Welcome to 2012. Please remain seated with your seatbelt fastened until the year has come to a full and complete stop…
I spent part of this week in Arizona, where I managed to spend some time hiking through the desert. Then I came home to find a mountain of leaves in my yard. And so the raking season begins. But first, this week’s news.
Before we get to the news, a quick update on our upcoming seminar on “Beyond the Perfect Order Metric: Bringing Together Supply Chain, Category Management, and Mobile Technologies to Improve On-Shelf Availability” (February 8-10, 2011 in Orlando, FL). We have a great lineup of speakers presenting case studies on this topic, including
Back in July 2009, I wrote a piece titled “Our Green Economy is ‘Made in China’” that highlighted (warned of) China’s dominant position as a supplier of rare earth minerals such as neodymium, which is a critical component in making lightweight, affordable permanent magnets that are used in many hi-tech devices. My piece was based on a May 2009 article published in… Continue reading
When companies construct supply chains around new products, they often decide to engage with partners in China or other low-wage nations for manufacturing. However, this choice comes with the risk of counterfeiting.
ARC recently published a strategic report titled “Global Strategies for Anti-Counterfeiting and Brand Protection” by Janice Abel and John Blanchard (available to ARC clients only). One of the examples cited in the report was the case… Continue reading
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