For Brands, The Need To Rethink Everything: Forbes: May 15, 2012
Consumer products executives are confronting a bitter truth: conventional recipes traditionally used for profitable growth no longer are enough. As the marketplace undergoes a rapid transformation, it’s forcing leading brands to rethink everything—from where and how they compete to what capabilities they will need to thrive in this new world order.
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Stand Up and Be Counted, Tory Tells Supply Chain Industry: Julia Kuzeljevich: Truck News: May 11, 2012
The supply chain industry is not doing enough to “toot its own horn” especially with regard to getting the word out about the number of people employed by the industry, the functions they perform, and the importance of the industry to the Canadian economy, says well-known former MPP John Tory.
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Canadian Factory Sales Surge in March: Louise Egan: Financial Post: May 16, 2012
Canada’s manufacturing sales blew past expectations to grow 1.9% in March from February as shipments of petroleum and coal products jumped to their highest level in more than 3-1/2 years, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday.
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Raising the Bar on Supply Chains: Mindy Lubber: Forbes: 17 May, 2012
Read this article if you want to know why in the modern economy, supply chains stretch across the globe, creating both efficiencies and risks.
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Near-Sourcing Job Growth Expectations Overblown, Study Says: Mark Szakonyi: The Journal of Commerce: May 16, 2012
The production cost gap between the U.S. and China is steadily decreasing, but the number of U.S. jobs gained through near-sourcing will barely offset the amount of U.S. manufacturing jobs to be lost to countries with cheaper labor, according to a recent study.
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Antitrust Suit Could Bring Down Google: Dan Lyons: Newsweek: April 27, 2012
It doesn’t matter if the FTC can win. The scary part for the web giant, writes Dan Lyons, is having to deal with the hassle and distraction of a major government case.
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Supply Chain Canada: Edmonton Revamps Fleet Parts Management:Julia Kuzeljevich: Canadian Manufacturing: May 11, 2012
The sixth largest city in Canada, Edmonton experienced over 10 percent growth in the last five years and has currently embarked on some major initiatives such as LRT and the development of City Centre airport lands.
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Canadian Firms Pursue Growth Through Acquisitions: Grant Thornton: Canadian Manufacturing: May14, 2012
Canadian companies are pursuing growth through acquisitions over the next three years, says a Grant Thornton International Business Report.
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Raising the Bar for Independent Distributors: Jennifer Baljko: EBNonline.com: May 11, 2012
Author of this article says that the bar has definitely been raised for independent distributors.
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How to Spot the Future: Thomas Goetz: Wired.com: April 24, 2012
This article suggests that technology always promises something radically new, wholly unexpected, and unlike anything anybody has seen before. But in fact even when a product or service breaks new ground, it’s usually following a familiar trajectory.
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Supply Chain Canada: Fixing the Mismatch Between Available Jobs and Skills: Julia Kuzeljevich: Canadian Manufacturing: May 10, 2012
Accenture offers advice about finding, retaining and training employees in supply chain industry.
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A Modern Silk Road Between Asia and the Middle East: ANGELA SHAH and STANLEY REED: The New York Times: May 1, 2012
Then the Gulf states’ oil earnings led to orders worth tens of billions of dollars for South Korean companies: The most noteworthy so far has been the deal for South Korea Electric Power Corp. to build four nuclear plants in Abu Dhabi, worth as much as $30 billion.
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Does Asia Really Need to be Part of Your Supply Chain Strategy, David Simchi-Levi, Financial Post, May 1, 2012
Supply chain disruptions, fuel price volatility, rising labour costs, advances in technology and a growing realization of the advantages of being physically close to customers are leading some manufacturers to conclude that they are better off with a supply-chain strategy that may or may not include China.
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