Read more supply chain stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24606/supply-chain.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:45:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51805/auto-suppliers-seek-their-own-bailout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe auto industry is warning that it could collapse from the bottom up if the government doesn't immediately assist America's car parts suppliers, the Washington Post reports. Suppliers are struggling to use their unpaid billings to troubled automakers—usually 45 to 60 days behind deliveries—as collateral for operating loans,...http://www.newser.com/story/51805/auto-suppliers-seek-their-own-bailout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Feb 2009 2:12:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45367/afghan-unrest-idles-pakistani-truckers-supplying-nato.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLast week’s attacks on American supply lines have Pakistani truck drivers refusing to drive into Afghanistan to resupply NATO troops, the Times of London reports. The route through the Khyber Pass was scheduled to reopen today, but the truckers union is holding out for a significant bump in pay. "They're...http://www.newser.com/story/45367/afghan-unrest-idles-pakistani-truckers-supplying-nato.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Dec 2008 12:45:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45116/auto-suppliers-panic-as-detroit-collapse-nears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe looming collapse of GM and Chrysler is sending shudders all the way down the supply chain, the New York Times reports. America's auto parts suppliers employ 600,000 people—more than twice as many as the Big Three automakers combined—but many suppliers are already stretched to the limit...http://www.newser.com/story/45116/auto-suppliers-panic-as-detroit-collapse-nears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Dec 2008 5:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/23448/bush-pledges-more-troops-for-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US will boost the number of its troops committed to NATO's effort in Afghanistan in 2009, President Bush told fellow alliance members at this week's summit, Reuters reports. Defense Secretary Robert Gates related the pledge to reporters as he left the Bucharest summit. He didn’t specify a figure, saying...http://www.newser.com/story/23448/bush-pledges-more-troops-for-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Apr 2008 13:40:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20895/more-us-troops-outfitting-themselves-for-combat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS troops are increasingly augmenting their military-issue gear with higher-end commercial products to gain an extra edge—and look sharp, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The military has encouraged the trend, perhaps in response to the equipment shortages that have dogged the Iraq and Afghanistan war efforts, loosening procurement rules...http://www.newser.com/story/20895/more-us-troops-outfitting-themselves-for-combat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Mar 2008 13:39:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20271/heparin-supply-chain-shaky-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith at least four US patients dead and hundreds suffering complications from the blood-thinning drug heparin, the New York Times follows the supply chain back to Chinese slaughterhouses that deal with the pig intestines that provide raw material for the drug. Though companies say the chain is secure, the Times...http://www.newser.com/story/20271/heparin-supply-chain-shaky-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 Feb 2008 14:07:00 CST