News Archive

Nissan may be in danger of losing its domestic suppliers with the decision to shift the production of Rogue, its popular SUV, from Japan to the US. read more

Upstream component makers, facing tablet PC players placing strong orders, expect their sales performance to benefit significantly; however they also pointed out that the orders will give them strong pressure over supply management. read more

For manufacturing companies, it is always a challenge to find the best way to tap the value of global sourcing for their supply chain. read more

Martin Schueble, BMW’s North American vice president of procurement, says some of his suppliers cut too deeply during the recession. Now that a recovery is stirring, Schueble says, they can’t meet demand. read more

THE FRUIT THEMED COMPANY, Apple wants to make sure that production of its shiny toys is not halted by a shortage of small LCD panels read more

Somali pirates are still threatening trade routes in the Indian Ocean, and naval officials believe more must be done than defeating them from the sea. read more

Malaysians must work together to forge the 1Malaysia Supply Chain in order to compete globally and generate wealth and income, said Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Tan Sri Andrew Sheng Len Tao. read more

China’s manufacturing costs are reaching levels that are now forcing some companies that source products from the land of the dragon to reduce such  sourcing and manufacture these in India more economically. read more

Senior executives say their companies manage key trade-offs well, yet see barriers to better performance: rising risk, lack of collaboration, and low CEO involvement. McKinsey Global Survey results. read more

Rich Lavin, Caterpillar’s head of emerging markets,says “The single biggest challenge we have in China is developing our supply chain to support a much more aggressive total manufacturing plan,” read more