.

United Technologies: Supplier Insight for Better Business Performance

December 1, 2005

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

What's the Best Way to Measure A Supply Chain? At Lexmark, Cash Is King

December 1, 2005

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

The big maker of printers for consumers and business observes its 10th birthday by scrutinizing the elements of its cash-to-cash cycle.

HP Invents New Framework for Managing Supply Chain Risk

December 1, 2005

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

A serious component shortage five years ago led Hewlett-Packard to develop Procurement Risk Management, a combination of new processes and technology designed to help HP manage supply chain risk. This project was named 2005 winner of the Supply Chain Innovation Award.

Resiliency: Bouncing Back When Disaster Strikes

October 1, 2005

Jean V. Murphy, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

A conversation with Yossi Sheffi, professor of engineering systems at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology and director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics.

Most Companies Realize There are Great Benefits to Implementing So-called Enterprise Risk Management

September 1, 2005

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

The Logistics of Sourcing In China: Is There a Knot In the New Silk Road?

May 1, 2005

Low-cost labor is driving the stampede of manufacturers to China, but they must also consider the logistics implications of a longer supply chain and under-developed local infrastructure.