2012 APICS International Conference & Expo This year’s APICS conference will take place in Denver on October 14-16. Here we will examine strategies for aligning the entire supply network around a single goal and significantly improving performance. APICS 2012 will attract more than 1500 attendees from 39 different countries, offering a range of learning and […]
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Gartner 2012 Supply Chain Top 25
Gartner 2012 Supply Chain Top 25 Gartner Inc.’s annual Supply Chain Top 25 ranking lists Apple, Dell, Procter & Gamble, Amazon and McDonald’s as top five. With a goal to raise awareness of the supply chain discipline and how it impacts the business, the Supply Chain Top 25 rankings comprise two main components: financial and […]
Apple upgrades the supply chain, preparing for iPhone 5
Apple upgrades the supply chain, preparing for iPhone 5 Apple is currently the undisputed leader of the consumer electronics industry, with iPhones, iPads and iPods ranking high on consumers’ most-wanted lists. The Cupertino-based company also has a significant presence in the global supply chain business, Computer World blogger Jonny Evans notes. Citibank analyst Jim Suva […]
Wolf Blitzer keynote speaker at the annual International Supply Management Conference
Wolf Blitzer keynote speaker at the annual International Supply Management Conference Emmy Award-Winning Journalist Wolf Blitzer will deliver the opening keynote at Institute for Supply Management™’s (ISM) 97th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Educational Exhibit. ISM’s Conference takes place May 6-9, 2012 in Baltimore. ISM’s Conference also attracts notable figures and key influencers for […]
Coca-Cola Supply Chain improving
Coca-Cola Supply Chain improving In a recent article in Supply & Demand Chain Executive, editor Barry Hochfelder is giving some interesting insights to the Coca-Cola Supply Chain. Coke’s global supply chain is a very complex network of plants, bottlers, warehouses and customers, along with multiple product lines following multiple supply chains with differing objectives. Achieving […]
HAPPY NEW 2012
HAPPY NEW 2012 The i-Procure.com team wishes you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Apple is cutting back on iPhone4S orders
Apple is cutting back on iPhone4S orders Asian media reports suggest that, due to weaker demand, Apple is currently cutting back on orders. This will affect component suppliers as well as its main manufacturing partner Foxconn. Chinese-language Commercial Times is also claiming that manufacturing orders for the iPad are also being reduced, by as much […]