Sourcing Innovation: Sourcing Innovation Welcomes Trade Extensions as New Lead Sponsor

Blog  |  blog.sourcinginnovation.com | Oct 6, 2009

Sourcing Innovation is pleased to welcome Trade Extensions, an innovative provider of negotiation and decision optimization platforms, as it's newest lead sponsor.

http://blog.sourcinginnovation.com/2009/10/06/sourcing-innovation-welcomes-trade-extensions-as-new-lead-sponsor.aspx?ref=rss

“Buy American” Clause Helping AND Hurting US Companies

Blog  |  www.supplyexcellence.com | Sep 17, 2009

This post may be venturing off into rant territory, which is largely uncharted water for me. But an article in yesterdays Wall Street Journal about the negative impacts that the <a

http://www.supplyexcellence.com/blog/2009/09/17/buy-american-clause-wsj-canada/

Airbus "Violated Key Tenet of Lean"?

Blog  |  www.mbtmag.com | Apr 15, 2009

"Get Lean and Prosper" features news, commentary, case studies, and instructions on Lean manufacturing methodologies and Lean transformation.

http://www.mbtmag.com/blog/Get_Lean_and_Prosper/12321-Airbus_Violated_Key_Tenet_of_Lean_.php

Airbus "Violated Key Tenet of Lean"?

Blog  |  www.leanblog.org | Apr 13, 2009

Airbus said Friday that it booked orders for just 16 planes in March, compared with 54 orders in March 2008 and 37 orders the previous year. The company has said it may capture only between 300 and 400 new orders this year, down from 777 orders minus cancellations last year.

http://www.leanblog.org/2009/04/airbus-violated-key-tenet-of-lean.html

Supplier Roadmaps (Sometimes lead to the door)

Blog  |  www.purchasing.com | Feb 2, 2009

Lessons from the Road is a blog focusing on the strategies and challenges of global sourcing in today’s supply chain. Blogger Michael Higgs is a working supply chain professional and writes about his travels in meeting with suppliers in low-cost regions around the world.

http://www.purchasing.com/blog/Lessons_from_the_Road_a_global_sourcing_blog/13227-Supplier_Roadmaps_Sometimes_lead_to_the_door_.php

Correction to Monday's posting

Blog  |  www.controleng.com | Aug 15, 2007

News and comment from Control Engineering process industries editor, Peter Welander

http://www.controleng.com/blog/Pillar_to_Post_Peter_Welander_s_Blog/14048-Correction_to_Monday_s_posting.php

CVRD Inco tackles supply chain « SCM Pulse

COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE (CVRD), with the successful takeover of INCO and revenues of US$20.4 billion last year, is the world’s second largest mining and metals company measured by market capitalization.

http://scmpulse.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/cvrd-inco-tackles-supply-chain/

thefabricator.com's Blog : Steel High

The Metals Service Center Institute issued this week its May inventory and shipments reported, and the news is good only if you are a steel mill or a steel supplier. Demand is beginning to outstrip supply. Flat-rolled steel, plate, and structurals are reported to be at critically low levels.

http://www.thefabricator.com/Fabricator-Blog/blog/client/index.cfm/2006/6/21/Steel-High

How does plastics recycling rate? (PlasticsNews)

Plastics recycling continues to get a lot of attention in the mainstream media. Cleveland's The Plain Dealer is the latest to weigh in, with a feature today that looks at effort and payback of recycling. The story attempts to answer the common question, is the effort of recycling worth the trouble?

http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2008/09/how_does_plastics_recycling_ra.html

Evolving Excellence: Mass Production 1, Lean 0

Boeing's ballyhooed (in some quarters) lean production of the 787 Dreamliner just ran into the ugly reality of mass production in its supply chain. A serious shortage of titanium fasteners threatens to delay the July 8 unveiling of the plane. The Wall Street Journal notes,

http://www.evolvingexcellence.com/blog/2007/06/mass-production.html?no_prefetch=1