Here are some interesting articles we have found... Check back often for the latest
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| Nov 2011 |
Promoting Canada’s Economic and Financial Well-Being in an Uncertain World
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| | Jean Boivin, Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada offers insights into the economic recovery in Canada. |
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| Nov 2011 |
Character and Servant Leadership: Ten Characteristics of Effective, Caring Leaders
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| | Servant leadership seeks to involve others in decision making, is strongly based in ethical and caring behavior. This article examines a set of ten characteristics of the servant leader that are of critical importance. |
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| Nov 2011 |
Near-shoring is on the rise
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| | A University of Tennessee study conducted in conjunction with World Trade 100 magazine found that a majority of business executives expect near-shoring back to the U.S. to increase over the next two years. |
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| Oct 2011 |
Wells Fargo Economic Outlook for October
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| | Neither recession nor boom, but a disappointing middling growth outlook demands that investors and decision makers choose economic policies carefully. The outlook remains for moderate, subpar growth accompanied by modest inflation pressures. |
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| Oct 2011 |
Six Key Servant Leadership Attributes
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| | Servant leadership requires a different approach and in addition to the motivation to lead, there must be the need to serve both employees and organisation. |
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| Sep 2011 |
The 10 Dimensions of Supply Chain Excellence
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| | A blog from Supply Chain Digest discussing some points related to achieving Supply Chain excellence |
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| Sep 2011 |
Wells Fargo Economic Outlook for September
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| | For the next six months Wells Fargo anticipates growth will reflect modest gains in consumer spending, equipment & software spending and modest improvement in commercial and residential construction (remodeling). There is no one driving factor—just a lot of little gains. |
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| Sep 2011 |
The Cost of Poor Leadership
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| | An interesting bit of research on the potential cost resulting from poor leadership. |
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| Jul 2011 |
What's your "tipping point?"
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| | Smart companies prepare for crisis by predetermining triggering events that prompt specific responses. |
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| Jul 2011 |
Owens & Minor Recognized by CIO Magazine as One of the CIO 100 Award Honorees for 2011
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| | Robocom customer Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE-OMI) is a recipient of the 2011 CIO 100 award. The annual award program recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology. The theme of this year's CIO 100 was "innovation for business growth." |
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| Jul 2011 |
Bank of Canada’s Business Outlook Survey
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| | Bank of Canada’s Business Outlook Survey indicates that sales growth among businesses is moderating. However, optimism appears to be building as the outlook for the coming year is actually improving. |
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| Jul 2011 |
MMH Readers Survey Results on Software Use
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| | Results of recently concluded survey by Modern Materials Handling on the use of Supply Chain Execution Software. |
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| Jun 2011 |
Lean Guiding Principles for the Supply Chain Principle 5: Continuous Improvement
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| | Continuous Improvement is based on the idea that it is more effective to make many small gains over time than to try to accomplish massive gains all at once. |
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| Jun 2011 |
Affecting Warehouse Efficiencies, Part 1: Labor
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| | Labor is typically one of the largest recurring expenses in a warehouse. Managing labor can result into huge savings in the warehouse. Most WMSs provide some labor management functions but seldom do they address all the factors affecting the labor efficiency in the warehouse. |
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| Apr 2011 |
Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti Business Conditions Index
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| | The Philadelphia Federal Reserve publishes a slew of economic indicators. One stands out above the rest: the Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti Business Conditions Index.
This index takes in a variety of economic data, mashes it all together and comes out with an up-to-the-minute reading on the economy at least once a week. |
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| Apr 2011 |
Lean Guiding Principles for the Supply Chain Principle 4 - Short Lead Time
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| | A lean organization reduces lead time by streamlining its work as much as possible. It eliminates steps that don't add value for the customer, keeping in mind that minutes shaved off here and there eventually add up to significant savings. A lean organization designs its facilities to keep work flowing without impediment or waste. |
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| Mar 2011 |
Lean Guiding Principles for the Supply Chain Principle 3 - Standardization
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| | In a lean facility, everyone is trained and expected to follow the
documented best practice. The company documents these tasks
and trains the employees who perform them to follow best
practices. No matter who executes a process, the steps they follow
should be the same. |
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| Mar 2011 |
Lean Guiding Principles for the Supply Chain Principle 2 - Built-In Quality
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| | The second of a series of articles on the Principles of Lean. |
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| Mar 2011 |
Canadian real GDP bounces back in the final quarter of 2010
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| | The Canadian economy grew by 3.3% annualized in the final quarter of 2010, bouncing back from two quarters of sub-par economic growth. For the year as a whole, Canadian real GDP grew by 3.1%, outpacing U.S. economic growth for a fourth consecutive year. |
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| Jan 2011 |
Lean Guiding Principles for the Supply Chain: Principle 1 - People Involvement
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| | A nice piece of work defining principles for engaging your workforce in continuous improvement in your operations. |
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| Jan 2011 |
Supply Chain Resilience 2010
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| | Updated report from the Business Continuity Institute. A good read for supply chain leaders responsible for minimizing disruptions. |
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| Jan 2011 |
Visionary companies deploy new strategies for success
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| | A new report explains what supply chain strategies are helping leading companies maintain a competitive edge |
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| Nov 2010 |
Labor Managemenn Systems: Optimizing Worker Productivity While Reducing Costs
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| | A Labor Management System helps operation leaders improve worker productivity by providing the ability to report on all labor activity, compare labor activity to historical data and report labor activity against established labor standards. |
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| Nov 2010 |
Top Performance Measures used in the Warehouse
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| | Understanding DC performance measurements is critical to achieving successful outcomes. A recent study conducted with DC Velocity readers and members of the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) by Georgia Southern University and consultancy Supply Chain Visions highlights the Top 10. |
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| Nov 2010 |
The Key Practices of Servant Leaders
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| | Servant leadership works because of the specific practices of servant-leaders, practices that help them be effective leaders and get positive results for their organizations. |
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| Oct 2010 |
How to Become a Servant Leader
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| | Servant leaders are attentive to the growth and development of those they work with, including partners, employees, and customers. Here's how you can join their ranks. |
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| Aug 2010 |
Improvements in order picking with voice technology...
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| | Order picking with voice technology has undergone a number of advances since its pioneering days of the 1990s. (From Modern Material Handling) |
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