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December 19, 2013

Supply Chain Comment: Vendor Compliance vs. Vendor Performance: What's the Difference?

The Key Question is "What Metric Defines Success for Your Vendor Performance Objectives?"

TOPICS : Retail industry supply chain | Vendor selection

December 18, 2013

Logistics News: Adopting Lean Manufacturing Methods In The DC

Instead of Producing Widgets - DCs Are Order Assemble Plants

TOPICS : Distribution | Lean

December 11, 2013

Logistics News: What Shippers Need to Know About Outsourcing

Factors That Drive 3PL Adoption

TOPICS : Outsourcing/offshoring

December 05, 2013

Supply Chain Comment: ASN Accuracy, The PO LifeCycle, and Fun With Pictures

Plain Language, A Compelling Study and Graphics that Make the Case for Improving ASN Accuracy

TOPICS : Retail industry supply chain

December 04, 2013

Logistics News: Changing Shopper Dynamics Drives The Need For More Shipping Options

Understand the Factors Leading to Increased Challenges for Small Parcel Shipping

TOPICS : Customer satisfaction | Parcel shipping/parcel systems

December 04, 2013

Supply Chain By Design: What Makes a Good Inventory Buffer

If You Don’t Set your Inventory Buffers Correctly, it Will Increase Other Costs

TOPICS : Inventory management | Supply chain costs

November 26, 2013

Supply Chain by Design: Some Things Do Not Change: Cost and Service Trade-Offs with Air Shipments

Adding the Ability to Ship Air Changes the Trade-Off Between Cost and Service

TOPICS : air carriers/cargo

November 21, 2013

Supply Chain Comment: Retail Margin Risk: Step 3 - Monitor ASN Accuracy Religiously

More Important Because Supply Chains are Getting Longer and Faster and the Customer has Plan B at the Tip of Their Fingertips

TOPICS : Retail industry supply chain