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8 Steps to Supply Chain Visibility

When executed properly, supply chain visibility will come into play on a day-to-day basis. But how do logistics managers get there? Our technology correspondent shows you the way. When shippers, vendors, and customers can seamlessly pinpoint the location of any shipment at any point of a supply chain, all parties are sent into a nirvana-like state of visibility, knowing that they can keep tabs on everything from the raw materials to the final product. If your own organization hasn’t quite gott...

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10 Ways to Cut Supply Chain Costs

If you want to reduce logistics costs, you have to take the time to review your processes. Nathan Pieri, senior vice president of marketing and product management for Rutherford, N.J.-based Management Dynamics, offers these tips for trimming your logistics budget.   1. Eliminate supply chain bottlenecks. By periodically reviewing and analyzing their supply chain networks, companies can pinpoint issues and proactively address them. Strategies to reduce or eliminate bottlenecks include...

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Which Distribution Fits Your Business?

Choosing the mode of distribution to develop your business is a big step going to determine the whole approach of the market. Many parameters play an main role in the final decision and you have to prioritize them regarding your objectives. Find here under pros and cons to every kinds of distribution to help you choosing the best one for you.   I.  Supplying Goods Directly to Retailers   Pros Mainland retailers are developing in the direction of large-scale networks wit...

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Labor Strike Tactics in China

Increasing labor costs have become a major concern for foreign companies mulling whether or not to invest in China, but this may not be the only labor-related issue they should be watching out for. As the recent global economic downturn brings about falling factory orders, an abundance of young, well-educated and computer-savvy Chinese workers are leading one of the country’s strongest waves of labor unrest and labor disputes, which could cause real damage to companies’ regular day-to-day op...

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Made-in-China Loses Its Cost Advantage

China's manufacturing cost advantage has been cut by almost 20 percent and multinational companies are reducing the procurement of consumer goods from China, China Business News reported.   The paper quoted Shanghai International Sourcing Promotion Center as saying that due to the rising raw material prices and yuan appreciation trend, the cost advantage of "Made in China" has been cut by close to 20 percent. Many purchasing orders of consumer goods have transferred from China to Sout...

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China, 3rd Highest Labor Costs in Asia

An average worker in China costs more than the average worker in any other emerging Asian economy, save Malaysia and Thailand, when considered in terms of combined salary and welfare payments, China Briefing has found.   Conducting a review of minimum labor costs, determined by the legal minimum amount stipulated in 15 different countries, and added together with the pertinent mandatory welfare payments due, it is apparent that since the introduction of the revised labor law in 2008, ...

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