Riccardo S's List: Supply chain management

"Companies once felt an obligation to support American workers, even when it wasn't the best financial choice," said Betsey Stevenson, the chief economist at the Labor Department until last September. "That's disappeared. Profits and efficiency have trumped generosity."

The local-and-sustainable food movement has spread to the nation’s largest retailer.

Bangladesh has the lowest garment wages in the world, according to labor rights advocates.

Study about the Apple supply chain in the Iphone4 and the Chinese labour market.

An explanation of the cash-to-cash cycle - how to compute it, how to interpret it

Quello che impressiona sono i numeri: produttivit� cresciuta del 30%, fatturato per dipendente raddoppiato, spazio occupato ridotto almeno del 40%,

Concepts & Tools
Arrow What is a value chain?
Arrow Why are we interested in global value chains?
Arrow Are all global value chains the same?
Arrow What makes GVCs different?
Arrow How do GVCs differ from Global Commodity Chains?
Arrow So what?

Supply chain: quali prospettive occupazionali.

An in-depth evaluation of the state of the sourcing industry in China

The technology powering social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn is about to revolutionize supply chains. Ahead of his keynote presentation at Global Distribution Strategies

There are well published examples on using Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), or Supplier Performance Management (SPM), process to enhance the strategic relationship between the buyers and suppliers. Specifically, SRM refers to the following rules of engagement: