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General Mills Aims to Sustainably Source Top 10 Ingredients by 2020
General Mills, one of the world’s largest food companies, says it intends to sustainably source all of its top 10 ingredients by 2020. These ingredients, including oats, wheat, corn, fiber packaging, cocoa, vanilla, palm oil, sugar cane and sugar beets, […]
Investors Push for Sustainable, Transparent Supply Chains
By Dinah Wisenberg Brin Environmental and workers’ rights groups aren’t the only parties interested in “sustainable” supply chains. Many investors, too, see value in companies whose goods are sourced with an eye toward fair treatment of workers and gentle handling […]
Supply Chain Management Employment Forecasted to Grow 26% by 2020
The Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts that employment of supply chain management professionals is expected to grow 26 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average for all occupations. This growth will be driven by the important role of […]
MAPI forecasts moderate growth in manufacturing production for 2013-2015
Every three months, the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) provides a detailed look at the health of the domestic manufacturing sector and reviews the performance of a selected group of its most important subsectors. Manufacturing industrial production declined […]
Guest Commentary – Supply Chain Mastery: Differentiator or Mere Table Stakes?
by Tom Rentschler In Forbes Magazine, publisher Rich Karlgaard, whom I’ve had the privilege of getting to know over the course of my career, challenged us in his recent Innovation Rules column to understand that winning companies “excel in both the […]
Supply Chain Talent Development: Calling on High Schools to Do More
Technological innovations are offering new growth opportunities for the manufacturing sector. However, according to a report by ThomasNet.com, a lack of talent from “rising generations” threatens its future vitality. Three out of four respondents (73 percent) to ThomasNet.com’s Industry Market Barometer® […]