You're accessing our list of Supply Chain Management and Logistics feature articles and news stories, sorted in reverse date order, from our News and Views section
Reader Question: What Kind of Savings Do Companies Typically See When They Do a Formal Carrier Bid Process by Lane?
What kind of savings do companies typically see when they do a formal carrier bid process by lane (Carrier Bid Optimization)? What are the factors in whether you might see a lot or a little savings?
TOPICS : TransportationReader Supply Chain Question: On How to Handle Receipts from Vendors with No Bar Code Labels and Lot Tracking Required?
Tough question - looking for more insight from readers.
TOPICS : Automatic Data Collection | Data collection/AIDC | Inbound logistics | LogisticsReader Question: Are Supply Chain Certifications Valuable?
How important do you believe certifications, such as the CPIM and CSCP from APICS, are for a supply chain professional's career development?
TOPICS : Supply chain careers/recruitmentReader Question: How to Avoid Supply Chain Consulting Bias?
We are looking at new supply chain software, as well as a consultant to help us with vendor selection. We are worried about the consultants being biased based on relationships with the vendors we are considering. How do we best ensure we find a consultant who will give us an unbiased recommendation?
TOPICS : Consulting/consultants | Supply chain software | Vendor selectionReader Question: Can you Implement Labor Management and WMS Together?
We are looking for a new Warehouse Management System and Labor Management System. Can we implement these together, or is it better to always do the WMS by itself first?
TOPICS : Distribution | Labor Management Systems | Supply Chain Execution (SCE) | Warehouse Mananagement SystemsSupply Chain Expert Profile: Cliff Holste
Profile of Cliff Holste, W and H Systems
TOPICS : Supply chain financeReader Question: Warehouse Design: Bulk Storage versus Rack Storage
Are there any rules of thumb about when you should use floor storage versus rack storage? Is there usually a "right" answer for a given operation?
TOPICS : Distribution | Warehouse designSupply Chain Expert Profile: Tom Jones
Supply Chain Expert Profile: Tom Jones; Ryder System, Inc.
TOPICS : Supply Chain ExpertsSupply Chain Expert Profile: Noah Dixon
Supply Chain Expert Profile: Noah Dixon; Catalyst International
TOPICS : Supply Chain ExpertsSupply Chain Expert Profile: Michael Dheur
Supply Chain Expert Profile for Michael Dheur. PRTM.
TOPICS : Supply Chain Experts