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.

Looking back on the classic article from Dr. Hau Lee classic on building a Triple A supply chain: Agility, Adaptability, Alignment

Inventory Management Truly Lies at the Heart of what Supply Chain Management is All About. But is it Clear How to Measure Inventory Performance?

In these tough economic times, there really is a unique opportunity to remake supply chain strategies, capabilities, and processes from the executive suite to the distribution center floor.

The logistics industry has made several runs at collaborative transpoprtatioon before, but neither the cost savings potential or capacity pressures enabled collaboration to gain critical mass. Will Green supply chain pressures finally make it happen?

Between the proposed Card Check law, huge differences in pay rates among blue collar workers, and the impact on automation and outsourcing levels, the unionization question looms large over the US supply chain.

The Perfect Order metric has been around for many years, but is still gaining momentum. The real question is: just how Perfect do you really want to be?