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September 12, 2013

Supply Chain News: Managing Fragility in Lean Manufacturing Systems

The Fragility of Lean Systems is its Strength, Expert Says

TOPICS : Lean | Manufacturing

September 11, 2013

Supply Chain News: The Complex Challenges of Designing an Automated Distribution Center

Peapod Decides to Build New Northeast DC, but Finding the Right Level of Automation is Tricky; In the End, a Design that Adds Automation but Stays within Reduced Budget

TOPICS : Distribution | Material handling automation

September 11, 2013

Logistics News: In a Continued Mixed Market, US Truckload and LTL Rate Increases are Slowing

Rates Overall have Risen Just 1-2% in 2013, though Mid-Sized Shippers May be Taking More than Large Ones

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

September 08, 2013

Supply Chain Video News for Sept. 9, 2013

Insight into Supply Chain Visibility; UN Report Warns Corporate Sustainability Efforts are Stalling; Big Merger in Procurement Software Space; CSCMP Supply Chain Innovation Awards

TOPICS : VideoNews

September 05, 2013

Supply Chain News: More Consolidation in the Procurement Software Space, as SciQuest to Acquire CombineNet

CombineNet Brings Advanced Technology, High Profile Customers and New Sectors to Much Larger SciQuest

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain software

September 05, 2013

RFID News Round-Up for Week of Sept. 2, 2013

Privacy Advocates Win Some RFID Battles for Now; New Tag has Built-In Sensor; American Apparel to Augment Store Reader Technology

TOPICS : Retail industry supply chain | RFID and Privacy | RFID

September 03, 2013

Supply Chain Thought Leadership: 3PLs Often Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Video Discussion on the Many Challenges 3PLs Face, and Where They are Turnign for Answers

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics costs | Logistics | Outsourcing/offshoring | Third-party logistics

August 28, 2013

Supply Chain News: Where are Warehouses and Distribution Centers Headed? Warehousing 2018 Predictions

New Report Says DCs to get Larger, Use of Cross Docking and Task Interleaving to Increase

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics | Supply Chain Trends

August 28, 2013

Global Supply Chain News: Efforts Continue to Unionize Drayage Drivers - Would DCs best Next?

Small New Effort to Get Drayage Drivers in Teamsters New Tactic in Larger Strategy

TOPICS : Global logistics | Logistics costs | Logistics

August 28, 2013

Supply Chain News: Interesting Predictions on How US Freight Market Will Play Out over Next 12 Years

Latest ATA Freight Tonnage Forecast Provides Interesting Picture of Current US Transportation Patterns, Predictions for 2024

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Rail carriers/transportation | Supply Chain studies | Transportation | Trucking