Deloitte’s Ryan Flynn recently previewed the ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) webinar and their Wal-Mart case study. As you likely recall, Wal-Mart received a very public PR black-eye a few years ago when some of their subcontracted cleaning crews turned out to be comprised of undocumented workers. The media hung the company out to dry [more]

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In case you missed the story (and that’s a forgivable offense since you’re likely watching the response of your supply chain, company and 401k to the financial situation this week), sixty-three formers employees of an Indian auto-parts manufacturer are under arrest for murder after beating their former CEO to death Tuesday. The workers were set [more]

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Like most of you, I spent the last week glued to my financial TV news outlets, rss feeds, Wall Street Journal and (because I was traveling) the USA Today Money section, trying to make some sense of the turmoil rocking the banking sector. When giant, old institutions like Lehman Bros. and AIG fail, and [more]

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There are few issues in American politics and business where tensions have been as lasting or as passionate as immigration. The last few years have seen a massive rise in the prosecution of undocumented workers and their employers. And while the evolution of regulations and enforcement hinges on the election, public opinion and more [more]

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We recently covered pharmaceutical companies sourcing API (active pharmaceutical ingredients) from low-cost countries and the potential risks that accompany the trend. But I came across a video of Columbia Business School Professor Noel Capon interviewing Merck’s Howard Richman that covers a far different pharma procurement angle - the company’s indirect spend success story.

Richman, Merck’s Executive [more]

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