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Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI), a joint venture between Honda Motor Company and Siel India, is all set to resume sourcing of electronic components for its Brio, Jazz and City models manufactured in India from its parent’s Thailand facilities. The imports from Thailand were disrupted after production at Honda Automobile (Thailand) Company and other suppliers [...]

STAMFORD, Conn., Dec 05, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Gartner, Inc. has released the findings from its third annual Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25. The research focuses on the healthcare value chain’s pursuit of high-quality patient care at optimal economic cost. The Top 25 ranking for 2011 identifies organizations using their supply chains to improve the [...]

By Satnam Singh | PLASTICS NEWS CORRESPONDENT Posted November 28, 2011 MUMBAI, INDIA (Nov. 28, 1 p.m. ET) – Volkswagen AG is fast emerging as a major global OEM that sources plastic components in India. read more

By Benson Wei Taiwan News 2011-11-24 11:57 AM Taiwanese OEM and ODM makers in the Apple Inc.’s tablet supply chain will benefit from the forthcoming launch of the U.S. Internet giant’s iPad 3 with super-high-definition (DF) display, a local business daily reported Wednesday. The first shipment of iPad 3 to be formally launched next March [...]

Toyota Motor Corp., (TM-N60.72-1.22-1.97%) battered in the past eight months by natural disasters and the shock of the soaring yen, is rethinking some of the strategies it employed to become one of the world’s leading auto makers. read more

At a factory on a Birmingham industrial estate, security tape marks the spot where a 1,000-tonne metal press is due to be installed – and just possibly the beginning of a carmaking revival in the West Midlands. read more

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) W.W. Grainger Analyst Day Call November 16, 2011 1:00 PM ET Read the transcript

Home Depot Inc., which posted higher quarterly same-store sales Tuesday, said there are more opportunities to increase margins as investments in transforming the retailer’s supply chain continue to pay off. read more

Profits rose 20 per cent at DHL Supply Chain in the third quarter with EBIT rising to 99m euros (£85m) from 83m euros (£71m) last year. read more

CHICAGO, IL, Nov 07, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — The headlines of the past year have highlighted one supply chain disruption after another, but a majority of companies are not systematically managing risk to avoid disruptions to increasingly global supply chains, according to global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney’s latest Assessment of Excellence in Procurement [...]