Partners & Events

• 2008 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition
  New Orleans, Louisiana
  October 4-7, 2008
  
  
• European manufacturing strategies (EMS) 2008 Leipzig & Dusseldorf
  6th October 2008: manufacturing tours Leipzig
  October 7-9, 2008: Düsseldorf
  
  
• Ethical Supply Chain Summit Asia
  October 29-31, 2008: Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong
  All supplychaincareer members are entitled 15% discount
  
  
• Supply Chain Risk Management 2008
  November 3-4, 2008
  
  
• 6th Annual Supply Chain and Logistics Summit North America
  St. Augustine, FL
  November 17-18, 2008
  
  
• Supply Chain Asia - North Asia Dialogue
  November 27-29, 2008: Taipei, Taiwan
  
  
• Global Distribution Strategies 2008 – Asia Pacific
  Hong Kong
  December 2-4, 2008
  
  
• 2^nd Annual Supply Chain Management
  January 22-23, 2009: Mumbai, India
  All supplychaincareer members are entitled 10% discount
  
  

• The Four Pillar Framework For Customer Satisfaction
• Think Solutions Series 2008: Strategic Insights For Supply Chains In Asia

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HR News

• London Mayor sets up racism inquiry at Met Police
  London mayor Boris Johnson is to set up an inquiry into racism claims at the Metropolitan Police Force according to reports Teh move came after the Me »»
  
• Cabinet skills post for backbencher Sion Simon
  Controversial backbencher and former News of the World journalist Sion Simon has become skills minister in Gordon Brown's cabinet reshuffle »»
  

Global HR Research

• New Study to Spotlight Supply Chain Talent
  Results show that universities will play a key role in defining common supply chain-related skill sets in the future. Some of the chief obstacles seem to be the wide variation in supply chain definitions from industry to industry... »» Read the Report!
  
• Managing global supply chains
  A McKinsey Quarterly survey finds that supply chain risk is rising sharply. However, supply chain management isn’t keeping pace. »» Read the Report!
  
• What is the future for the Asia Pacific logistics market?
  The global logistics industry is going through an uncertain period. It has fallen to the Asia Pacific market to continue to drive forward growth rates which have proved, to date at least, to be extremely resilient. The question is, will that last? »» Read the Report!
  
• AMR Research®
  Supply Chain Talent: State of the Discipline
  198 organizations surveyed against AMR Research’s Supply Chain Talent Attribute Model displayed enormous span-of-control diversity, which has hindered the definition and establishment of a common supply chain professional curriculum—until now. »» Read the Report!
  
• Seven Lessons From the AMR Research 2008 Supply Chain Top 25 for Consumer Products
  Leaders focus on strong brands with a less complex product mix and the gap between leaders and followers continues to widen. »» Read the Report!
  
• Global Logistics HR Survey - Women in Logistics
  Why are there fewer women in the logistics sector versus other sectors? Do women have to work harder than men to build a good career? What can be done to make the logistics industry more attractive to women? »» Read the Report!
  

Recruiters' Resources

• Embracing Diversity and Removing Bias
  Diversity significantly contributes to an organization's competitive advantage. The ability of an organization to commit to hiring a diverse workforce is challenging for a number of reasons. »»
• Integrating New Employees Successfully
  Your new employee orientation is a make 'em or break 'em experience, for a new employee. At its best, the process of new employee orientation solidifies the new employee’s relationship with your organization. »»
• Interview Techniques
  If both parties are to get the most out of an interview it is important to give careful consideration to the type of questioning technique you are going to adopt. »»
• Selecting the ‘Right’ Candidate
  These nine tips will help you in recruiting and hiring a candidate who will become a successful, contributing superior employee. »»
• Recruitment & Retention – Keeping the Best of Both Worlds
  Selecting and retaining great staff is key for business success. Talented people who continue to develop skills and increase their value to your organization and to your customers are your most important resource. »»
• Talent crunch as big a threat as credit crunch
  The combination of ageing workforces in the West and intense demand for skilled workers in developing nations has created a global talent crunch that could in time rival the financial credit crunch for its effect on the ability of firms to function and expand. »»
• Despite Success, There Are Reasons to Be Wary of Referral Programs
  Employers unfamiliar with referral programs can inadvertently create an HR phenomenon known as inbreeding, which occurs when companies continuously recruit candidates that are virtual clones of the existing workforce population. »»
• 200 Questions Job Candidates May Ask Your Company
  Some questions that applicants may ask recruiters, managers, HR pros, and others. Some of them you may start hearing more often as the balance of power continues to tilt toward employees. »»

Local News

• Express still strong in emerging markets
  Asia – The rest of the world may be suffering from the US financial crisis but emerging markets including China and India are expected to still reco »»
  
• Japan airlines cuts cargo flights
  Tokyo – Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to shelve its cargo operations between Tokyo and New York and lower the number of Tokyo-Los Angeles cargo service »»
  

Global News

• Itella Logistics expands consumer parcel operations in Estonia
  Itella Logistics has signed an agreement with SmartPost to use the latter’s automated parcel terminal network of 20 machines in Estonia as drop-off »»
  
• US port terminal operators express concern over 'clean trucks' programme
  Marine terminal operators claim US west coast ports have not completed the preparations necessary for a smooth implementation of their ban on older po »»
  
• Supply Chain Leadership: Four New Top 25 Awards
  The main mission of the AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25 is to highlight examples of supply chain leadership and, in so doing, to elevate the importance of the profession. In 2008, for the first time, we explicitly recognized four examples of leadership in supply chain that demonstrated specific areas of practice.
  

Freight and Shipping

• DHL raises rates as inflation bites
  DHL Express is to impose a general rate increase across all its products in Europe of 4-5%, after its business was hit b... »»
  
• Gefco pushes ahead with expansion plan
  The head of automotive logistics giant Gefco has ignored mounting fears over the economic crisis and said he will push a... »»