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I really enjoyed an article that I read from Tomkins Assoc on Supply Chain Brain. The primary focus was to understand the disconnect that appears between buyers and suppliers, especially when it comes to global supply chains.

I really enjoyed an article that I read from Tomkins Assoc on Supply Chain Brain. The primary focus was to understand the disconnect that appears between buyers and suppliers, especially when it comes to global supply chains.

Per the Associated Press, starting July 22nd, China imposed a government plan to reduce Beijing’s air pollution in preparation for the Olympics. Their program sought to take 1.65 million cars off the roads. The two-month operation has banned cars with odd-numbered license plates one day, even-numbered plates the next.

Marsh Inc., the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, has released a new study on the top supply chain risks that organizations face today. It is covered in an article on Supply Chain Brain and the full report is downloadable from Marsh.

Shipping Costs Start to Crimp Globalization 0 By LARRY ROHTER When Tesla Motors, a pioneer in electric-powered cars, set out to make a luxury roadster for the American market, it had the global supply chain in mind.

This is a GIGANTIC, SERIOUS, REAL PROBLEM. According to this article we are going to be facing HUGE PROBLEMS in the next 20 years. Americans look at this as some kind of “lite” thing.  It’s not.  The American Press if it were doing its job to begin with would have been on this FOUR YEARS AGO. 

It has been a very long time since I wrote a summary of what is going on, over on the ESF sister site - eSourcingWiki. Since many are now taking long weekends, or full holiday right now, today is a good time to bring attention to what exactly is going on over there. The wiki [...]

In 1995, Barings Bank, the oldest merchant bank in London (at a ripe old age of 233 years), collapsed as the result of the actions of one man. Nick Leeson, a rogue trader, single-handedly brought down the bank when he amassed what was then a record 1.8 Billion in losses, which he had [...]

The Carbon Trust has launched a new green standard that requires an organization to measure, manage and reduce its carbon footprint and make reductions year-on-year. The Carbon Trust Standard requires organizations to take action themselves rather than paying others to reduce via off-setting.

Guest content from John Avellanet, managing director and principal of Cerulean Associates: Managing suppliers is fraught with challenges. Rare is the executive who has not made a mistake. In this article, I look at some of the most common mistakes—most of which I’ve made myself—and how to avoid them.