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.

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