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Should we do strategic planning for our supply chain?
in Supplychainer, on July 14, 2009
The answer is yes according to INSIGHT, an international provider of supply chain planning solutions. The company suggests that every firm should be using strategic supply chain planning tools on an ongoing basis, whether in times of economic turbulence or prosperity. Many industries today, from...
Evident Technologies Files for Bankruptcy
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 10, 2009
...notes The Albany Business Review's Adam Sichko . "The company also lists $3.9 million in assets."
"Ballinger said a protracted legal battle with the California biotechnology comp...
Supply chain video: If you want to re-negotiate the terms with suppliers, the moment is now!
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
If you're looking for cost reduction or get better prices in your supply base, the moment is now. This is the main message in this part of the presentation by Professor Rob Hanfield. Typcally the options which company have in front of them include the following:
- Discuss the payment terms
- O...
Neverland's future: up for grabs
in Sox First, on July 4, 2009
... owned them in a joint venture with record company Sony. But with his liabilities overshadowing his assets, the future looks grim. As the Counterpunch newsletter points out, Jackson was headed towa...
GM Stands For... General Mess. But PT Cruiser Cruises On
in carzz.org, on July 1, 2009
...uidation on July 10 unless a federal bankruptcy judge approves the sale of the automaker's best assets to a new company. Now the German Opel deal is doubtful as well. According to the Detroit N...
Jackson downloads soar
in Sox First, on July 1, 2009
...reportedly died more than half a billion dollars in debt and Associated Press reports he only had assets of just over $230 million. Which suggests the matter might be headed for bankruptcy court. A...
DHL makes exansion in China
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...ase the company is even expanding there:
According to WallStreet Journal , DHL Supply Chain, the logistics unit of Deutsche Post AG's Deutsche Post DHL, plans to add 10 transportation hubs in C...
Classic Bentley Tour Arrives on My Doorstep
in Classical Drives, on June 29, 2009
...cars were original "W.O." Bentleys, built by Walter Owen Bentley prior to the sale of his assets to Rolls-Royce in 1931. As they arrived these fabulous classics lined up in front of the Brit...
Beware the China bubble
in Sox First, on June 29, 2009
...or about $US670 billion) of new lending pouring into the market but most of that was on speculative assets, not the real economy. Fitch Ratings now warns that the Chinese banks are an accident wait...
Jackson's estate: the blooduckers zero in
in Sox First, on June 29, 2009
...ied in 1970 and his estate wasn't settled until 2005. If Jackson's liabilities outweigh his assets, we can expect messy bankruptcy proceedings. Then there is the question of the publishing rig...
Ruth Madoff's lost asset claims
in Sox First, on June 28, 2009
...orts that his wife Ruth has come to a deal with prosecutors to forfeit her claim for $80 million of assets. Instead, she is left with a paltry $2.5 million and she has to find herself a new home. Rut...
Supply chain video: The result of a new survey among 900 U.S. supply chain executives on this year's trends
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
Here comes another interesting video from Tom Murphy, RSM McGladrey's executive vice president of manufacturing and wholesale distribution. He discusses the results of the company's fourth annual Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution (MWD) National Survey among more than 900 supply chain executiv...
Supply chain video: Massimo Marchi on supply chain risk and innovation
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
Massimo Marchi, Director of supply chain and IT has started a video series on YouTube talking about different aspects of his SCM in his company Beretta. In the video below, Massimo is talking about risk management and innovation in supply chain.
Risks to global supply chains are increasing. ...
Logistics cost in the U.S. is dropping
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
... American transportation and logistics cost is dropping for the first time in a long time; to be exact after six years.
According to a report published by Council of Supply Chain Management Profe...
Siemens becomes a recommended partner for F-35 supply chain
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. announced last week that after extensive testing and evaluation, Northrop Grumman Corporation Aerospace Systems is strongly encouraging its supply chain to explore the use of Siemens Sinumerik 840D solution line CNC for parts design and manufactuing in the F...
Michael Jackson's debt legacy
in Sox First, on June 26, 2009
...year more than he earned. Back in 2003, Forbes put his debt at $200 million, more than double his assets. Get ready for the dogfight as creditors zero in for the kill. Still, Jackson might start ma...
Classic Car Auctions Going Cyberspace
in Classical Drives, on June 26, 2009
...ction venue; consignors' transportation costs are eliminated; and, RM offers successful bidders logistics assistance, including shipping and customs advice."
Is this cyberspace auction the ...
The future is Battery Powered Passive RFID Tags
in The RFID Weblog, on June 24, 2009
... reducing labor time and cost and minimizing waste.
Asset Management. Tracking and tracing of assets - such as reusable pallets and containers, tools and equipment, computers and other IT hardware, ...
iPhone OS 3.0 破解软件 PwnageTool 3.0 发布（含 Redsn0w）
in Wangtam, on June 22, 2009
昨天提到， iPhone OS 3.0 已遭破解 ，今天，iPhone OS 3.0 破解软件 PwnageTool 3.0 已经正式发布。不过由于 Apple 为了保护自己的利益，给破解设置了大量的新门槛，这一次的 PwnageTool 还是有不少限制。PwnageTool 3.0 仅能在 Mac OS X 中运行，能够实现 iPhone OS 3. 0的 Jailbreak 破解，安装非官方渠道的第三方软件。目前，PwnageTool 3.0 支持的设备仅包括第一代 iPhone、第一代 iPod touch 和 iPhone 3G，不支持新的 iPhone 3G S 以及 iP...
Supply chain education ranking: Penn State becomes No. 1
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
Probably the question of "Which program to choose?" is what many potential supply chain students are facing: Different programs have popped up here and there and many reputable universities are offering supply chain education programs. So AMR Research recently conducted a research to prepa...
Georgia Tech opens a new supply chain center in Costa Rica
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
...in the last couple of years and that's internationalization: MIT established a supply chain and logistics center in Spain some years ago ( ZLC ) and recently added some new members to this collabo...
Securing pharma supply chain: Is now the right time?
in Supplychainer, on June 18, 2009
The shadow of economic downturn has decreased the attention and buzz around some previously hot topics: One of those areas is the subject of counterfeit drugs in pharmaceutical industry.
Supply and Demand Chain Executive has recently published a piece covering this area highlighting the fact...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
... destructive side bets that financial institutions make. And finally, advisers of hedge funds whose assets exceed a certain size will be required to register with the Securities and Exchange Commissio...
Throwing the book at Madoff
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
...ns, and immediate family should be investigated fully to determine their complicity. The wife's assets should be seized for victim restitution and she should be made to spend the rest of her life ...
Hard times for logistics and transportation companies...
in Supplychainer, on June 11, 2009
... The economic downturn has given the logistics and transportation a hard time. To give some examples of the reasons:
- As people are buying less, there are less requests to transport products to ...
Art Funds
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 10, 2009
...ments GmbH and director of the world-wide first Art Photography Fund. "Investments in material assets such as real estate, commodities, as well as art, continues to be an area that investors seem...
Health supply chains in Africa to be discussed in CSCMP 2009 conference
in Supplychainer, on June 9, 2009
...presented by Dr. Prashant Yadav, Professor of Supply Chain Management at MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program in Spain covers the new supply chain insights in this area. At the center of the i...
Banks to face more stress tests
in Sox First, on June 9, 2009
...uot;Stress testing should also be repeated so long as banks continue to hold large amounts of toxic assets on their books." The report also seems to suggest that stress testing needs to become a...
Chiquita receives 2009 Circle of Excellence award by the Distribution Business Management Association
in Supplychainer, on June 7, 2009
Chiquita Brands International, the banana producer, recently announced that it has been awarded the 2009 Circle of Excellence award by the Distribution Business Management Association.
According to Environmental Leader , Chiquita has worked with MIT to address the carbon footprint of its suppl...
Banks fight to keep accounting tricks
in Sox First, on June 6, 2009
...heir books but don't expect the banks to take that lying down. Up until now, the banks had kept assets and liabilities including mortgages and credit-card receivables off their balance sheets and ...
What the GM bankruptcy means
in Sox First, on June 1, 2009
...Motors filing for bankruptcy , the biggest manufacturer do so with its debts more than double its assets, the question needs to be asked about what this means for the auto industry, both in the US a...
Supply chain video: Innovations in air transport
in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009
Information technology has revolutionized industries such as air transport in the last years but probably the piece of technology which is getting real momentum is not PC but mobile phone. Today there are more than 3 billion mobile user in the world. Mobile technology has the potential to put all pa...
What Happens to Your Cyber Stuff When You're Dead? Legacy Locker...
in Web 2.0, on May 31, 2009
...obleizer , VentureBeat , and TechCrunch .
The service is free if you want to pass on three "assets" or less to a single beneficiary. I can register and have Legacy Locker send my Facebook...
China's today national distribution capabilities
in Supplychainer, on May 27, 2009
...ain matters a lot. 3rd party service providers in the country have now got enough maturity to offer logistics capabilities at the national level.
Sinodis, for example, depending on the product and l...
VHA Selects Eight Health Care Organizations for Supply Chain Excellence
in Supplychainer, on May 21, 2009
...h levels of performance in one of three areas:
- Sourcing and resource management
- Distribution, logistics and inventory management
- Supply chain innovation and creativity
The 2009 winners are:
...
Ariba organizes spend management event in Sweden
in Supplychainer, on May 14, 2009
Ariba, the provider of spend management solutions has launched a series of live events all around the world to share the lessons learned and best practices in the area of procurement, contract management and spend management in general.
For those of you who live in Northern Europe, I came acro...
微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7
in Wangtam, on May 12, 2009
刚才在洛杉矶的 TechEd 2009 会议上，微软 Windows 业务高级副总裁 Bill Veghte 确认，微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7。公司旗下的另一款产品，适用于客户端及服务器版本的 Windows Server 2008 R2 也将于同期上市。
微软同时表示，将在今年 7 月向此次年会的参加者放出 Office 2010 的技术预览版。微软的一位产品经理 Ward Ralston 则表示，这并不意味着 Office 2010 步入了正式发布前的阶段。微软尚未公布该产品的发布日期。
微软在半月前推出了首个 RC 版的 Windows 7，这也意味着该...
Smart Software becomes SCM best practice company for the third year
in Supplychainer, on May 11, 2009
...ecently that two supply chain industry publications,Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Inbound Logistics,have chosen the company to be on their "Top 100" lists for the third year in a r...
Bankroll blues
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
...s its report showing that that the top 25 originators of subprime loans, the $1 trillion worth of assets that created the meltdown were owned and financed by investment banks now receiving bailout m...
The next accounting battle
in Sox First, on May 3, 2009
...e-sheet structured investment vehicles and conduits. In effect what that did was allow trillions in assets to escape close scrutiny and delver mega profits for banks and hedge funds. Doubtless, the b...
Supply chain video: Supply chain optimization in the hospitals
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
Health Care system is one of the areas which has been growing tremendously in terms of supply chain opportunities. In this very cool video which I found today, Mary Kay talks to Charlotte Jenkins, a supply chain specialist who is working closely with nurse volunteers to reorganize and color-code...
S&OP in high tech companies should incorporates measures of risk
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
... According to a recent article from Logistics Management based on this month's analyst reports, supply chain risk management has got new dimensions for high tech companies operating globally.
...
Walmart Canada extends its supply chain contract
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
...thSupply Chain Management (SCM), an Exel company. In Canada, SCM provides dedicated transportation, logistics and value-added services to Walmart's 312 stores and Super Centers across the country....
HP拟1亿美元新建科罗拉多州数据中心
in Wangtam, on April 29, 2009
• 惠普拟1亿美元新建科罗拉多州数据中心
• Inside Steve Jobs' tear-down mansion
• Apple's Mark Papermaster finally ready for work
• Eric Schmidt on Google's New Plan for the News
• Public Booted from DVD Copying Trial Over 'Secret' CSS Code
• Amazon Acquires Stanza, an E-Book Application ...
Future structural changes in supply chains
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
Bob Ferrari of Supply Chain Matters Blog recently had a Q&A with Kinaxis which he has published on his blog (Read it here ). The topic of the discussion was around the new trends in supply chain space and the structural changes which are coming.
I liked Bob's point of view a lot in th...
Ceva contracts Aston Martin to manage inbound logistics
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
... Ceva Logistics has signed an agreement with UK-based luxury car manufacturer Aston martin to manage the full inbound supply chain, including manufacturing support on behalf of Aston Martin.
...
One more step to bank nationalization
in Sox First, on April 24, 2009
...;t know how to run banks. From another, nationalization might well be the only way to fix the toxic assets. What's needed is a full and open debate, possibly even Congressional approval. Doing it ...
TARP fraud investigations
in Sox First, on April 21, 2009
...uot;You only need a few corrupt managers whose compensation may be tied to the performance of these assets in order to effectively pull off a collusion or a kickback scheme." But what's more ...
Oracle 出价 74 亿美元收购 Sun
in Wangtam, on April 20, 2009
Oracle 同意以 74 亿美元或每股 9.50 美元的价格收购 Sun ，预计该次并购于今年夏季完成。
Oracle 公司总裁 Safra Catz 称，预计该并购交易完成的第一财年，将促使 Oracle 公司依非国际公认会计原则（Non-GAAP）计算的每股盈利至少增加 15 美分。
Catz 指出，预计其收购 Sun 电子计算机公司的业务在并购第一财年将为 Oracle Non-GAAP 运营利润贡献 15 亿美元 ，第二财年贡献逾 20 亿美元。而并购 Sun 电子计算机公司第一财年将实现的每股收益要高于 Oracle 并购服务器软件供应商 BEA 系统公司的计划每股收益...
chinaSMACK | Hot Internet Stories, Pictures, & Videos in China
in Wangtam, on April 20, 2009
...The Web Into Paid Ads
• Mojiva: Simple Self-Service Tools for Mobile Ads
• Social Media Cartoon: Flitterin = Facebook + Twitter + LinkedIn
• Obama Spurns Silicon Valley Vets, Names Virginia'...
Using mobile technology to improve medicine supply chain in Africa
in Supplychainer, on April 16, 2009
... Zaragoza Logistics Center, a research institute dedicated to logistics and supply chain management in Spain, recently published the overview of an ongoing research about the use of mobile device...
Is the US becoming like Russia?
in Sox First, on April 15, 2009
...'s a point I raise in my column here . It's not just about cleansing the banks of toxic assets. It's about restoring trust in the system and until that happens, there can be no full reco...
New partnership to offer supply chain network design services
in Supplychainer, on April 11, 2009
... and i2, new niche players are jumping into network optimization services: ChemLogix, a provider of logistics services, announced recently that it has formed a strategic alliance with Automated Decisi...
How popular performance based supply chain contracts are?
in Supplychainer, on April 9, 2009
...o enjoy having a lot of time in the train and used my iPod to listen to a Wharton podcast series on logistics.
One of them which I liked the most was an interview with Serguei Netessine , professor...
Giving banks permission to lie
in Sox First, on April 4, 2009
...es to use their own judgment to a greater extent in determining the "fair value" of their assets is a case of pretending that those toxic assets are really valuable assets that for some irra...
G20 and FASB: the banks win again
in Sox First, on April 3, 2009
...es to use their own judgment to a greater extent in determining the "fair value" of their assets and thus avoid those nasty impairment charges. As John Mason maintains in his Seeking Alpha...
Collecting Bad Debts Through MySpace? Not...
in The Social Networking Weblog, on April 2, 2009
...gency.
Paula Newland fell behind on her car payments - and everyone kind of knows that now because Assets Recovered and Advanced Equity evidently allegedly posted something on her MySpace page about...
Revisiting FAS 157, Again
in Bizinformer, on April 2, 2009
...counting Standards Board (FASB) voted on Apr. 2 to make it easier for corporate management to value assets on their balance sheets with less regard for market prices. Forbes has also weighed in on t...
Rest in peace, GM
in Sox First, on April 1, 2009
...he company in two much like the "good" and "bad" bank model. That will see good assets like Chevrolet and Cadillac being sold to a new company financed by the US Government and all...
Strategies for improving retail supply chain
in Supplychainer, on March 31, 2009
John Roach, Editor of Retail Solutions Online has written a nice piece titled "Four Must-Do Supply Chain Boosters" on the new requirements of the retail companies in this recession times from supply chain perspectives.
As the name of his article shows, he has proposed 4 main strate...
Lockheed Martin opens supply chain command center
in Supplychainer, on March 28, 2009
...ter to support the Fleet Automotive Support Initiative-Global (FASI-G) program. FASI-G is a Defense Logistics Agency program intended to provide automotive parts support for military vehicles.
Accord...
A good crisis for George Soros
in Sox First, on March 26, 2009
...xpresses concern about the solution to create a bad bank that would be the dumping ground for toxic assets. What they should be doing, he says, is capitalizing the good banks. "What they propose ...
US dollar under fire
in Sox First, on March 24, 2009
...ying up US debt. As the economy sinks, it will weaken the dollar which would erode the value of its assets. Still, it's not going to happen overnight. As Andrew Batson from The Wall Street Journ...
Why Geithner's plan won't work
in Sox First, on March 23, 2009
...e money from private investors, to create a fund that will buy the banks' so-called "toxic assets". It will cost $500 billion with the "potential to expand up to $1 trillion over ti...
Fedex announces the quarter earnings are down 75 percent
in Supplychainer, on March 21, 2009
... Economic downturn has had a dramatic effect on the transportation sector, especially the sales of logistics service provider as there is less freight to be relocated. The new quarterly earnings of F...
The Death of SpiralFrog
in P2P File Sharing, on March 21, 2009
......
"A source close to the company told CNET News that SpiralFrog has ceased operations and assets have been surrendered to creditors," writes CNET's Greg Sandoval . "To keep ope...
The politics of AIG
in Sox First, on March 16, 2009
..., fairness has left the building. Congress is shelling out hundreds of billions of dollars on toxic assets and the money is going to keep coming. While people say it's unfair, the bailout is desig...
Supply chain video: Supply chain challenges at Darden Restaurants
in Supplychainer, on March 16, 2009
...upply base but also distracts the firm from its core business.
-Second, might be using third party logistics providers such as UPS which are good in terms of service quality and logistics experience ...
Oracle launches new SaaS Sourcing solution
in Supplychainer, on March 13, 2009
Oracle Corp. has launched a new on-demand sourcing service comprising its Oracle Sourcing and Oracle Sourcing Optimization products.
According to Managing Automation , the new solution is based on the sourcing functionality available in the company's E-Business Suite Release 12 ERP softwar...
Millionaires and fake prosperity
in Sox First, on March 12, 2009
...rosperity was actually fake because it was was based on massive consumer borrowing on bubble-priced assets where people used their homes as automatic teller machines to borrow big and invest with othe...
