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May 28, 2010

Supply Chain News: Re-Stapling Yourself to a Multi-Channel Order

Reviewing a Harvard Business Review classic, ''re-stapling yourself to an order'' is always a good idea - but different in today's virtual, multi-channel world.

TOPICS : Order management

May 21, 2010

State of the Supply Chain Software Union

Affer several weeks of supply chain software user conferences, SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore sums up the state of the software union - and thinks it looks pretty darn good.

TOPICS : Supply chain software | Supply Chain Trends

May 14, 2010

Thinking about Supply Chain Chargebacks

Chargebacks for lack of supply chain performance are an important yet almost never discussed topic? Why? And should these retail concept find its way into manufacturers or not?

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

May 07, 2010

Supply Chain News: Coming Dominance of On-Demand Supply Chain Software

Is the future of supply chain software On-Demand? SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore thinks, and summarizes the new SCDigest Letter on this topic.

TOPICS : Supply chain and the IT function/technology

April 30, 2010

Supply Chain News: NA Material Handling Show 2010 Full Review and Comment

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore reports on the best new hardware and software products and solutions from the 2010 North American Material Handling Show in Cleveland,

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics | Material handling automation | Order picking | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

April 23, 2010

Trip Report: CSCMP Atlanta and Supply Chain Executive Forum

SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore reports back from two days in Atlanta on the interesting presentations at the CSCMP Atlanta Roundtable meeting and the Georgia Tech Supply Chain Executive Forum.

TOPICS : Education and Training | Supply Chain Trends

April 16, 2010

Supply Chain Collaboration 2010: Buy, Sell or Hold?

There is a lot more talk about supply chain collaboration than action. Will it ever improve? Talk is cheap - this time in a good way. Shouldn't we just start there?

TOPICS : Collaboration

April 08, 2010

Supply Chain News: Port of LA, Clean Trucks, Owner-Operators, and You

Think the battlle over Owner-Operators and drayage operations is a local matter that doesn't matter much to you? Think again - how this plays out could have major ramifications for all shippers.

TOPICS : Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

April 01, 2010

Funny Stories from a Career in Supply Chain

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore recounts some funny stories from his supply chain career. Ok, maybe not Comedy Central stuff, but a light view to end a Spring break week.

TOPICS : Fun stuff

March 25, 2010

Supply Chain Comment: The Great Inventory Deleveraging

Despite all the focus and apparent progress, inventory levels have basically remained flat in most industries. That is changing - the Great Inventory Deleveraging is Coming.

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Supply chain finance | Inventory management | Inventory optimization | Retail industry supply chain | Supply chain costs | Supply chain excellence | Supply Chain Planning software | Supply chain software | Supply chain strategy | Supply Chain Trends