Going green is all the rage these days, with many environmentalists indicating that the planet will soon be a much less nice and hospitable place if the current pace of resource use and pollution is continued.

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Not all college degrees were created equal. Someone with a kinesiology major will have trouble being thought of as anything other than a jock, for example, while law students are respected.

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In any given field, just about everybody is interested in the best entities, whether it's a rival looking to learn from or defeat them or someone wanting to hire the perfect person or company for a job.

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Every company has risk, both real and perceptual, in its operations. Each has a portfolio comprised of potential events, likelihoods and impacts or consequences. The risk collection includes both identified and unidentified possibilities. Supply chain risk has gained significant traction as an issue. In reality, risk has always been an inherent part of supply chain management.

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Although it's often hard to see negative numbers and then think positively, new data from Gartner may deserve that reaction. Gartner found that worldwide supply chain management software revenue decreased only 0.7 percent between 2008 and 2009, which doesn't seem bad considering how the global economy was performing at the time.

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Conferences can be great places to pick up some useful tricks and learn where an industry is heading. Or, barring that, good places to knock back a few drinks and establish some friendships/business relationships.

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Although the volcano eruption which grounded many planes a few weeks ago didn't occur in the US, doesn't mean a lesson can't be learned from the events.

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I was in my home town of New York to surprise my mom for her birthday. On the flight I was putting together a shopping list of a few things that I wanted to pick up, including:

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Timed perfectly with Earth Day, IBM's procurement arm has come out with a bold effort requiring its 30,000 suppliers in 60 countries to advance their sustainability efforts.

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TraceLink has introduced its "Predictable Supply Suite" software aimed at allowing virtual production teams to accelerate outsourced production and improve lifecycle visibility by creating a secure business cloud.

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Apple recently issued its annual Supplier Responsibility report for 2010 and they are getting some bad press for it.   IT blogger Engadget writes, "The findings are pretty damning on the whole, with more than half (54 percent) of all factories failing to meet Apple's already inflated...

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The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) has opened its Senior Executive Institute for supply chain professional with first session to be held April 23-27 in Baltimore, Maryland.

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It's not every day that you hear about the United Nations - the international organization that can settle disputes and/or dispatch armed peacekeepers - in connection with supply chain management.

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It's not every day that you hear about the United Nations - the international organization that can settle disputes and/or dispatch armed peacekeepers - in connection with supply chain management.

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After a bit of confusion and a failed deal involving another organization, a company that deals in supply chain management software has received an offer regarding a new owner.

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As reported by Jim Brown on his blog, the veteran magazine, Manufacturing Business Technology is closing shop.

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