For children, school is the best place to work. According to the International Labour Organisation, there are over 215 million children working across the world and of these 115 million are thought to be involved in hazardous work. The number of those between the ages of 5-14 and engaged in child labour is estimated by [...]
A little outside-the-box thinking, mixed with a willingness to change, can make a big difference. Juice producer and mega-giant Ocean Spray’s efforts to reduce costs as well as make a substantially positive environmental statement are very encouraging. They are demonstrating that bottom-line improvements and carbon footprint reductions are not mutually exclusive goals – in fact, [...]
What does supply chain management have to do with information technology? In a word, “everything.” One of the reasons I chose to build a career in SCM was that the supply chain, or logistics practitioner occupies a unique position within most firms: we touch and interact with virtually every other discipline within the company. We [...]
ISM 98th Annual International Supply Management Conference & Educational Exhibit Registration is now open! One of the premier events in the supply chain and logistics management conference circuit is the ISM Annual International Conference. Plans have just been finalized and registration is now open for the ISM’s 98th Annual International Supply Management Conference and [...]
Most practitioners in 21st century sustainable supply chains know – or at least think we know – what is meant by the term “carbon footprint.” But measuring the carbon footprint of products, activities, processes and people is a highly complex endeavor. Of course, our goal ought to be to craft a methodology that is clear, [...]
ProMat-The Biggest Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expo of 2013 is Coming to Chicago January 21-24 Steve Forbes to Keynote ProMat 2013 Conference on January 22 When the material handling and logistics industry’s premier event, ProMat 2013, opens on January 21 it will include over 800 exhibits and an comprehensive Educational Conference that will focus on solutions [...]
For someone who has been employed in the fields of Supply Chain, Operations, or Logistics Management for some years, it might be challenging to have a concise, articulate answer to one simple question: “what is supply chain management?” Asking a supply chain professional that question can be a little like asking a doctor to define [...]
Whoever said supply chain management wasn’t sexy ought to look up. Way up. Another incredible chapter in the amazing story of 21st century supply chain innovation is being written, some 200 miles over our heads. On Sunday, October 7, 2012, an unmanned commercial cargo ship blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, embarking on a supply [...]
For centuries, we have understood that excellent logistical planning and execution is the foundation of success in the battlefield. There is no greater example of this than the truly inspirational story of the construction and USS New York. In an episode of its wonderful series “Mighty Ships,” The Discovery Channel takes viewers on a journey [...]
Hapag-Lloyd currently ranks as the fourth-largest liner shipping company in the world. This summer, the company celebrated 120 years of service to and from Canada. The history of its contribution to the Canadian mosaic is fascinating, and is described on the Hapag-Lloyd web site : As Canadian routes became increasingly attractive from an economic point of [...]
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