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September 19, 2014

Supply Chain News: Consumer Goods Companies are from Mars, Retailers from Venus

Small survey data shows retailers and manufacturers think differently about supply chain collaboration, SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore says

TOPICS : Collaboration | Consumer goods industry supply chain | Retail industry supply chain

September 12, 2014

Our Best Supply Chain Cartoons of All-Time

A look at som eof our favorite entries since 2009 for our supply chain cartoon caption contest

TOPICS : Fun stuff

September 05, 2014

The Coming US Logistics Cost Crack-Up?

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore wonders if a variety of factors could combine to drive trucking costs uo 20% or more in the next three years

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

August 28, 2014

The Labor (Day) Supply Chain 2014

Our annual review of the state of labor in the supply chain in conjunction with the Labor Day Holiday here and in Canada

TOPICS : Supply chain costs | Supply Chain Trends

August 22, 2014

Cracking the Gartner Top 25 Supply Chains List

SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore explains how the Gartner toop 25 supply chains works - and offers suggestions for how to make iit in.

TOPICS : Supply chain excellence

August 15, 2014

Getting Planning in the Supply Chain Right Part 2

Guest Columnist David Schneider Says Few Companies Adequately Consider Risk when Planning, and What to Do When Assumptions Go Wrong

TOPICS : Managing effectively | Supply chain excellence

August 06, 2014

Getting Planning in the Supply Chain Right

Guest columnist David Schneider says not many companies do supply chain planning well - here is why

TOPICS : Supply chain excellence

July 31, 2014

Supply Chain News: Inventory Performance 2014

Our annual review of the inventory management data from REL by business sector

TOPICS : Inventory management | Supply chain costs | Supply Chain studies

July 25, 2014

Insights from Unilever's Perfect Logistics Network Exercise

Dies Innovative Project Answer Question about How Much of Supply Chain Cost Locked in by Network Design?

TOPICS : Case studies | Logistics costs | Logistics | Network design/optimization | Supply chain excellence | Supply chain thought leadership

July 17, 2014

Supply Chain News: Can Western Manufacturing be Saved? Part 6

Numbers do not still fully support the anecdotes, but this looks like the best tme for US manufacturing in two decades

TOPICS : Global supply chain | Manufacturing | Supply chain thought leadership | Supply Chain Trends