A Review of Key Themes and Interesting New Solutions from the NRF Big Show in New York City; the UPS Acquisition of TNT Express Blows Up; Impact of Poor US Infrastructure on the Economy, plus the Supply Chain Week in Numbers

Research from US Business and Industry Council Finds Imports in 106 Advanced Sectors Rose 1.33% in 2011, Leading to US Output Loss of $89 Billion

But How Much Benefit is Worth How Much Cost? ASCE Says Cost is In Trillions – Is it?

What Looks Simple from a Rate Perpective May Give Cost Advantage to the Vendor or Consultant

What were the Key Themes and Cool New Products from the Show Floor in New York City?

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor at the Javits Center in New York City

A Look Back at 2012 in Supply Chain Numbers and Charts; Did the US Lose Share in Advanced Manufacturing? A Major Merger in the Supply Chain Software Market is Now a Done Deal

New ''WMS Cloud'' Solution from Softeon Scales Easily from Basic to the Most Sophisticated DCs, has Powerful and Unique Configuration Tool

From Three Strikes and You are Out to Zero Tolerance; What Will be Impact on Sourcing Effectiveness?

Can Procurement Managers Control Risks Associated with Sub-Contracting? Ethical Sourcing - or the Low Price?