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June 04, 2014

SCDigest, MIT Supply Chain Forum Again Partner on Study to Gauge Extent of US Reshoring Trend

2012 Study Showed Reasonably Strong Plans to Keep or Return Production Work to US - How Has Dynamic Changed Over the Past Two Years?

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring

June 04, 2014

Global Supply Chain News: P3 Network Almost Home on Regulatory Approvals, though will Now not Launch Operations Until Fall at Earliest

Europe Approval Came this Week, after OK from US in March, with only Asia Remaining; What will be Impact on Market and Shippers?

TOPICS : Global logistics | Global supply chain | Logistics costs | Logistics | Ocean carriers | Transportation

June 04, 2014

Supply Chain News: New Technology Promises Improved Safety and Better Mileage Rates through Platooning Trucks

System Automatically Controls Braking and Acceleration, Provides Improved Aerodynamics

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

June 03, 2014

Supply Chain News: Jeff Bezos Puts Hard Numbers Behind Plans for Kiva Systems Robots at Amazon

10,000 or More to be in Its Fulfillment Centers by End of Year, Up Strongly from 1300 or So Currently

TOPICS : Amazon.com | Distribution | e-fulfillment | ecommerce | Logistics | Material handling automation

June 03, 2014

Supply Chain News: Logility to Enter Retail Planning Market in Bigger Way with MID Retail Acquisition

Changes Retail Planning Market Dynamics, Opens Up Big New Market for Logility, but will Require Lots of Resources and Clear Omni-Channel Strategy

TOPICS : Retail industry supply chain | Supply Chain Planning software

June 02, 2014

Supply Chain Video News for June 2, 2014

Gartner Top 25 Supply Chains for 2014; Operating Performance in Q1 by Carrier Mode; Amazon Rapidly Increasing Use of Kiva Robot

TOPICS : VideoNews

May 29, 2014

Supply Chain News: Measuring Your Purchasing and Supply Chain Integration

Often more Opportunity from Collaborating Internally than Externally, University of Tennessee Report Says; Introduces New Purchasing-Logistics Integration Index

TOPICS : Logistics | Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply Chain Integration | Supply Chain studies

May 29, 2014

Gartner Releases Top 25 Supply Chain List for 2014

Apple Comes in a Number 1 for Fourth Year in a Row, as Top 4 Remain the Same as 2014; Fordand Dell Out, Kimberly-Clark and Seagate In

TOPICS : Supply chain excellence | Supply Chain studies | Supply Chain Trends

May 27, 2014

Supply Chain News: Wrong Units of Measure on Cases Played Key Role in Disastrous Launch of Target Canada Last Year

Target had more Goods Coming in then It Did Going Out, Snafu Brings Back Memories for SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics | Retail industry supply chain | Supply chain risk

May 21, 2014

Logistics News: Q1 2014 LTL Carrier Review

Old Dominion Continues to Shine, While Rates Seen Up Just 1-2% but Firming as Q1 Ended

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking