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Northrop taps new VP, corporate contracts, pricing, supply chain, written by Mark Hoover

Northrop Grumman has named Harry Q.H. Lee II vice president of corporate contracts, pricing and supply chain, where he have responsibility for the company’s risk review process and development of companywide contracts and pricing policy, direction and training. In his new role, Lee will report to James Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer. [Read More…]

Costain plans Welsh supplier day, posted on The Construction Index

Costain, in conjunction with Business Wales, is hosting a free event in Newport on 3 December to help prospective supply chain participants to gain a foothold on future projects in Wales. Backed by the Welsh government, the event is called Engagement and Opportunities with Costain. There will be an opportunity to hear about the Welsh government’s infrastructure plans and meet Costain project teams. [Read More…]

GoPro Chooses One Network’s Cloud Platform for Global Supply Chain Visibility, posted on Virtual Strategy Magazine

One Network Enterprises, provider of multi-enterprise PaaS and consumer-driven supply chain services in the cloud, today announced that GoPro, the top maker of action video cameras, has chosen One Network’s cloud platform to provide global visibility of all of its inbound and outbound product movements across its distribution centers, carriers, suppliers, and customers. Once implemented, One Network’s solution will enable GoPro to automatically monitor its supply chain and react to issues more quickly and efficiently. [Read More…]

Will Machinists Throw a Wrench in the Auto Recovery?, written by Mark Clothier and Eric Roston

Carmakers in recent years have come to recognize risks inherent in relying on a global gaggle of suppliers for everything from tires to touch screens. And if they don’t turn quickly, they could crash into a wall that everyone should see coming. [Read More…]

ecVision upgrades Bon-Ton supply chain solution, posted on Fibre2Fashion

Seven years ago, Bon-Ton implemented ecVision’s solutions for vendor management, PO integration and production/shipment tracking for its international orders. Working through global sourcing giant William E Connor & Associates and connected to Kuehne & Nagel’s logistics teams, ecVision is the platform that consolidates all of the data and functionality to ensure the flow of goods from around the world. But with new programs and with the desire to enhance its commercial invoicing processes, Bon-Ton’s sourcing teams reached out again to ecVision to improve the existing platform. [Read More…]