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Supply Chain News: The 50% Problem 2009
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.
TOPICS : Benchmarking | Project management | Managing effectively | Metrics/Performance measurement | Supply chain excellenceSupply Chain 2015
What will the supply chain of the future look like? SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore offers 10 predictions for the Supply Chain 2015.
TOPICS : Supply chain thought leadership | Supply Chain TrendsLogistics New: Automated Case Picking is Coming
A new generation of case picking technologies is here - and SCDigest has it all in a new report.
TOPICS : Distribution | Material handling automation | Order pickingRFID - Six Years After EPCglobal
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?
TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | RFID | Wal-MartSupply Chain at the Core
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.
TOPICS : Supply Chain TrendsSupply Chain News: CSCMP 2009 Full Writen Review and Comment
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.
TOPICS : Supply Chain TrendsSupply Chain News: Saving Western Manufacturing? Part 2
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.
TOPICS : Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring | Supply chain strategyWarehouse Management to the Rescue for Retail Out-of-Stocks?
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.
TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Out-of-stocks | Retail industry supply chain | RFID | Warehouse Mananagement SystemsLogistics Infrastructure: How Much, at What Cost?
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.
TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | TruckingSupply Chain Mega-Risks to Consider
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?
TOPICS : Global supply chain | Supply Chain Planning software | Supply chain risk