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Miss China Is Miss World 2007 — The Meaning, The Worldwide Repercussions, The Deep Analysis
As everyone probably knows by now, Miss China was crowned Miss World 2007 in Sanya, China (h/t to Fili). Though I did not watch any of the event and have not a single complaint about Zhang Zilin (see below), I have to think her victory is somehow connected to the event being held [...]
Planes, Trains And Automobiles: The China Way
James Fallows, Atlantic Magazine writer extraordinaire, has a great post, entitled,”‘The’ way vs ‘a’ way (Japan v China dept),” comparing Japan’s way of doing things versus China’s (h/t to Experience Not Logic). Fallows uses fueling a plane as a great visual example, but to fully understand it, you must go to his blog check [...]
Dell to reduce emissions on supplier side
I wrote a post couple of months ago on the plans of Dell Computer to become “The greenest technology company on earth” (See Sustainability in the supply chain: Dell needs to move quickly) Over there I wrote that Dell has lots of challenges to achieve this goal given the amount of investments which other companies [...]
Develop a map of your supply chain for higher transparency
It may be unbelievable but many logistics manager, especially in supply chains with multi-country operations don't have a clear view of how is the exact flow of material, info and money. Developing a map of your supply chain might seem really a basic thing but even if it is done at high-level, can make SC [...]
Bellwether gets new six sigma contract from U.S. Army
Bellwether Services, a rapidly growing Lean Six Sigma and Supply Chain Consultancy Firm, announced early this week that it has been awarded a subcontract by The Ginn Group to support the US Army Material Command, US Army Sustainment Command, as well as Army Forces Command and Installation Management Command.
PR Web reported that Bellwether will [...]
ERP market continues to grow and consulting firms are still having a good time
ERP has been around for quite a bit but beside the consolidation which is happening, there is still a significant growth rate in the market. This is good news for the implementation consultants such as Accenture, Capgemini, EDS and the Indian newcomers as they are adding more and more ERP people to their workforce. For [...]
Logistics company turns to ToolsGroup’s Inventory Optimization solution
4th-party logistics provider Super Group Limited has turned to ToolsGroup according to SDCE and will use ToolsGroup's software to help customers increase service levels, improve inventory turns and achieve highly automated replenishment planning, the solution provider has announced.
Super Group is a multi-billion dollar industrial company and integrated supply chain management business focused on providing third-party [...]
GM China implements CDC’s supply chain solution
CDC Software, a subsidiary of CDC Corporation and the provider of industry-specific enterprise applications, announced that its CDC Supply Chain Solutions were implemented at a new parts distribution and packaging center of Shanghai General Motors, a 50-50 joint venture partnership between General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. Group (SAIC).
According to Business Wire, Shanghai [...]
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