In a wonderful report appearing in today’s edition of The Economist, the modern state of manufacturing is reviewed in the contexts of outsourcing, offshoring, re-shoring, technological advances, and the push for increased productivity. The Economist brilliantly summarizes key trends in global activity that have taken place over the past ten years, in terms of the [...]
The Canadian retail landscape is about to become very interesting – again. In the past three decades, the retail industry in Canada has undergone massive change. In the early 1980′s, Canada’s department store scene was dominated by the likes of The Robt. Simpson Company (Simpsons), Simpsons-Sears, Eatons, The Hudson Bay Company (The Bay), K-Mart, Zellers, [...]
The Supply Chain Council, a global not-for-profit management association, has announced the winners of its 2012 Global Supply Chain Excellence Awards. The winners in three categories were: Philip Morris Limited, winner of the Global Supply Chain Operational Excellence Award. Universidade Estadual de Campinas/LALT winner of the Global Academic Advancement Award. SAP, winner of the [...]
The Doghouse is getting prepared to welcome a new Bloodhound into the family. For the uninitiated, Bloodhound SSC is the vehicle that, if successful, will surpass the the current land speed record of 768 mph in the South African desert in 2014. In fact, the target is to surpass one thousand miles an hour. The Doghouse [...]
Almost half of UK executives surveyed in a recent IDC (International Data Corporation) study believe that supply chains will become significantly more complex in the near future. However, firms are increasingly reluctant to invest in the development and installation of technology that will support that growing complexity. Poor economic growth in the EU has meant [...]
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