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April 08, 2011

Rebuilding Supply Chains for the Future

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore takes a look at yet anothr predicton on the supply chain of the future, this time from the smart folks at McKinsey.

TOPICS : Agile supply chain | Global supply chain | Supply chain strategy

April 01, 2011

Supply Chain Whirl

Predictions for rapidly rising inflation is just the latest in an on-going series of major issues and disruptions for the supply chain. What is a company to do?

TOPICS : Supply chain risk | Supply chain strategy | Supply Chain Trends

March 25, 2011

Supply Chain News: ProMat 2011 Full Revew and Comment -- The Euro Invasion

SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore offers his complete perspective on the ProMat 2011 show in Chicago. What were the key trends, and what solutions caught our eye at McCormick Place?

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics | Material handling automation | Order picking

March 18, 2011

The Lessons from the Dell Supply Chain Transformation

SCDigest Dan Gilmore summarizing key takeaways from our major Videocast on the Supply Chain Transformation at Dell.

TOPICS : Case studies | High tech/electronics industry supply chain | Supply chain costs | Supply chain strategy | Supply chain transformation

March 10, 2011

RFID in CPG to Retail - What Really Happened?

From transformative vision to dead in its tracks - how could so many people be so wrong? Or were theu?

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Retail industry supply chain | RFID | Wal-Mart

March 03, 2011

Aligning Supply Chains with Real Customer Needs

Most companies realize the need for customer segmentation, but when it comes to supply chain, do most of them have it all wring? Do we need dynamic supply chain alignment?

TOPICS : Supply chain costs | Supply chain excellence | Supply Chain Integration | Supply chain organization | Supply chain strategy | Supply chain thought leadership | Supply chain transformation

February 25, 2011

Readers Respond: What to Tell Students and Bureaucrats about Logistics

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore shares highlights of the many lettres we received on Waht to Tell Students and Bureaucrats about Logistics.

TOPICS : Supply Chain Trends

February 18, 2011

Supply Chain News: Transportation Tsunami Coming Again?

Is a new trucking crisis on the rise? We summarize the reasons why it seems to be true.

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Supply chain costs | Transportation | Trucking

February 11, 2011

What to Tell Students and Bureaucrats about Logistics?

SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore has a speech coming up to business leaders, politicians, academics and students on the subject of logistics. Here is what he is planning to say - what would you add?

TOPICS : Supply Chain Basics | Supply chain thought leadership | Supply Chain Trends

February 04, 2011

Supply Chain News: The Ying and Yang of $100 Oil

We are back yet again to $100, but with much less panic this time around. Why is that?

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Supply chain costs | Transportation