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by Dave Blanchard Oct. 13, 2011

The Most Overrated Jobs in America

It looks like those "Occupy America" protesters have it all wrong. Just about every big city in the United States has a group of apparently randomly....More
by Dave Blanchard Sep. 21, 2011

Green Movement Turns Pale at Apple's Non-Responsiveness

Apple Inc., considered by some to have the world's top supply chain, is also titleholder of a somewhat more dubious distinction that of the world's....More
by Dave Blanchard Aug. 26, 2011

The Happiest -- and Deadliest -- Place on Earth

Thanks no doubt to the presence of about a gazillion theme parks, strip malls and fast-food restaurants, Orlando, Florida, is often cited (at least....More
by Dave Blanchard Aug. 16, 2011

Folgers Faces a Supply Chain Wake-Up Call

"The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup" goes the advertising jingle, but Folgers executives are facing a wake-up call of their own from....More
by Dave Blanchard Jul. 26, 2011

Making It Here, Shipping It There

It's not exactly the nirvana of nearshoring people are hoping for, but it's a start: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that some multinational U.S....More
by Dave Blanchard Jun. 3, 2011

The Top Supply Chains of 2011

For supply chain bloggers like me, Christmas comes early every year when Gartner releases the rankings of the top 25 supply chains. What makes this....More
by Dave Blanchard May. 12, 2011

Coming Next Week: The End of the Supply Chain As We Know It

And now for something completely different... musings on various end-of-the-world-including-the-supply-chain predictions. One of the least noteworthy....More
by Dave Blanchard Apr. 30, 2011

Are Lean Manufacturers Trying to Starve Themselves?

In the never-ending push to be clever, pundits are constantly dreaming up new buzzwords to describe something that everybody is already familiar with....More
by Dave Blanchard Apr. 19, 2011

Men Are From Mars, Where the Conditions Are Tougher

The Wall Street Journal is one of my very favorite, must-read publications, but every so often they'll open up their op-ed pages to contributors with....More
by Dave Blanchard Apr. 14, 2011

GE Gets Pranked by Activist Group

So the big news of the day was the announcement by General Electric that it would be "gifting its entire 2010 tax refund, worth $3.2 billion, to the....More
by Dave Blanchard Mar. 21, 2011

The Half-Truths About U.S. Manufacturing

There's a lot of good news about the U.S. manufacturing industry right now. For instance, the sector saw a growth rate of 12.6% in 2010, according to....More
by Dave Blanchard Feb. 4, 2011

Steel Crazy After All These Years

One of the surest signs that the economy is recovering is the inevitable rise in the prices of raw materials. This is hardly news to any manufacturer....More
by Dave Blanchard Jan. 21, 2011

Go West, or South, Young Man, But Don't Stay Put

Somewhat overlooked in the aftermath of the Republicans retaking the House in the November 2010 elections was an analysis of what the latest U.S....More
by Dave Blanchard Jan. 6, 2011

Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2010

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a famously (if not necessarily non-partisan) pro-business group, has put together its list of the five most ridiculous....More
by Dave Blanchard Dec. 17, 2010

Forensic Study of the iPhone's Supply Chain Reveals Unexpected Results

Here's a straightforward question with a not-so-easy answer: What does it mean when a product says "Made in China"? If a product was assembled in....More
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