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Yantze River Reaches 5 Year Lows. Bottom Exposed
In the midst of my Yantgze report, I came across several articles that show just how exposed to the elements trade along the Yangtze is. Historically cycling between the two extremes of flood and drought, the Yangtze river level can fluctuate quite a bit. However, after a drought in the middle of the country, ships [...]
Chengdu Investment News: January 7, 2008
Agricultural Trade Office at US Consulate General Chengdu opened On December 14, the Agricultural Trade Office at US Consulate General Chengdu was formally opened in Chengdu, which is the fourth set up by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in China, following those of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and which is also USDA’s 102nd among overseas [...]
Supply chain video: Automotive supply chain in China from Dave’s point of view (2)
Today, you can watch the second part of the interview with Dave Nelson, the Chief supply chain / strategy officer for HTC Global Services, Inc. & Former vice president of Delphi, Honda America and Deere. In this part (second part), he highlights some interesting facts about flow of material to and from China (Today more [...]
$5000 dollar RFID solution for Walmart’s suppliers
A new solution developed by a Canadian consortium makes Walmart's suppliers able to comply with RFID requirements under 5000 dollars. The solution created by an alliance among three Toronto-areas firms, including Banyan Commerce, GAO RFID, and Toshiba TEC Canada, demystifies and simplifies supply chain compliance such that small and medium enterprises can easily adopt the [...]
A decline in the U.S. ports’ traffic
Surprisingly, traffic in October at United States-based retail container ports was down compared to the same timeframe last year for the third consecutive month, according to Logistics Management Magazine. A major reason for the ongoing decline in container traffic growth is a weak overall economy, and the fact that retailers are carefully managing their inventories [...]
GRA becomes a finalist for supply chain award in Australia
GRA, a provider of professional services and advanced planning systems in Australia announced that it has become a finalist in the 2007 Information Management Award (Len Smith Trophy) at 2007's Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Australia (CILTA) Awards. According to Ferret, the Information Management [...]
Supply chain video: Automotive supply chain in China from Dave’s point of view (1)
Gasgoo.com, a website on China Auto trends, recently had an interesting interview with Dave Nelson. Dave is the Chief supply chain / strategy officer for HTC Global Services, Inc. & Former vice president of Delphi, Honda America and Deere. In this part (first part), he talks about some of the requirements for auto makers to [...]
Supply chains of the future
CAPS Research, A.T. Kearney, and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) recently conducted a research study to find the answers for three key questions: – What external forces will have the greatest effect on business over the next ten years? – How will business models change as a result of these forces? – How will [...]
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