Monthly Archives: January 2012

Hennes and Mauritz, Europe’s second-largest clothing retailer, continues to struggle to counter the cost of making garments after reporting a fifth consecutive drop in quarterly profit.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has reportedly told Apple employees that the technology giant cares about every single worker in its supply chain, following a report in The New York Times detailing harsh working conditions at Apple’s suppliers in China.

Large companies are putting a greater focus on tracking the health of their supply base amid increased fears of their collapse.

China’s oil demand was, on average, 9.69 million barrels per day (b/d) in December last year, marking the highest demand per month that the nation has ever reached.

The United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has revealed that it is working with commercial manufacturers and independent distributors to determine whether so-called DNA marking could prevent counterfeit parts from entering the military supply sys…

Sugar prices are likely to remain volatile into 2013 according to the International Sugar Organisation (ISO) as global output matches demand.