You know the names: Gartner, AMR, Forrester, etc. But what do they really do, and how to best take advantage? We take a look.

Consistently, companies that start a new supply chain initiative find they have supply chain processes that badly need revamping. But why does it always seem to take companies so long to figure that out?

We are familar with inventory turns, inventory carrying costs - but the most powerful impact of reducing inventory levels is on free cash flow generation - and ultimately a direct tie to shareholder value.

It is like an iron law - companies tend to consistently rate themselves near the top of SCM performance - even though by definition, 50% are below average. We cite fresh examples - and recommend what to do about it.

What will the supply chain of the future look like? SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore offers 10 predictions for the Supply Chain 2015.

A new generation of case picking technologies is here - and SCDigest has it all in a new report.

It is the six year anniversary of the launch of EPCglobal and tremendous excitement about the use of RFID. Since then, some disappointment - but is a brighter future around the corner?

As terrible as the recession has been, companies have used this period to findfound they can get even leaner - and that supply chain is increasingly at the core of corporate success.

How was the Council of Supply Chain Professsionals (CSCMP) 2009 annual conference? SCDigest's Dan Gilmore was there - here is his full,review and comment.

Can and Should US and Western manufacturing be saved? A plane conversation and an article saying the US is losing abaility to build large scale manufacturing facilities raise questions again.