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The United States government has published a strategy document which aims to define how the nation can secure its supply chains in a globalised economy.

Aegis Group has won a $3bn global media planning and buying contract from General Motors (GM) as the automotive manufacturer, owner of brands such as Chevrolet and GMC, moved to consolidate its international advertising account into a single agency.

Just as companies are settling operations and supply chains after the devastating 2011 earthquake on Japan’s north-eastern coast, experts have warned that a serious quake is likely to hit Tokyo within the next few years.

The world’s third largest producer of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), Elpida Memory, could be provided financial support from the Japanese government as it faces having to repay $1.2bn in debt by April, according to reports.

Organisations across the globe are ignoring the economic power that centralised procurement can deliver, a new report has warned.

UK retailer The Co-operative Group has announced that building work has begun on a £22m food distribution depot in north Derbyshire.

If evidence were needed of the changing face of global exports then it will be provided tomorrow when Japan is expected to announce it ran a trade deficit for the ninth month in a row.

There is “no alternative” to China as the dominant global location for garment sourcing, new research claims.

Fuel oil, which is used to power electricity stations and ships, has risen close to its 2008 high because of strong demand from Japan and low supplies according to reports.

Honda US has unveiled the results of on-going efforts to reduce the environmental footprint of its domestic logistics and supply chain operations.