Jan 12, 2013
Today’s Wall Street Journal printed a great story on the challenges that Walmart faces as it grows its logistics network in India. The article notes how India is the second-largest…
Jan 6, 2013
Our logistics study suggests that Russia and Eastern Europe are the regions that 20% of respondents identified as a growth region. Both Russia and Eastern Europe represent high growth but…
Jan 5, 2013
A recent post in the UCLA blog features an interview with the former COO of Walmart-China, who makes some very interesting observations on the state of manufacturing in China. Edwin…
Jan 1, 2013
Well we made it through 2012, and it actually turned out to be a reasonably good year, in terms of supply chain news and events. There were a few disasters…
Dec 21, 2012
OK so my timing was off on my last prediction on the port strike – I thought we’d be knee deep in undelivered cargo with ships floating aimlessly in the…
Dec 15, 2012
In our recent logistics survey, it is becoming clear that retailers’ number one pressure is reducing cost. No surprise here – as everyone rushes to do their last minute Christmas…
Dec 13, 2012
Today the SCRC office received confirmation from Avaya that they will be joining the SCRC effective January 2013. Our staff will be meeting with their representative early next week to…
Just when you thought that global shipping channels were re-opening and imports/exports to the US were going to resume after the union settled in Los Angeles, the word on the…
Dec 5, 2012
The Long Beach port strike ended late last night. Under terms of the contract, there will be “no outsourcing under this contract” said Steve Berry, lead negotiator for the Los…
Dec 4, 2012
A lot of people at this week’s SCRC meeting were discussing the on-going strike in the port of Long Beach, California. It is remarkable to me how little attention this…