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Image via Flickr by Aero Lcarus Most of the clothing, electronics, and agricultural goods you buy are not made in the U.S. They are imported from developing countries, such as China. The Obama administration is pushing for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to create fair competition in the Asia-Pacific region. Their goal is to create an…
Image via Flickr by New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers For years, cost savings has dominated the minds and activities of procurement professionals. State of Flux issues studies and reports on trends in the procurement industry. Cost savings consistently reigns in terms of importance. However, for the first time ever, this study revealed that risk…
Image via Flickr by How Can I Recycle This According to the Global Rigid Plastic Packing Market 2013-2023 analysis and report conducted by the company Visingain, the market is expected to grow by $161.11 during the year 2013. Most of the growth will occur in developing markets, where labor costs are low and the countries…
Image via Flickr by Leonardo Rizzi Cisco has a global supply chain that supports more than 300 product families. The company strives to meet the needs of a wide range of customers, something that’s not easy to do when each customer has unique fulfillment needs. Cisco recently made several changes to improve fulfillment processes and…
Image via Flickr by Natesh Ramasamy The government in New Delhi just announced that they plan to reform their tariff regime to be more in line with regional trade pacts that are being negotiated around the world. Right now, India’s tariffs are too different for the country to even be considered for membership in the…
Image via Flickr by dhaun Prominent podcasters throughout the United States can expect to receive legal notifications that they’re infringing on a defunct company’s patent. The man sending these letters is Jim Logan, and he’s already won a lawsuit against Apple for $8 million. That ruling essentially says that Apple owes Logan money, who invented…