 | The annual State of Logistics report was released this week.The headline number - logistics costs rose for the fifth straight year as a percent of GDP, to 10.1%. As always SCDigest digs into the numbers and a summarizes key data for you. |
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| Is supply chain complexity killing corporate profits? That is what author, consultant and former corporate executive John Mariotti says, and he makes a persuasive case. Is your company facing its own Complexity Crisis? |
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| Past Economic Downturns have Always Led to a Drop in Commodity Prices, IMF Data Shows; Not this Time
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| When it comes to skyrocketing fuel costs and their punishing effect on logistics, should you cry, panic – or take action? SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore says this needs to be a wake-up call for companies to get busy both on their logistics strategies - and making their voices heard to elected officials.
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| Scenario Analysis in One Real Case Shows Rising Oil Prices Lead to Increased Domestic Production
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| Lower Prices Come as a Result of Procurement Design, Says CPO Barbara Lavernos; the "Optimization of Procurement"
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| "Buy it for Less" is easy Nostrum to Fix Bottom Line Pressures; Forget that Strategic Stuff for Now
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| As always, supply chain executives and managers are under pressure to reduce costs and improve performance. What are some of the most proven and comparatively simple techniques many companies are using - but a great percentage of other companies have not adopted? SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore offers his top 10 list. What is your view? |
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| Just how would a company's supply chain network and sourcing and distribution decisions change in the face of continued increases in oil and diesel fuel prices? In this fascinating analysis, MIT's Dr. David Simchi-Levi uses data from a real consumer goods company to test how these decisions might change - and starting at $150 per barrel oil, they really do. |
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| The Picture Tells the Ugly Story; Rise of 65 Percent since January, 2007
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