Supply management

Commuter Air Technology Announces Director of Supply Chain and Logistics Management

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Monday, October 8, 2018
Economy, Systems engineering, Business, Procurement, Supply chain management, Freight transport, Logistics, Supply chain, Purchasing, Supply management

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Commuter Air Technology (CAT), a global provider of customized aircraft modifications for commercial and government applications, welcomes April Mench to the leadership team as Director of Supply Chain and Logistics Management.

Key Points: 
  • OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Commuter Air Technology (CAT), a global provider of customized aircraft modifications for commercial and government applications, welcomes April Mench to the leadership team as Director of Supply Chain and Logistics Management.
  • Mench brings over 21 years of leadership experience in military aviation, program management and supply chain logistics.
  • In her new role with CAT, Mench will have overall direction for Supply Chain including strategic supply management, purchasing, procurement, material planning, receiving, warehousing and logistics.
  • Commuter Air Technology delivers certified aircraft and customized aircraft modifications for commercial and government applications around the globe.

Statement from Pierre Lampron, president of Dairy Farmers of Canada on a meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau

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Thursday, October 4, 2018
Dairy farming in Canada, Food and drink, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Agriculture, Politics of Canada, Dairy farming, Supply management

OTTAWA, Oct. 4, 2018 /CNW/ -"We recognize the symbolism of the gesture of Prime Minister Trudeau, in offering to meet with our industry to hear our concerns firsthand.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, Oct. 4, 2018 /CNW/ -"We recognize the symbolism of the gesture of Prime Minister Trudeau, in offering to meet with our industry to hear our concerns firsthand.
  • Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is the national policy, lobbying and promotional organization representing Canada's farmers.
  • DFC strives to create stable conditions for the Canadian dairy sector, today and in the future.
  • It works to maintain policies that foster the viability of Canadian dairy farming and promote dairy products and their health benefits.

How much of our home grown dairy has Justin Trudeau really given away to President Trump?

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Food and drink, Dairy farming in Canada, Milk, Cattle, Dairy farming, Dairy, Supply management, Dairy Farmers of Canada

Canadian products made with locally produced milk from Canadian dairy farms are being pushed off the shelves to make way to US-imported products.

Key Points: 
  • Canadian products made with locally produced milk from Canadian dairy farms are being pushed off the shelves to make way to US-imported products.
  • Once the recent trade deals1 come in effect, the total dairy imports will make up approximately 18%of the Canadian dairy market.
  • Canada caved in to the US demands to ensure our dairy products would not compete with American made ones on the world markets.
  • It works to maintain policies that foster the viability of Canadian dairy farming and promote dairy products and their health benefits.

NMI® at 61.6%; September Non-Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Economy, Surveys, Business, Supply chain management, Institute for Supply Management, ISM Report On Business, Non-Manufacturing ISM Report on Business, Procurement, Rob, ISM, Supply management, -ism

The Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business is based on data compiled from purchasing and supply executives nationwide.

Key Points: 
  • The Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business is based on data compiled from purchasing and supply executives nationwide.
  • The Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business survey is sent out to Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee respondents the first part of each month.
  • The Institute for Supply Management ("ISM") Report On Business (both Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing) ("ISM ROB") contains information, text, files, images, video, sounds, musical works, works of authorship, applications, and any other materials or content (collectively, "Content") of ISM ("ISM ROB Content").
  • ISM leads the profession through the ISM Report On Business, its highly regarded certification programs and the ISM Mastery Model.

U.S. Dairy Organizations Thank Trump Administration for Concluding New Trade Agreement with Canada, Mexico

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Monday, October 1, 2018
Donald Trump, Presidency of Donald Trump, IDFA, Economy of the United States, United States, Supply management

Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) thanked Trump Administration negotiators for fighting hard against Canada's trade-distorting practices.

Key Points: 
  • Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) thanked Trump Administration negotiators for fighting hard against Canada's trade-distorting practices.
  • The groups look forward to reviewing the text of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), in particular the dairy provisions, to better understand the benefits to U.S. agriculture and dairy.
  • "We also need to pursue new free trade agreements with other nations and resolve our trade conflicts with China.
  • "We appreciate that the Trump Administration continually raised the profile of our issues at the negotiating table."

USMCA and Dairy: Canadian Government Spin vs Fact

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Monday, October 1, 2018
Food and drink, Dairy farming in Canada, Agriculture, Cattle, Dairy farming, Milk, Dairy, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Supply management

OTTAWA, Oct. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Dairy farmers across Canada want to make sure Canadians have the facts - not just the government spin - on what the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) means for the Canadian dairy sector.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, Oct. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Dairy farmers across Canada want to make sure Canadians have the facts - not just the government spin - on what the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) means for the Canadian dairy sector.
  • The Government has conceded access to our domestic market to the US, affecting our ability to produce Canadian milk.
  • If our government fought for a good deal for Canadian industry, it wasn't dairy.
  • It works to maintain policies that foster the viability of Canadian dairy farming and promote dairy products and their health benefits.

Dairy Farmers' livelihood sacrificed again

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Monday, October 1, 2018
Food and drink, Dairy farming in Canada, Agriculture, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Dairy industry, Dairy farming, Dairy, Supply management

"The announced concessions on dairy in the new USMCA deal demonstrates once again that the Canadian government is willing to sacrifice our domestic dairy production when it comes time to make a deal," said Pierre Lampron, President of Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC).

Key Points: 
  • "The announced concessions on dairy in the new USMCA deal demonstrates once again that the Canadian government is willing to sacrifice our domestic dairy production when it comes time to make a deal," said Pierre Lampron, President of Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC).
  • USMCA follows two previous trade agreements in which access to the Canadian dairy market was granted, CETA and the CPTPP, which sacrificed the equivalent of a quarter of a billion dollars annually in dairy production to industries in other countries.
  • The livelihood of these thousands of Canadians and the future generations of dairy producers is seriously at risk.
  • It works to maintain policies that foster the viability of Canadian dairy farming and promote dairy products and their health benefits.

Statement from Pierre Lampron, president of Dairy Farmers of Canada on a NAFTA agreement

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Monday, October 1, 2018
Food and drink, Dairy farming in Canada, Agriculture, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Dairy farming, Dairy Farmers, Dairy, Supply management

Granting an additional market access of 3.59% to our domestic dairy market, eliminating competitive dairy classes and extraordinary measures to limit our ability to export dairy products will have a dramatic impact not only for dairy farmers but for the whole sector.

Key Points: 
  • Granting an additional market access of 3.59% to our domestic dairy market, eliminating competitive dairy classes and extraordinary measures to limit our ability to export dairy products will have a dramatic impact not only for dairy farmers but for the whole sector.
  • Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is the national policy, lobbying and promotional organization representing Canada's farmers.
  • DFC strives to create stable conditions for the Canadian dairy sector, today and in the future.
  • It works to maintain policies that foster the viability of Canadian dairy farming and promote dairy products and their health benefits.

Institute for Supply Management® Opens Call-for-Presentations for Annual International Conference

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Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Economy, Business, Supply chain management, Management, Institute for Supply Management, ISM, Supply management

TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Institute for Supply Management(ISM) has opened a Call-For-Presentations (CFP) for its annual international conference, ISM2019 in Houston, Texas on April 7 10, 2019.

Key Points: 
  • TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Institute for Supply Management(ISM) has opened a Call-For-Presentations (CFP) for its annual international conference, ISM2019 in Houston, Texas on April 7 10, 2019.
  • The influential four-day, supply chain management conference brings together industry practitioners and leaders from across the globe to network, learn, and discuss trends in the profession.
  • "Supply management and purchasing professionals around the world make decisions that affect their companies' brands, competitive position, and bottom-line performance every day," said Tom Derry, Chief Executive Officer, ISM.
  • Institute for Supply Management (ISM) is the first and leading not-for-profit professional supply management organization worldwide.

Enough is enough - Any final NAFTA deal should have no further negative impact for milk producers

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Food and drink, Dairy farming in Canada, Agriculture, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Milk, Dairy farming, North American Free Trade Agreement, Dairy, Supply management

OTTAWA, Sept. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -Dairy farmers called on the Canadian government to ensure that any final NAFTA deal does not negatively impact the sector and Canadian consumers.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, Sept. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -Dairy farmers called on the Canadian government to ensure that any final NAFTA deal does not negatively impact the sector and Canadian consumers.
  • Canadian dairy farmers are concerned that the US Administration wants to replace Canadian dairy and the Canadian dairy industry with U.S. interests by eroding the pillars of our Canadian system.
  • "Many American dairy farmers know that more access to the Canadian market isn't a viable solution to American overproduction.
  • Founded in 1934, Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is the national organization defending the interests of Canadian dairy farmers and striving to create favourable conditions for the Canadian dairy industry.