Supply Chain Management

• Hurricane’s Toll Could Top $20 Bln

  By Chris Burritt and Brian K. Sullivan, Bloomberg  |  October 30, 2012

  Total impact could include $7 bln to $8 bln of insured losses.

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  Treasury, Finance Jobs Still Heading Offshore

  By Dave Lindorff  |  October 25, 2012

  Companies send transactional work, not core functions, to lower-wage locations.

• Home Depot CFO Describes ‘Nightmarish’ Exit from China (Atlanta Business Chronicle)

  October 22, 2012

  When the home improvement chain said it was closing stores, Chinese employees took over some stores for weekend.

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  Managing Extreme Exposures on America's Highways

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360  |  October 10, 2012

  Quality Distribution’s Mike McDonald steers his company past a truckload of risk management challenges.

• Chinese Telecoms Open U.S. to Spying

  By Eric Engleman, Bloomberg  |  October 8, 2012

  House report says Huawei, ZTE give Chinese intelligence opportunities to tamper with U.S. networks.

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  Political Risk Rises in China

  By Dave Lindorff  |  October 1, 2012

  As the nation diversifies its economy, even U.S.-based multinationals may be targeted for protests.

• Lightweight Economy Squeezes Cargo Airlines

  By V  |  September 27, 2012

  FedEx and UPS post drops in revenue per package as products grow lighter.

• Cognizant Beats Infosys in Outsourcing

  By Ketaki Gokhale, Bloomberg  |  September 18, 2012

  U.S. company's model includes higher spending and more aggressive sales effort.

• U.S. to File Trade Complaint against China

  By Margaret Talev, Bloomberg  |  September 17, 2012

  Complaint charges China with illegally subsidizing auto and auto-part exports.

• Bayer, Nestle Lead Carbon-Cutting Effort

  By Alex Morales, Bloomberg  |  September 12, 2012

  Climate risk grows; 37% of big companies cite climate-related disruptions.