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The Changing Dynamics of Global Supply Chains
Robert Gifford, executive vice president of global logistics with Ingram Micro, walks us through the past, present and future of global supply chains. He also discusses how his own company is positioning itself to cope with change.
A Bit Too Much Spice in McCormick's Supply Chain
For McCormick & Company, the ubiquitous producer of spices and flavorings, 2011 was one tough year. I'm not talking about financials; McCormick's net sales for the year were up 10.8 percent over 2010, to $3.7bn, while net income rose 5 percent, to $374.2m - not a bad performance in a sluggish economy. I'm referring to the anti-trifecta of disasters and disruptions that severely challenged the company's ability to service its customers.
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Maker of Cold-Chain Packaging for Pharma Finds a Fulfillment Partner
How France's Sofrigam SA came to trust an outside logistics provider, ModusLink, to provide fulfillment and warehousing duties for its highly sensitive line of products for protecting temperature-controlled bio-pharmaceutical shipments.
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Is WMS Ready for the Cloud?
Why has it taken so long for warehouse-management and warehouse-control systems to move to the cloud? And which of the two is more likely to survive in the years ahead? Kevin Reader, chief marketing officer of Invata Intralogistics, has some answers.
Drewry Creates Investment Reports on Maritime Companies
Drewry, the U.K.-based maritime research and advisory firm, has created a new service, Drewry Maritime Equity research, to produce investment reports on companies operating in the maritime industry.
A Bit Too Much Spice in McCormick's Supply Chain
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Accellos Releases App for Qualifying, Monitoring Carriers
Accellos, a vendor of supply-chain execution software, has released a carrier qualification and monitoring module for its Prophesy Dispatch transportation-management system (TMS).
DB Schenker Logistics Debuts Advanced Air and Ocean Tracking Service
DB Schenker Logistics has developed a new tool for monitoring air and ocean freight consignments.
The Definition of 'Supply Chain' Is Wide. It's Too Important Not to Be.
Supply chain overlays the sales and marketing organizations and the procurement function - which have defined their roles too narrowly. Too few are focused on the role of the organization in driving value networks to improve value-based outcomes. Most lack the understanding, and they are just not incented to build value networks. The focus has to be market to market. The supply chain team can make a difference, but it requires reschooling. It is about much more than trucks and sheds. Or pumps and valves. Or contracts and negotiations. It is the end-to-end process: from the customer's customer to the supplier's supplier.
Qualcomm Integrates With TMW Suite; McLeod Software
Qualcomm Inc. has integrated its Services Portal with the TMWSuite of TMW Systems Inc., a provider of transportation-management system (TMS) software.
Panjiva Debuts B2B Search Engine for Global Traders
Panjiva, provider of a business-to-business platform for managing global trade, has made available a new search engine.
IBM Unveils New Technologies and Services at Smarter Commerce Summit
IBM introduced several new products at its recent Smarter Commerce Summit in Orlando, Fla.
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