Based on numerous member and advertiser requests, we will be taking CHaINA Magazine fully digital as a bi-monthly eZine, starting with our upcoming July/August issue. This will result in tripling our circulation, but with no increase in ad rates for the coming year.

This will also allow us to further expand the magazine in China and internationally, and provide you, our advertisers, with a hugely expanded marketplace and advertising reach among both Council members, CHA1N's online…

We would like to invite you to take part in the 2012 State of Logistics China Survey organized by the Global Supply Chain Council and supported by CEVA Logistics.



This survey will explore and illuminate key practices, trends and operational benchmarks in key areas of logistics, warehousing and transportation in China. It's part of our ongoing effort to better…

Story from Bloomberg



Don’t talk to Tobias Kerle about China’s slowing growth, the general manager of Continental AG’s 12-month-old tire factory in the city of Hefei is too busy planning to double output.

“We’ve been ramping up the plant at a speed more than double what we knew before,” said Kerle, 42, at the factory in the capital of Anhui province, 400 kilometers (250 miles) inland from Shanghai. “Five years ago this city had small roads. They’ve been…

Heads of logistics or supply chain divisions of companies are no longer being perceived as backroom or truck and warehousing managers.

With Tim Cook, who handled the supply chain of the world’s most valuable company, Apple Inc., becoming its chief executive officer, the job has not only become glamorous but…

Bloomberg recently reported that Esprit Holdings expects to save US$129 million by June 2015 as it adds sourcing offices in India and Indonesia.

The clothing retailer will this year add two sourcing offices in India and Indonesia and 40 to 50 stores in China as part of its drive to boost profit, Chief Executive Officer Ronald Van der Vis said in an interview in Hong Kong…

Global supply chain optimization provider, Manhattan Associates, Inc., is forecasting that supply chains will continue to be exposed to a growing set of unpredictable influences in 2012. Cost will remain a core issue for most organizations, along with increased supply chain risk, which calls for better contingency planning, greater agility in the supply chain and wider use of technology.…

What should be the issues we will discussing in 2030 related to SCM? Will it be only performance or beyond that something more ? Please share your augury about this disussion.

The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 report for 2011, which we wrote about in the middle of last year, contained a number of timely conclusions as well as four themes for leaders and recommendations, based on the findings of the study.

We have just become aware that for the first time, Gartner also produced an Asia-Pacific Supply Chain Top 25, driven by the…

If anyone can pull off the labyrinthine deal between Alibaba Group and Yahoo Inc, it's Jack Ma, who founded the e-commerce group and within a decade unlocked China's huge online shopping potential.

The former tour guide and English teacher, who is now worth around $1.6 billion according to Forbes and…

As a long time manager in Asia I have been aware for some time that we as USA managers are getting it wrong.  Through years of trial and error, managerial highs and lows I have put together my basic observations on management in China. I fully expect this information not to be taken well by the masses but that is just the point of the piece. As Americans we are hindered by the mindset of political correctness t. It is the timid mindset that forces us to work towards the unattainable goal of…

The Fish Tank Theory

(And how it relates to supply chain)



The Fish Tank Theory in short:

If you have ever owned a fish tank you may already be well acquainted with this theory.



Many fish that may grow to a very large size given unrestricted access to space will conversely maintain a relatively small size if housed in a fish tank. In fact you can see a direct correlation between the size of the fish and the fish tank.



While most will argue that reason…

1. Access Best-in-Class Capabilities

Third party order fulfillment companies provide you access to expertise that is typically not readily available

internally.

2. Enhance Core Business Focus

Outsourcing lets you spend more time marketing and growing your business and enhancing your

products and services. Supply chain operations are taken off your plate and put in the hands of a proven

expert.

3. Achieve Operational Excellence

Your…

Justifying the outsourcing decision: 10 reasons to take to your management team

1. Access Best-in-Class Capabilities

Third party order fulfillment service companies provide you access to expertise that is typically not readily available internally.

2. Enhance Core Business Focus

Outsourcing Pick and Pack lets you spend more…