We all know senior management support for supply chain projects is critical - right? But just what is that, really? And why do executives keep letting some projects through they really do not support?

A few weeks ago, we updated our list of the top Supply Chain disasters of all time. What can we learn from those debacles? We summarize key lessons.

2008 was a tough year to summarize from a logistics perspective - from soaring oil prices in the first half, to the financial collapse in Q4. As always, we review the annual CSCMP report, and identify the key insights.

When Home Depot realized its supply chain was a competitive disadvantage, it was time for action...and that included a rollout of 20 new flow though DCs in just 3 years, plus centralization of ordering and replenishment.

Relatively new retailer requirements banning other bar codes on cartons and mandating variable GS1-128 label placement will cause operational diffiiculty for consumer goods vendors.

Many bemoan the apparent drop in US and Western manufacturing to low cost countries. Can US manufacturing be saved? And should it? There are many opinions.

What is the future of supply chain? It is a trickier question than it might seem at first glance. Are we near as good as we are going to get in some areas right now? One thing is for sure - the supply chain of the future will depend on the world of the future.

The practice of transportation management has come an incredibly long way. We explore the progress and future of transportation management and technology.

What are the top supply chain disasters? Our list of the most infamous is back for 2009, from the distribution disaster that put drug wholesale giant Foxmeyer out of business to the Mattel toy debacle of 2007.

SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore reviews the NASSTRAC conference: the headline, the problems will be different, but there is always something for logistics and transportation managers to worry about.