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• Are Complex Contracts Doomed To Fail?

  
  Commitment Matters — Authority: 118
  Adrian Ringrose recently called on the UK government to outsource more public services (Financial Times, October 19th 2009). Adrian chairs the Confederation of British Industry’s public sector strategy board and he believes that government should set ‘the rules of the game, the standards of acceptability’, but ...
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• Around The Web: Carbon Rations, GE, Ford, Alcoa, Trucks vs Trains

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 625
  Today’s stories from around the web.G.E. Markets First ‘Smart Appliance’NY TimesClimate Bill Likely on the Shelf For Rest of the YearWSJU.S. trucking feeling pressure from greener trainsReutersPeak Demand or Peak Consumption? A Look at OECD Oil DemandThe Oil DrumAlcoa CEO pushes sustainable business Pittsburgh ...
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• Retailers Urge Supreme Court Smackdown Of Process Patents

  
  StorefrontBacktalk — Authority: 584
  Relief might be in sight for retailers afraid that somebody somewhere has secured a patent covering some mundane process they regularly do in the course of selling stuff—be it the way customers swipe payment cards, their methods for collecting loyalty program data or the functioning of their Web sites shopping cart ...
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• Safety in China (??)

  
  China Business Blog and Podcast — Authority: 113
  Download this podcast Length – 6:43 Download audio file (20091106_safety_in_china.mp3) I was in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago for a conference.  I flew from Shanghai to LAX, landing there at about 11:00 in the morning.  By noon I was on the road in my rental car.  But it wasn’t until about 12:45, ...
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• The Kinaxis Blog

  
  husdal.com — Authority: 460
  I said in my post on Bob Ferrari’s blog Supply Chain Matters that I was going to resurrect my previous habit of presenting and reviewing supply chain risk blogs. A promise is a promise, so here is a high-quality blog for you, the Kinaxis Blog , or as they put it themselves: The 21st Century Supply Chain . And ...
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• APICS The Association for Operations Management and the University of North Carolina Wilmington Release Operations Management Employment Outlook: 12-Month Hiring Outlook Improved Over Second Quarter Outlook

  
  SupplyChainNetwork.com — Authority: 118
  APICS The Association for Operations Management and the Cameron School of Business at the University of North Carolina Wilmington released the third quarterly APICS Operations Management Employment Outlook today. Data reported in the October 2009 survey indicate that 51 percent of survey respondents with hiring ...
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• Segmenting Relationships

  
  Commitment Matters — Authority: 118
  As The Economist points out, market segmentation is a topic of growing interest and sophistication (see Segmentation ). Traditionally, it is the process by which we slice ‘markets’ into different types, in order to improve services and increase revenues. However, the technique is increasingly used more broadly by ...
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• One out of Eight Organizations Get It. What Do We Do About The Other Seven?

  
  Sourcing Innovation — Authority: 134
  According to AMRs latest research, summarized in this piece on driving supply chain transformation through the Chief Supply Chain Officer, only one out of eight organizations have a CSCO, CPO, or equivalent that reports directly to the CEO. The supply chain is the life-blood of a modern company but seven out of ...
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• Verizon to Launch an iPhone Next Year?

  
  IT Professionals Database (ITPD) - The European IT Professionals Database Networking Platform — Authority: 139
  The mobile space has long buzzed with rumors of a Verizon Wireless version of the iPhone, and according to Northeast Securities, the device may finally arrive next year. Citing its supply-chain checks, the financial services firm said in a research note issued today that Apple will launch a WCDMA/CDMA2000-enabled ...
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• Is Nintendo’s Wii Out in the Cold This Holiday Season?

  
  Supply Chain Matters — Authority: 122
  I was alerted to a recent article on the CIO site , penned by Thomas Wailgum that declares the heyday of Nintendo’s success with the Wii is over.  The article notes that Nintendo’s manufacturing and supply chain entities have always risen to the challenge to make the Wi i console the number one selling ...
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• International Design Competition Results Exhibit

  
  REALNEO for all - Regional Economics Action Links North East Ohio — Authority: 448
  Start: 2009/11/13 - 6:00pm End: 2009/11/13 - 9:00pm Timezone: Etc/GMT-5 Robert Maschke Architects is pleased to sponsor the arrival of a traveling exhibit featuring winning and top submissions from the  d3 Natural Systems  international design competition.    The exhibition will be on ...
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• Book Review: Managing Supply Chain Risk and Vulnerability

  
  husdal.com — Authority: 460
  Another book by someone from the ISCRIM gang? No, not this time, or perhaps, yes, after all. Managing Supply Chain Risk and Vulnerability: Tools and Methods for Supply Chain Decision Makers by  Teresa Wu and Jennifer Blackhurst sounds like ISCRIM, but it’s not. If it were, it should have been noted in the ...
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• New Book Takes Aim at Supply Chain Risk

  
  SupplyChainNetwork.com — Authority: 118
  From scmr.com: “As their operations grow more global and complex, companies are becoming increasingly worried about disruptions to their supply chains. The big challenge they encounter, says Gary S. Lynch of Marsh Inc., is identifying the potential risks and then effectively managing them. Lynch’s new book, Single ...
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• Transite Introduces Industry’s First Transportation-Specific Application Development Platform for Carriers, 3PLs and Shippers

  
  Your Story — Authority: 159
  RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Transite Technology, a leading provider of logistic and shipping cost-management software and services, has introduced Jaguar TDP, an industry-uniq
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• Oracle Supply Chain Management Event in Dubai, UAE

  
  IT EVENT — Authority: 440
  November 11, 2009 JW Marriott Hotel Dubai Abu Baker Al Siddique Rd, Deira, next to Hamarain Shopping Center,P.O. Box 16590 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Join this event to explore the critical issues to filter the supply chains of today and shaping tomorrow’s leaders. Knowing what is best in class ...
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• Supplier rationalization: at what cost?

  
  The 21st Century Supply Chain — Authority: 120
  A couple of weeks ago, I was honoured to speak at a regional conference for PMAC (Purchasing Managers Association of Canada) about supply chain risk management.  At the end of my session, one of the attendees asked about one of the risk mitigation approaches I had suggested;  developing alternate sources.    ...
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• Lawson Software to Participate in Janney Montgomery Scott 2009 Software & Services Conference

  
  Your Story — Authority: 159
  ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) will participate in the Janney Montgomery Scott 2009 Software & Services Conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Ne
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• CAS Launches Next Generation of Customer Management and Mobility Solutions for the Consumer Products Industry

  
  Your Story — Authority: 159
  KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany & ATLANTA & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CAS AG, the leading global provider of Customer Management and Mobility Solutions for the Consumer Products (CP) indus
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• Hoping Jon & Kate Can Come to Terms Like JDA & i2

  
  The TEC Blog — Authority: 124
  Many people are aware of a reality show on television titled “Jon & Kate Plus 8”, which features a couple that is separated and ready to get divorced. Occasionally couples have disagreements and need to get away from each other to sort things out then come back to the table with new perspectives.  That’s ...
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• Cartier Taps Green Mining Firm for Responsibly Sourced Gold

  
  GreenBiz.com Green Business News — Authority: 626
  All too often, behind the glitter of gold are ugly environmental and social costs: Unregulated mines creating toxic wastes, child laborers working under grim conditions, rivers and bays polluted with waste.
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