Supply chain

The Journal of Commerce’s supply chain news and analysis impacting the management of end-to-end supply chains reports on supply chain strategies, cargo visibility, inventory trends, sourcing, customs certification and contract logistics. Supply chain news coverage also delves into refrigerated shipping advancements and management of inventory status, regulatory updates and government funding projects. 

The latest Supply chain News & Analysis

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
US Governors Probe<br><br> Friction With JapanGovernors, officials and businessmen from seven southe
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
Fewer Japanese Happy<br><br> With Living StandardNearly 90 percent of the Japanese responding to a r
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR

JOC Team |
Teleports and Regional Economic Development. Third Annual World Teleport Association General Assembl
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
Balance of Payments<br><br> Falls Sharply in JapanJapan's current account surplus fell sharply in Au
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
Union, Ford of Canada<br><br> Reach Tentative PactFord of Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers union
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

NC SCRAPS PLANS FOR OFFICE IN JAPAN

Journal of Commerce Special |
The state General Assembly's refusal to fund expanded business recruitment efforts in the Pacific Ri
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
Argentina May Expand<br><br> Weapons Sales to IranBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina is interested
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

HONDA DENIES IT HAD PLAN TO BUILD VIETNAMESE PLANT

(AP) |
Honda Motor Co. never had plans to build a motorcycle plant in Vietnam, contrary to statements by U.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
Economic Indicator<br><br> Moves Higher in JapanThe index of leading indicators for Japan's economy
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
Japanese Auto Exports<br><br> Declined in AugustJapan exported 462,964 autos in August, down 17.2 pe
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR

JOC Team |
Export Documentation, Export Letter of Credit and Import Documentation: Three One-Day Seminars. Spon
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
US Urged to Reduce<br><br> Budget, Trade DeficitsThe United States must make greater efforts to redu
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INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
Japanese, S. Koreans<br><br> Reach Textile PactJapanese and South Korean textile manufacturers agree
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
China to Tighten<br><br> Control Over PricesA senior Chinese leader said China will tighten control
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

TRADE FAIRS

Wire and Staff Reports |
Franchise Expositions<br><br> Set for Eight US CitiesThe International Franchise Association will ho
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INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
World Steel Output<br><br> Rose 8.3 percent in AugustBRUSSELS, Belgium - Output of crude steel in th
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL LOANS

JOC Team |
IDA<br><br> UGANDA - $65 million from the World Bank's International Development Association and $24
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
Philips Seeks Share<br><br> Of N. American PhilipsEINDHOVEN, Netherlands - N.V. Philips' Gloeilampen
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
Japanese Economy<br><br> Shows No GrowthJapan's gross national product showed no growth in the April
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR

JOC Team |
Governmental Affairs Conference of the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
Work Begins in Britain<br><br> On US-Europe CableWork began Thursday on the British end of what is b
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INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
UK Industrial Output<br><br> Climbed 2.2 percent in JulyU.K. industrial production in July rose 2.2
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
Bass Purchases Stake<br><br> In Holiday Inn ChainBass PLC, a British company famous for its ale, has
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

TRADE FAIRS

Wire and Staff Reports |
Sporting Goods Group<br><br> Schedules Fall ShowThe Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association is hold
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INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
Bush to Hold Talks<br><br> With EC ExecutivesBRUSSELS, Belgium - U.S. Vice President George Bush wil
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

ENTREPRENEUR WOOS CABLE & WIRELESS

P.T. BANGSBERG |
Local entrepreneur Li Ka-shing seems firmly back on the acquisition trailwith announcement of a huge
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

UK INFLATION HOLDS STEADY

(AP) |
Britain's annual inflation rate remained steady at 4.4 percent in August, the government said.<br><b
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

JOC Team |
Malaysian Auto Sector<br><br> Hit by RecessionKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The Malaysian car industry is
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR

JOC Team |
Customs Brokers License Exam Training Course. Sept. 15, 17. World Trade Center, Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

JAPANESE PLAN TO SLASH PERSONAL TAXES

A.E. CULLISON |
Japanese personal taxes will be slashed by an estimated total of $15.7 billion within a few days und
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

UNEMPLOYMENT HITS HUNGARIAN YOUTH

(AP) |
Unemployment among Hungarian youth almost tripled between 1984 and 1986 despite a shortage of labor
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
Stronger Ties Urged<br><br> Between Europe, JapanJapan and Europe should develop closer ties as majo
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR

JOC Team |
Harmonized System Seminars. Four-hour seminars conducted by Sandler & Travis, Trade Advisory Service
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

WAGE DATA TO WEIGHT ON TRADE BILL

(AP) |
The average U.S. factory worker earned as much as $9 for every dollar paid a worker in South Korea i
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

SEARS, C.P. GROUP REACH AGREEMENT

Journal of Commerce staff |
Sears, Roebuck & Co. and the C.P. Group of Bangkok, Thailand said Sears World Trade Inc. reached agr
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

FOREIGN VISITS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
Nakasone in Poland<br><br> WARSAW, Poland - Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan was to begin a
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

FOCUS ON IMPORTS TRADE LEADS

JOC Team |
Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

FOCUS ON IMPORTS NEW PRODUCTS MARKETPLACE

JOC Team |
Ship simulator<br><br> A multi-ship maneuvering simulator from Britian allows ship designers to see
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

FOCUS ON IMPORTS CALIFORNIA IMPORT LAB LIKELY TO STAY OPEN

MAUREEN ROBB |
The port of San Francisco said it expects the Food and Drug administration. to accept it's offer of
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