http://www.scdigest.com/rss.phpSupply Chain Digest is the leading on-line newsletter and web site for busy supply chain and logistics professionals to get news and insight and to find solutions.My Strategy is Brilliant, Alvin Tells the Teamhttp://www.scdigest.com/newsviews/13-05-20-1.php?CID=70592013-05-20T22:19:00-05:00Continued Apparel Supply Chain Fallout from Bangladesh Tragedy, Q1 2013 Truckload Carrier Results and Trends, Top US Manufacturing Cities, Valuable SCPro Certification from CSCMPhttp://www.scdigest.com/newsviews/13-05-20-2.php?CID=70602013-05-20T22:19:00-05:00Huge Cost Advantage China Once Had is Gone in a Decade. Will Mexico be Able to Take Advantagehttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/newsviews/13-05-16-1.php?CID=70502013-05-16T14:57:00-05:00US Oil Production will Continue to Gusher, Gap Inc. has Big Loan Fund for Bangladesh Manufacturers, RFID Really is Penetrating Retail, Amazon Growth Coming Down to Earthhttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/newsviews/13-05-16-2.php?CID=70532013-05-16T13:57:00-05:00The Longer Term Supply Chain Implications from the Apparel Industry Response to the Recent Building Collapse Tragedy in Bangladeshhttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/FIRSTTHOUGHTS/13-05-16.php?CID=70492013-05-16T09:46:00-05:00Bill Hardgrave of Auburn Says Yes, Need to Look Beyond Just Bar Code Replacement. Our Three Level RFID Application Frameworkhttp://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-05-15-1.php?CID=70442013-05-15T18:42:00-05:00Agreement Would be Legally Binding, Requiring Investment in Building Improvements. A Game of Hardball for Sure Politicallyhttp://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-05-14-2.php?CID=70432013-05-15T16:42:00-05:00Profits Generally Soar on Modest Volume Growth, while the Evolution at JB Hunt Continues Onhttp://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-05-15-2.php?CID=70482013-05-15T16:27:00-05:00Emergency Replenishments in Active Pick Areas Plunge, Changed DC Focus from Cost to Sales Growth, with Big Resultshttp://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-05-14-1.php?CID=70382013-05-14T11:03:00-05:00Are WMS Modifications Always Bad Today, Death Toll Still Rising In Bangladesh, Is It an Ugly Race to the Bottom. YRC Worldwide Decides it is Time for a New Acquisition, New CSCMP Publication on Talent Managementhttp://www.scdigest.com/NEWSVIEWS/13-05-13-1.php?CID=70342013-05-13T12:35:00-05:00Technology Rightsizes Inventory, but Also Can be Seen as Moving the Tradeoff Curvehttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/newsviews/13-05-10-1.php?CID=70292013-05-11T00:51:00-05:00SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore on highlights from the JDA Focus user conference from Orlando, the first since the merger with RedPrairiehttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/FIRSTTHOUGHTS/13-05-10.php?CID=70282013-05-10T23:51:00-05:00IO Takes Inventory Away for Amway, HOS Countdown Clock,Death Toll Rises in Bangladesh, US, China Manufacturing Costs to Converge by 2015, but India will Still be Well Belowhttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/newsviews/13-05-10-2.php?CID=70302013-05-10T11:00:00-05:00Differences Between Leaders and Average Have Really Collapsed in Recent Yearshttp://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-05-09-1.php?CID=70232013-05-09T23:01:00-05:00AlixPartners Research Finds US will Reach Cost Parity with China by 2015, Is Tied with Mexico as Location for Nearshoring, but Neither Trend Ensures Major Reshoring Move in the Endhttp://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-05-09-2.php?CID=70252013-05-09T15:24:00-05:00JCPenney, 7 11 Both Now Hauling Goods for Rivals 7 11 Gets Around Local Bottling Delivery Rules in Interesting Wayhttp://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-05-09-3.php?CID=70272013-05-09T15:24:00-05:00CEO Richard Murphy Lays Out the Real Details in Excellent WERC Conference Presentationhttp://www.thegreensupplychain.com/news/13-05-09-1.php?CID=70242013-05-09T12:25:00-05:00SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor in Orlandohttp://www.scdigest.com/newsviews/13-05-08-1.php?CID=70222013-05-08T15:37:00-05:007 11 Finds Delivery Consolidation is a Store Convenience, Not Many Companies Can Sense and Respond, Plant Flowers, Not Grass, at the DC, GE Spends Some Money on Spend Analyticshttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/newsviews/13-05-03-2.php?CID=70122013-05-03T10:55:00-05:00SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore on highlights from the WERC and ISM conferences in Dallas http://www.scdigest.com/assets/FIRSTTHOUGHTS/13-05-03.php?CID=70102013-05-03T09:07:00-05:00A Comparison Between Traditional, Fluorescent, and LED Costs and Paybackhttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/newsviews/13-05-03-1.php?CID=70112013-05-03T09:07:00-05:00We are Fully Aware of our Responsibility, One Retailer Sayshttp://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-05-02-2.php?CID=70082013-05-02T16:38:00-05:00Innovative Systems Tracks Nuclear Materials, May have Application in Many Other Areashttp://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-05-02-3.php?CID=70092013-05-02T15:38:00-05:0045 Days to Pay Now Passe, as 60 to 100 Is the New Normal http://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-05-02-1.php?CID=70062013-05-02T09:50:00-05:00SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore Reporting from the Conference Floor in Dallashttp://www.scdigest.com/NEWSVIEWS/13-05-01-1.php?CID=70002013-05-01T22:29:00-05:00Show us your Supply Chain Withttp://www.scdigest.com/ASSETS/NEWSVIEWS/13-04-30-1.php?CID=70012013-04-30T23:05:00-05:00SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor in Dallashttp://www.scdigest.com/newsviews/13-04-30-1.php?CID=69942013-04-30T12:21:00-05:00New Voice Technology Research. Top US Distribution Networks, Tragedy Strikes Again in Bangladesh Apparel Supply Chain, Connecting with CSCMP Local Roundtableshttp://www.scdigest.com/newsviews/13-04-29-1.php?CID=69932013-04-29T16:49:00-05:00Another Deadly Apparel Factory Disaster in Bangladesh, Pilot Flying J Diesel Rebate Scandal, FedEx Tightens Delivery Windows for a Fee, The Internet Sales Tax Comethhttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/newsviews/13-04-26-1.php?CID=69822013-04-26T22:06:00-05:00Jorge Barnett Lawton and Edson Batista of GE Energy Take Home the Prizehttp://www.scdigest.com/ASSETS/NEWSVIEWS/13-04-26-2.php?CID=69832013-04-26T22:06:00-05:00SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore on key trends and issues in global transportation managementhttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/FIRSTTHOUGHTS/13-04-26.php?CID=69872013-04-26T10:17:00-05:00http://www.scdigest.com/assets/newsviews/13-04-25-1.php?CID=69812013-04-25T01:01:00-05:00Aligned Business Framework Pushes Tier 1 Suppliers to Own Sustainability and Ethical Sourcing Back Through Supply Chainhttp://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-04-24-2.php?CID=69722013-04-24T15:06:00-05:00Concepts being Adopted by Companies Across the Globe. Focus is Often on Reducing Time to Recoveryhttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/on_target/13-04-24-1.php?CID=69712013-04-24T15:00:00-05:00Carriers and Private Fleets It Might be Time to Lawyer Uphttp://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-04-23-1.php?CID=69652013-04-23T23:13:00-05:00WMS was Late to the Cloud Game, but that is Changing. Key Considerations for Making the Decision on Cloud or On Premisehttp://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-04-23-2.php?CID=69692013-04-23T19:58:00-05:00Incidents in Mexico Decline in Q1, but Probably Due Only to Effort to Reduce Reporting of Bad Conditions, Says FreightWatch. Official Warns Truckers to Stay Off Some Mexican Highways http://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-04-22-1.php?CID=69632013-04-22T15:51:00-05:00How Well is New Risk Exposure Index Being Accepted in the Market, Swatch Says It is Time to Stop Selling to Swiss Watch Competitors, Unilever is Done with Landfill Waste, New Fundamentals of Supply Chain Workshophttp://www.scdigest.com/newsviews/13-04-22-2.php?CID=69602013-04-22T09:19:00-05:00US Apparel Production Woe, Unilever Keeps Landfill Free Movement Going, Oil Prices Dropping, Will Diesel Follow, Swatch Asks Government to Let its Customers Gohttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/newsviews/13-04-19-1.php?CID=69532013-04-19T21:41:00-05:00If You Have 10 US Warehouses, where Should You Locate them. We Map them Out for Youhttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/newsviews/13-04-18-1.php?CID=69492013-04-18T17:23:00-05:00ll Factories in the US and Canada Added to Growing List. Company Also Says it has Reduced CO2 Emissions by 1 Million Metric Tons Since 2008http://www.thegreensupplychain.com/news/13-04-17-1.php?CID=69462013-04-17T15:57:00-05:00Despite Slow but Steady Growth from the Bottom, Manufacturing Overall, Many Sectors Below 2007 Levelshttp://www.scdigest.com/ONTARGET/13-04-17-2.php?CID=69442013-04-17T10:57:00-05:00Annual List from Chicago Consulting is Interesting as Always, Shows Rather Modest Changes from 2006 Datahttp://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-04-17-1.php?CID=69432013-04-16T22:14:00-05:00The new JDA eight platform delivers a bold vision for a truly integrated software suite, the scale of which we have just not seen before in the supply chain.http://www.scdigest.com/newsviews/Cool_Product_13-04_JDA_eight.php?CID=69392013-04-16T16:56:00-05:00Global Transportation Benchmark Study, Rail Carriers on the Rise, Truck Prices are Headed Still Higher, 100 Dollar Discount on Upcoming CSCMP Workshop, Plus the Supply Chain Week in Numbershttp://www.scdigest.com/newsviews/13-04-15-1.php?CID=69302013-04-15T11:34:00-05:00The Rapidly Growing Level of US Oil and Natural Gas Production is Bringing Huge Economic and Supply Chain Benefits, but is On a Collision Course with Those Wanting to Kill Fossil Fuel Usagehttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/FIRSTTHOUGHTS/13-04-11.php?CID=69272013-04-12T19:13:00-05:00Mexican Labor Costs Now Well Under China, How Much Should Arkansas Fork Out for New Steel Plant, Walmart Invests in Bangladesh Factory Safety, New Clean Truck Engines Are Pricyhttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/newsviews/13-04-12-1.php?CID=69282013-04-12T18:13:00-05:00Brazil and Hong Kong have Seen Steep Unit Labor Cost Growth in Past Decade, While Many Others have Seen Little or No Increaseshttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/newsviews/13-04-11-1.php?CID=69232013-04-11T15:25:00-05:00Expert Panel Details What Has and Has Not Happened, What Leaders are Already Doinghttp://www.scdigest.com/assets/on_target/13-04-10-2.php?CID=69222013-04-10T16:25:00-05:00Despite Slow but Steady Growth from the Bottom, Manufacturing Overall, Many Sectors Below 2007 Levelshttp://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-04-10-1.php?CID=69202013-04-10T15:25:00-05:00