Chapter 1: Purchasing and Supply Management

HOW I GOT HERE: Mark Zafra, Director of Supply Chain Management, Verigy
By ELIZABETH GARONE | Special to THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, MAY 7, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119997888066281005.html?KEYWORDS=supply+chainKEYWORDS%3Dsupply+chain

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Chapter 2: Supply Strategy

Show Stopper: How Plastic Popped the Cork Monopoly
By TIMOTHY AEPPEL, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, MAY 1, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304172404575168120997013394.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read#printMode

Toyota in Lithium Agreement
By ANN DAVIS and DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, JANUARY 19, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704561004575013000547392886.html?KEYWORDS=supply+chainKEYWORDS%3Dsupply+chain

Risk Management:

McDonald's Recalls 'Shrek' Glasses
By PAUL ZIOBRO, The Wall Street Journal, JUNE 4, 2010,
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704764404575285812243788750.html?KEYWORDS=McDonald%27s+Recalls+Shrek+Glasses

Walmart's Miley Cyrus Jewelry Contains Cadmium
Chain Reportedly Received Test Results in February But Has Continued Selling the Jewelry
LOS ANGELES. May 19, 2010
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/19/health/main6499679.shtml

More Kids' Jewelry Recalled Due to Toxic Cadmium (AP)
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Announced Recall of 19,000 "Best Friends" Bracelets Made in China
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/10/health/main6471068.shtml?source=related_story&tag=related

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Chapter 3: Supply Organization

From Decentralized to Center-Led Supply Management
LG Electronics is awarded a 2010 R. Gene Richter Award for Leadership and Innovation in Supply Management.
Lisa Arnseth, April 2010, Inside Supply Management^® Vol. 21, No. 4, page 20
http://www.ism.ws/pubs/ismmag/ismarticle.cfm?itemnumber=20217

IBM Procurement headquarters moving to Shenzhen China, May 22, 2006
http://www.03.ibm.com/procurement/proweb.nsf/ContentDocsByTitle/United+States~IBM+Procurement+headquarters+moving+to+Shenzhen+China?OpenDocument&Parent=Supplier+letters

Webasto Sourcing strategy and localization in China
Michelle Fan From:Gasgoo.com March 11, 2010
http://autonews.gasgoo.com/AutoNews/Autobiz_print.aspx?id=1014337

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Chapter 4: Supply Processes and Technology

Weak Links in the Food (Supply) Chain:
Firms Pinched by Rising Commodity Prices Strive for Tech Efficiency
By BEN WORTHEN, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, JUNE 24, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121426369781398273.html?KEYWORDS=supply+chainKEYWORDS%3Dsupply+chain

St. Petersburg, Fla., Improves Procurement Process
Apr 22, 2010, By Hilton Collins, Staff Writer for Government Technology
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/755861?printall

Wal-Mart Takes Back Its Supply Chain, IT In The Spotlight
Frank Hayes May 26th, 2010
http://storefrontbacktalk.com/e-commerce/wal-mart-takes-back-its-supply-chain-it-back-in-the-spotlight

Ce De Candy's sweet transformation
Bob Trebilcock, Contributing Editor, Logistics Management, April 01, 2010
http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/ce_de_candy39s_sweet_transformation

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Chapter 5: Make or Buy, Insourcing, and Outsourcing

U.S. Legal Work Booms in India
New Outsourcing Industry Is Growing 60 Percent Annually
By Rama Lakshmi, May 11, 2008, Washington Post Foreign Service
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/10/AR2008051002355_pf.html

Microsoft outsources legal work to India with CPA Global deal
Alex Aldridge, 18 Feb 2010 | 00:01
http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/news/1592244/microsoft-outsources-legal-india-cpa-global-deal

Wal-Mart Takes Back Its Supply Chain, IT in the Spotlight
Frank Hayes, May 26th, 2010
http://storefrontbacktalk.com/e-commerce/wal-mart-takes-back-its-supply-chain-it-back-in-the-spotlight

Industry group seeks to highlight impact of insourcing on small businesses
By Robert Brodsky – May 10, 2010
http://gtpac.org/2010/05/industry-group-seeks-to-highlight-impact-of-insourcing-on-small-businesses/

Ship Ahoy: New World's Supply Chain
By LIAM DENNING, The Wall Street Journal, December 3, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122824734734873185.html?KEYWORDS=supply+chainKEYWORDS%3Dsupply+chain

The China and India Strategy
The right question to consider now is how best to pursue the two countries together.
by Anil K. Gupta and Haiyan Wang, Published: February 24, 2009 / Spring 2009 / Issue 54
strategy+business is published by the global management consulting firm Booz & Company
www.strategy-business.com/article/09113?gko=00ce3

Innovation, Innovation, Innovation
By WILLIAM LYONS, May 27, 2010, The Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704032704575268771505070774.html?KEYWORDS=supply+chain+management

Molson Coors Has Doubts About Outsourcing Partly Because of Huge Turnover in Puerto h
May 20th, 2010, SOURCE: GoingConcern
http://www.nearshoreamericas.com/molson-coors-outsourcing-turnover-in-puerto-rico/3872/

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Chapter 6: Need Identification and Specification

Health Care Data Standardization Project Brings Immediate Results to Health Care Organizations
Published on Quality Digest (http://www.qualitydigest.com)
Source URL (retrieved on 06/07/2010): http://www.qualitydigest.com/inside/health-care-news/health-care-data-standardization-project-brings-immediate-results-health-care.html

Former Toyota Quality Manager's Thoughts on Historic Recall
By Jon Miller | Post Date: January 28, 2010 6:03 PM
http://www.gembapantarei.com/2010/01/former_toyota_quality_managers_thoughts_on_toyota.html

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Chapter 7: Quality

Anger Rises Over Salmonella Probe
By JANE ZHANG, JULIE JARGON and A.J. MIRANDA, July 1, 2008, The Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121487152070217863.html

Tomatoes, Salmonella and the 21st-Century Food Chain
The Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2008, 8:40 AM ET
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/07/01/tomatoes-salmonella-and-the-21st-century-food-chain/?KEYWORDS=supply+chainKEYWORDS%3Dsupply+chain

Toyota's Lost Its Quality Edge? Not So Fast
A longtime observer of Toyota's factories contends there's little evidence that the company's overall standards are slipping
By Jeffrey Liker Bloomberg Businessweek Viewpoint January 28, 2010, 9:09PM EST
http://www.businessweek.com/print/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jan2010/db20100128_907800.htm

The Conversation: No Big Quality Problems at Toyota?
by Robert E. Cole, 2:40 PM Tuesday March 9, 2010
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/03/no_big_quality_problems_at_toy.html

Johnson & Johnson division recalls 43 OTC medicines for infants and children
By Lyndsey Layton, Sunday, May 2, 2010; A04, The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/01/AR2010050103051_pf.html

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Chapter 8: Quantity and Inventory

The 18-Wheeler Recovery What trucking statistics—yes, trucking—can tell us about the economy.
By Daniel GrossPosted Thursday, May 13, 2010, at 4:17 PM ET
http://www.slate.com/id/2253823/

Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index^™ Drops 0.3 Percent in April
Year-Over-Year Growth is Positive but Remains Stuck at a Slow Rate
www.ceridianindex.com

'Bullwhip' Hits Firms as Growth Snaps Back
By TIMOTHY AEPPEL, January 27, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704509704575019392199662672.html?KEYWORDS=supply+chainKEYWORDS%3Dsupply+chain

Cleaning the Crystal Ball
How intelligent forecasting can lead to better decision making.
by Tim Laseter, Casey Lichtendahl, and Yael Grushka-Cockayne
Published: May 25, 2010 / Summer 2010 / Issue 59
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/10202

Clarity Is Missing Link in Supply Chain
By PHRED DVORAK, MAY 18, 2009 WSJ
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124260855682928885.html

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Chapter 9: Delivery

Betting on Change Is the planet really warming up? Just ask the corporations that stand to make—or lose—billions because of "climate exposure."
By Clive Thompson Posted Monday, April 19, 2010, at 11:32 AM ET
http://www.slate.com/id/2251297/

The Ash Economy How the volcano eruption exposed the vulnerability of the global supply chain.
By Daniel Gross Posted Friday, April 23, 2010, at 2:00 PM ET
http://www.slate.com/id/2251795/pagenum/all/

Two German merchant ships conquer famed Arctic passage
Climate change is blamed for opening of path
By Matt Moore and Seth Borenstein
Associated Press / September 12, 2009
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2009/09/12/two_german_merchant_ships_conquer_famed_arctic_passage/

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Chapter 10: Price

Fast-Food Joints Flap Chicken As Ground Beef Hits New Highs
By PAUL ZIOBRO, The Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703691804575254464180283300.html?mod=WSJ_hps_LEFTWhatsNews

Always be prepared
By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, Logistics Management, June 07, 2010
http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/always_be_prepared/

U.S. airlines more cautious on '10 fuel hedges
Edward McAllister, NEW YORK, Feb 25, 2010 2:27pm EST, Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61O59Z20100225

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Chapter 11: Cost Management

The Importance of Frugal Engineering
Providing new goods and services to "bottom of the pyramid" customers requires a radical rethinking of product development.
by Vikas Sehgal, Kevin Dehoff, and Ganesh Panneer, May 25, 2010 / Summer 2010 / Issue 59
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/10201

Wal-Mart Asks Suppliers to Cede Control of Deliveries (Update1)
By Chris Burritt, Carol Wolf and Matthew Boyle
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aumt9p5CaCEU&pos=12#

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Chapter 12: Supplier Selection

Affinia's experience in China sourcing
Michelle Fan From:Gasgoo.com March 31, 2010
http://autonews.gasgoo.com/AutoNews/Autobiz_print.aspx?id=1014624

China will be an R&D hub for most OEMs and top suppliers
Michelle Fan From:Gasgoo.com May 19, 2010
http://autonews.gasgoo.com/AutoNews/Autobiz_print.aspx?id=1015235

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Chapter 13: Supplier Evaluation and Supplier Relations

Chinese Drywall Issues Known in 2006
The Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2010, 4:47 PM ET
http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2010/06/02/chinese-drywall-issues-known-as-early-as-2006/tab/print/

Transforming an Adversarial Relationship: A survey of automakers and their suppliers unearths the management prerequisites for working together profitably.
by Frank Smeekes and Reid Wilk, December 2, 2008
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/li00103

Navy wants to establish a preferred supplier program
By Katherine McIntire Peters - GovExec.com - May 27, 2010
http://gtpac.org/2010/06/navy-wants-to-establish-a-preferred-supplier-program/

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Chapter 14: Global Supply Management

The China Challenge
by Edward Tse, February 23, 2010 / Spring 2010 / Issue 58
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/10104?gko=95ee3

India's Retail Ties That Bind
New Delhi needs to get a grip on food-price inflation by modernizing inefficient supply chains
By ARVIND K. SINGHAL, The Wall Street Journal, FEBRUARY 4, 2010, 12:17 A.M. ET
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704022804575040612838703640.html?KEYWORDS=supply+chainKEYWORDS%3Dsupply+chain

Chinese Honda Strike a Wake-Up Call for Japan
By HIROKO TABUCHI. The New York Times, June 1, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/business/global/02honda.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a6&pagewanted=print

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Chapter 15: Legal and Ethics

British Builders Fined for Collusion
By KAVERI NITHTHYANANTHAN, The Wall Street Journal, September 23, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125360187234830119.html?KEYWORDS=bid+rigging

Hospitals Probed Over Bid-Rigging Hospitals Probed Over Bid-Rigging
By JONATHAN D. ROCKOFF, The Wall Street Journal, APRIL 27, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704464704575208374268651564.html?KEYWORDS=purchasing

Development Banks Ally to Fight Corruption
By BOB DAVIS, APRIL 8, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303591204575170133418282528.html?KEYWORDS=bid+rigging

Marsh & McLennan Settles Class Actions
By JOAN E. SOLSMAN, The Wall Street Journal, NOVEMBER 14, 2009,
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703683804574533550760980232.html?KEYWORDS=bid+rigging

Count Crimes Committed in Oily Gulf of Mexico: Ann Woolner
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=awDwwghB5ZXg
Commentary by Ann Woolner, Last Updated: May 25, 2010 21:00 EDT

Ex-Union Carbide officials sentenced over Bhopal leak
Reuters, Mon Jun 7, 2010 3:52pm EDT, (Writing by Matthias Williams; Editing by Krittivas Mukherjee Alex Richardson and Sanjeev Miglani)
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6562B420100607

KBR Bills $5 Million For Mechanics Who Work 43 Minutes a Month
And as more GIs come home, the waste could get even worse.
By Adam Weinstein Thu Mar. 25, 2010 4:30 AM PDT, Mother Jones
http://motherjones.com/politics/2010/03/kbr-idle-hands-iraq-balad-contract-waste-pentagon-report-hearing?page=2

It Lost an Oil Rig, but Transocean May Easily Ride Out the Gulf Oil Spill
By David Phillips | May 13, 2010, bnet
http://industry.bnet.com/energy/10004407/transocean-predicted-to-easily-ride-out-gulf-oil-spill/

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Chapter 16: Other Supply Responsibilities

Another death at China iPhone maker's plant
Reuters, Reporting by Simon Rabinovitch and Lucy Hornby in BEIJING, James Pomfret in HONG KONG and Jonathan Standing, Roger Tung and Baker Li in TAIPEI; Editing by Chris Lewis and Lincoln Feast)

Shaw Industries wins award
Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) Recycler of the Year
http://www.americanrecycler.com/0610/244shaw.shtml

Railroad shipping/logistics technology: NS, GE partner up for rail IT innovation
By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, Logistics Management, June 07, 2010
http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/railroad_shipping_logistics_technology_ns_ge_partner_up_for_rail_it_innovat/

Briefings: Accenture asks: What can supply chain executives learn from the Iceland volcano?
By Bob Trebilcock, Executive Editor, Modern Materials Handling, June 03, 2010
http://www.mmh.com/article/briefings_accenture_asks_what_can_supply_chain_executives_learn_from_the_ic/

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Chapter 17: Supply Function Evaluation and Trends

The CPO Interview: Dean Bennett talks to John Patterson (VP Global Procurement, IBM) about the latest challenges in managing $50bn of spend.
http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/pdf/johnpatersonpdf_f3.4.09.pdf

Driving a turnaround in tumultuous times
At PolyOne, the secret to survival and success is in the supply chain.
By Thomas J. Kedrowski, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Operations for PolyOne Corp., May 19, 2010 Supply Chain Management Review
http://www.scmr.com/article/driving_a_turnaround_in_tumultuous_times

Walmart Brazil and CEO Hector Nunez Win First Annual C.K. Prahalad Award for Global Sustainability Leadership
Recognized for Historic Efforts to Protect Amazon Through Innovative Supply Chain Mandates
Submitted by: Corporate Eco Forum, Posted: Jun 07, 2010 – 11:48 AM EST
http://www.csrwire.com/press/press_release/29771-Walmart-Brazil-and-CEO-Hector-Nunez-Win-First-Annual-C-K-Prahalad-Award-for-Global-Sustainability-Leadership

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