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September 25, 2013

Logistics News: Unsafe Transportation World, as US Cargo Thefts Continue On

Number of Incidents and Average Value Rise in Latest 3 Month Period, FreightWatch Says; Basic Moves Can Greatly Reduce Risk; Big Hauls in Alcohol

TOPICS : Logistics | Supply chain risk | Transportation

September 24, 2013

Supply Chain News: Task Interleaving in the DC Brings Big Productivity Gains to Some, but Only if Conditions are Right

Obstacles to Interleaving are Many, but Some are Achieving Significant Productivity Gains; 9 to 13 Moves an Hour at One Company

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics costs | Logistics | Order picking | Warehouse design | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

September 23, 2013

Supply Chain News: More than 20 Years Later, Is Quick Response Going to Revive US Apparel and Textile Sector?

Automation, Greater Responsiveness, Coaxing Some Manufacturers Back to the Apparel Belt; SCDigest Cited in New York Times Article; It will a Long Climb Back

TOPICS : Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring | Supply chain costs

September 23, 2013

Supply Chain Video News for Sept. 23, 2013

Supply Chain Transformation at Mondelez; Merger Approval Leads to Near Duopoly in US Wireless Terminal Market; Is there a Problem with Procurement? CSCMP Corporate Membership Value

TOPICS : VideoNews

September 19, 2013

Supply Chain News: Food Giant Mondelez in Midst of Dramatic Supply Chain Transformation

Improvements Expected to Increase Cash Flow by $1 Billion Annually; How Many Projects Can One Company Manage at the Same Time?

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Manufacturing | Network design/optimization | Supply chain transformation | Supply Chain Trends

September 18, 2013

Supply Chain News: Still Something Wrong with Procurement ?

Is the Fact that Salespeople are Trained to Get Past Procurement a Sign Something is Still Wrong?

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

September 18, 2013

RFID and Auto ID News: FTC Finally Approves Honeywell Acquisition of Intermec, Leaving Near Duopoly for Wireless Devices in US

Honeywell and Motorola Solutions Now Dominate the Landscape; Can Datalogic Make it Three Players Again?

TOPICS : Automatic Data Collection | Data collection/AIDC

September 17, 2013

Supply Chain News: DC Managers Want Task Interleaving - What it is All About?

Recent Study Says Logistics Pros See More Task Interleaving in their Futures - but It Is Harder to Achieve than Some Would Have You Believe

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics costs | Logistics | Order picking | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

September 13, 2013

Supply Chain Video News for Sept. 16, 2013

How Ready is Amazon for Same Day Delivery? US Truckload and LTL Rate Growth Slowing; Do You Have a Supply Chain Strategy? CSCMP Supply Chain Innovation Awards

TOPICS : VideoNews

September 12, 2013

Global Supply Chain News: Maersk Triple E Cost Advantages are Too Great to Ignore

Drewry Shipping Says 35% Advantage in Bunker Fuel Costs, 30% Lower in Total Operating Costs

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