In case you missed the story (and that’s a forgivable offense since you’re likely watching the response of your supply chain, company and 401k to the financial situation this week), sixty-three formers employees of an Indian auto-parts manufacturer are under arrest for murder after beating their former CEO to death Tuesday. The workers were set [more]

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Like most of you, I spent the last week glued to my financial TV news outlets, rss feeds, Wall Street Journal and (because I was traveling) the USA Today Money section, trying to make some sense of the turmoil rocking the banking sector. When giant, old institutions like Lehman Bros. and AIG fail, and [more]

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The Doctor at Sourcing Innovation created another cross-blog series, asking a number of us to give our Seven Grand Challenges for Supply and Spend Management. Some insightful posts have already tackled topics like spend data, currency, trade barriers and supply chain risks. But rather than echoing their lists, which I believe are largely right on [more]

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There are few issues in American politics and business where tensions have been as lasting or as passionate as immigration. The last few years have seen a massive rise in the prosecution of undocumented workers and their employers. And while the evolution of regulations and enforcement hinges on the election, public opinion and more [more]

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We’ve all seen the cable news coverage and painful pictures coming from Hurricane Ike’s impact zone on the Gulf Coast. And while the press focuses on the human element for obvious reasons, anyone concerned with transportation and logistics needs to be informed on the storm’s repercussions to those systems and markets.
I’m afraid the news is [more]

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