Womble Carlyle Supply Chain Management Blog

"Following legal issues related to supply chain management."

Author: Jackie Camp, Greg Chabon, Randy Hanson are Greensboro, N.C.-based partners and Heather Mallard is a Raleigh, N.C.-based partner of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice. Lawyers from the firm also author Womble Carlyle Construction Industry Blog, North Carolina Appellate Blog, Trade Secrets Blog, Fair Labor Standards Act Law, Furniture Law Blog, Multifamily and Mixed Use Development, Womble Non-Compete and Restrictive Covenants Blog, Political GPS: Womble Carlyle Political Law and Wag the Dog.

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Recent Posts from Womble Carlyle Supply Chain Management Blog

Article discusses the importance of supply chain mapping
In a recent article, Supply Chain Digest offers thoughts on Supplier Relationship Management that echo comments made to the Triad Business Journal regarding the important first step of mapping your supply chain.The Digest article states…
Greg Chabon quoted in Triad Business Journal SCM article
The Triad Business Journal turned to Womble Carlyle’s Greg Chabon for insight when putting together a major article on supply chain management. The article, “The missing link: Firms need to get to know their supply…
Rockslide closes I-40, creates supply chain headaches for truckers
Early on the morning of October 26th, a rockslide closed a part of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina. The highway is one of the state's key trucking routes, and one of the chief roads…
Supply, Demand and Finance - Managing Supply Chains in Uncertain Times
Supply chain management originated as means of fostering growth by making businesses leaner, more efficient and more responsive. But in the ongoing economic downturn, the old adage of “A chain is only as strong as…
Global competition for the U.S. dollar?
The state-run China Daily reported two stories last week suggesting that the U.S. dollar may not be the touchstone of global trade, and that other currencies, such as the renminbi (or yuan), the official currency…
Protecting accounts receivable for inventory sold under the UCC
In the current economic climate, sellers are increasingly seeing their sales on credit for what they are - a gamble on the buyer’s creditworthiness. If the buyer doesn’t pay its invoice, what rights does the…
International Outsourcing - What Happens After Satyam?
This month Xerox announce a data center outsourcing deal worth more than $100 Million over six years with huge Indian service provider HCL Technologies. Under this deal, HCL will manage Xerox’s disaster-recovery preparation and consolidate…
Restaurant chain creates supply co-op
The principles of supply chain management don't just work in the manufacturing sector. The restaurant industry also is putting them to good use.This month, DineEquity, Inc., the parent company of Applebee's and IHOP, announced that…
Let it SNOW - New program aims to improve supply chain efficiencies and reduce pollution
IBM announced a new consulting program offering to help companies improve not only the efficiency of their supply chains, but also their carbon footprint. The program aims to help companies reduce carbon dioxide emissions, fuel…
Country of Origin Determinations: Where Your Supply Chain Begins Matters to the U.S. Government
A number of U.S. Government agencies apply different and sometimes conflicting rules to determine where a company sources products. So-called “country of origin” determinations – an every day reality for businesses whose supply chain includes…