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Innovation in 3PL Capabilities: Perspectives
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What Do Shippers Expect from 3PLs in Terms of Innovation?
How Are 3PLs Responding?

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MANUFACTURING
Nike Partners with Private Equity Firm to Develop New Age, Outsourced Manufacturing and Supply Chain in the Americas
Faster Response, Transparency, Domestic Production All Part of Innovative New Strategy
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Supply Chain Thought Leaders Video: Getting Baseline Cost Modeling in Supply Chain Network Design Right
Expert Tom Nicholas Says Just Because Costs Look Accurate Does Not Mean the Model is Accurate

New Benchmark Report from SCDigest!

Supply Chain Software Trends and OpportUnities Benchmark 2016

Special Focus on Supply Chain Software in the Cloud

 

 

Based on survey data from more than 185 supply chain professionals. Excellent data.

 




DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Calculating Inventory Levels Complicated By Shorter Product Life Cycles
Shippers Searching for a Better Inventory Management Tool
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
China Orders Lower Domestic Logistics Costs
Six Year Plan Hope to Cut Logistics Costs as a Percent of GDP to Still High 16% by 2020
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
Intel Demonstrates New Mote that Can Track Parcel Handling History
Idea Not New, but Approach Is, with Tiny More Powered by Wi-Fi Networks
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Largest Procurement Risk is Often in Low Volume Components, MIT's Yossi Sheffi Says
Several Approaches Are Available to Mitigate the Risk
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Is the Future Autonomous Trucks Combined with Uber-based Load Tendering?
Uber Buys Self-Driving Truck Technology Firm Otto for $680 Million
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Is it Almost Time for Renewable Diesel?
Cost Still Much Higher Everywhere but California, but Advantages Mean Future Looks Very Bright
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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New SCDigest Study to Focus on Innovation in Shipper-3PL Relationships
What Do Shippers Expect from 3PLs in Terms of Innovation? How Are 3PLs Responding? Please Help with Brief Survey
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