Production To Return To U.S. Shores?

Forum  |  forums.industryweek.com | Jul 4, 2008

Despite intense global competition, manufacturers consider North America the most desirable region for expansion over the next three years. Companies have expansion plans for a variety of operations, including sales, service, research and development, and sourcing.

http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=1741

i have a concrete inground pool with a vinyl liner. i recently purchased a poolrite stingray...

i have a concrete inground pool with a vinyl liner. i recently purchased a poolrite stingray automatic pool cleaner and are using a vacuum control plate in the skimmer box. Since using the automatic pool cleaner the liner has lifted in the deep end of the pool.

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Cross-Docking

Forum  |  www.esourcingforum.com | Aug 6, 2009

How can an organization eliminate or reduce waste and increase speed in their supply chain? One answer is to replace warehouses and/or manufacturing locations

http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2009/08/06/cross-docking/

A Guide to the Hottest Supply Chain Buzzwords of 2008

Forum  |  forums.industryweek.com | Jan 22, 2008

Finishing off our series on trends/predictions for 2008, here s a look back/look forward analysis on supply chain and procurement developed by global consulting firm Capgemini.

http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=1521

Cost reduction through energy efficiency

Forum  |  www.esourcingforum.com | Mar 10, 2009

An article in ecommercetimes points to information from Booz Allen Hamilton on carbon footprint in food processing. Their basic definition is good for

http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2009/03/10/cost-reduction-through-energy-efficiency-2/

Have a plan!

Forum  |  www.esourcingforum.com | May 27, 2008

Last week, I read a good summary from Sourcing Innovation, which covered another article about strategic sourcing planning - by Robi Bendorf of Bendorf &

http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/05/27/have-a-plan/

Now is the Time to Source Energy!

Forum  |  www.esourcingforum.com | Jul 1, 2009

Unfortunately, the economy is not bouncing back as quick as we would like. However, it has created some great sourcing opportunities in numerous categories

http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2009/07/01/now-is-the-time-to-source-energy/

Optimal Spend Data Classification

Forum  |  www.esourcingforum.com | Apr 6, 2009

Transforming raw Spend and Supplier data from payment and purchasing systems and reclassifying it into common, meaningful sourcing categories creates

http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2009/04/06/optimal-spend-data-classification/

The Negawatt, Sustainable Energy, and Ethanol

Forum  |  www.esourcingforum.com | Jul 15, 2008

A recent Economist article reminded us that energy efficiency, according to the McKinsey Global Institute, could get us halfway to the goal of keeping the

http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/07/15/the-negawatt-sustainable-energy-and-ethanol/

Three Amigos? Procurement, QA and Engineering

Forum  |  www.esourcingforum.com | Jun 24, 2008

I used to work as a design engineer in my early work career and often ran into issues with Procurement and Quality Assurance when it came to production problems

http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/06/24/three-amigos-procurement-qa-and-engineering/