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October 31, 2016

An Inflection Point in the Retail Supply Chain? Part 2

Walmart, Target, Both Say They are Taking Steps to Reduce Vendor Shipment Variability to Improve Supply Chain Performance

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Retail industry supply chain

October 27, 2016

Understanding Demand Signal Repositories QAPodcast

Podcast of the excellent QA session from our recent Videocast on Understanding Demand Signal Repositories in Consumer Goods. Featuring John Beckett of Retail Velocity

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Demand planning/management | Forecasting | Retail industry supply chain | Supply Chain Planning software | Supply chain visibility

October 26, 2016

Supply Chain News: What is the Real State of US Manufacturing?

CNN Says US Manufacturing is ''Booming,'' but Data Doesn't Support that View

TOPICS : Manufacturing

October 25, 2016

Supply Chain News: To Outperform, Procurement Organizations Must Add More Value, Embrace Digital Transformation

Move Transactional Work to Shared Services, Create Procurement COEs, Hackett Group Says

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

October 25, 2016

Supply Chain News: New Upward Pressure on Trucking Rates, as Insurance Premiums Soar

''Nuclear'' Verdicts in Tens of Millions of Dollars Causing Insurers to Leave Market, Rates to Soar

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

October 24, 2016

Supply Chain Network Design and Risk Management

Four Key Use Cases, Plus HP Mini Case Study

TOPICS : Network design/optimization

October 20, 2016

Supply Chain News: As Manufacturers Go High Tech, Finding Software Talent is Big Challenge

Many Millennials For Now Don't See Allure of Manufacturing Work, Social Purpose of Manufacturers versus Silicon Valley

TOPICS : Manufacturing

October 19, 2016

Global Supply Chain News: Trouble All over the Place in Global Trade, with Volumes Down, Protectionism Up, and Big Suit by US Steel over China IP Theft

How Much the Decline in Global Trade is Due to Protectionism is Unclear, as US Steel Says China Stole Trade Secrets it Took 10 Years to Develop

TOPICS : Economic News | Global supply chain

October 19, 2016

Supply Chain News: Drone Applications in Supply Chain Beyond Package Delivery

Commercial Drone Interest is Exploding, While Applications Inside and Outside the DC Are Here Now, before Package Delivery

TOPICS : Web News

October 19, 2016

Supply Chain News: Highlights from the 21st Annual Third-Party Logistics Study Part 2

What Should be 3PL Role in Supply Chain Transformation and Other Focus Topics

TOPICS : Web News