As a supply chain professional, you’ll know that ‘The Supply Chain’ is often thought of as an executional cost centre, rather than a strategic opportunity. As a result, certain myths about supply chain performance have endured, preventing organisations from optimising their supply chains and ultimately improving business outcomes. To achieve ...
Read More »Why Economic Sanctions Rarely Work
Sanctions, particularly economic sanctions, have long been a tool of U.S. foreign policy, and few presidents have leaned on them as much as Barack Obama or been as successful at rallying others to do the same. To thwart Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the U.S. has cajoled and bullied much of the ...
Read More »Logistics sector expected to grow by 10 per cent annually
CHENNAI: A two-day meet with the focus on ‘Creating value across the logistics supply chain’, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry’s Institute of Logistics, opened here today. “The logistics sector at $101 billion in 2013 is expected to grow by 10 per cent per annum to reach $136 billion ...
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Read More »Government procurement still not good enough, say MPs
Apple was never on China’s procurement list
BEIJING: Apple’s devices have never appeared on a Chinese list of products eligible to be bought with public money, state media quoted an official as saying, denying reports the US tech giant had been excluded from the latest line-up. Reports said that China removed 10 Apple devices, including MacBook laptops ...
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