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Strategy (and Policy Alignment) Pays Off
State visits from the France and the US often result in big trade deals – especially for planes…and especially when a company makes a good strategic play in relation to support for Chinese policy. In the latest case the big contract is for Airbus (the obvious loser is Boeing ), and the policy is China’s [...]
China Business Bloggers Love…China Law Blog
Lawyers often get a bad press. Sometimes it can be pretty obvious why…But good lawyers with interesting things to say, who contribute wise words to difficult debates, should be congratulated (just occasionally, and without too much fuss). And so to China Law Blog (CLB), one of the really great China business blogs. CLB’s Dan Harris [...]
Event: “Going Global – Business Opportunities in the UK Conference 2007?
We are pleased to promote the following conference, put on by our friends at Great Events. They did a great job last year, and once again are offering insight into some key current issues and opportunities: “Going Global – Business Opportunities in the UK Conference 2007″ for Chinese FDI 09.00 – 17.00. December 11th 2007 [...]
Extending social responsibility to the whole value chain: Supplier ethics audit
It was a while since I last read a REALLY new thing in supply chain but today I read a piece in Supply and Demand Chain Executive which was quite interesting and like the new blood in my veins!! The article was covering a recent research by the consultancy firm Integrity Interactive about ethics management [...]
The partnership between Andlor and FreeFlow to enhance reverse logistics capabilities
Among the partnership news from last week, one notable one was between FreeFlow, a provider of inventory asset management services, and Andlor, a provider of reverse logistics software for manufacturers, distributors and third party logistics providers. The partnership pairs FreeFlow's award-winning solution for dispositioning returned, excess and obsolete inventory with Andlor's growing roster of customers [...]
Some notes on realizing positive ROI from system implementation
We all know that only a fraction of companies implementing enterprise software can achieve a positive ROI from their system implementation projects (SAP, Oracle, or any other). A good area for discussion is how companies can realize the stated benefits from ERP or E-Biz adoption. These are my thoughts: 1) Unlike many experts, I am [...]
Software solutions for pallet tracking
Even though today there is a business case for using the RFID technology in pallets for the purpose of asset tracking (for expensive equipments), the technology sill hasn`t found its way to the cheaper products and sectors like food industry. One of the hurdles in the area is the software for pallet tracking. While RFID [...]
Top five supply chains in Africa
Short news for the people who do business with Africa: The results of a survey about trade logistics done by World Bank shows that the following countries have the most reliable supply chains in Africa: 1) South Africa 2) Tunisia 3) Guinea 4) Sudan and Mauritania 5) Kenya The survey examined supply chains for efficiency [...]
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