A huge percentage of the time, when there is a shelf-level out-of-stock in retail, the product is in the back room. RFID is one answer. What about a slimmed down in store WMS with task management - now that might just work.

There are many calls for improvements in US logistics infrastructure, and lots of data to back that up. But, if shippers will bear the brunt of the financial cost, when would the improvements not make financial sense? We take a look.

Terrorist Attack at a US port; Israel Takes Out Nuclear Capabilities in Iran; Hyper-Inflation; Swine Flu Pandemic; Each Would have a Huge Impact on Supply Chain. Should You be Planning Now?

In the very strange year that was 2008, most industries reduced inventory levels according to the annual CFO magazine analysis. We take a look at the numbers.

It may be coming, but who really understands cap and trade and carbon taxes? We delve into the details, and the impact on supply chains

Do the High Costs of Inventory Mean Many Companies are Better Off Not Sourcing from Asia? That’s What One Consultant Says - We Take a Look

What is the right way to measure inventory management effectiveness? SCDigest readers have their say - brilliantly.

From a changed consumer to a permanent feeling that cash is king, SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore offers his perspective on how the Great Recession will change the practice of Supply Chain Management.

In several areas of business, pundits are saying that the Great Recession will create a new normal - things really will be different. True also for the Supply Chain? We take a look.

Goodbye -- and good riddance to the 1st half of 2009. Under the background of the great recession, we summarize the key supply chain stories from the first six months of 2009.