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September 05, 2012

Supply Chain News: New Age of Extreme Use of Industrial Robotics May be on the Cusp

A Tale of Two Philips Electronics Factories; Start-Up Planning for More People Friendly Robots

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Supply Chain Trends

September 05, 2012

Supply Chain Video News for Sept. 4, 2012

Insights on Supply Chain Network Design from the Man Who Wrote the Book; State of Supply Chain Labor; US Trade Deficit with China Continues to Grow

TOPICS : VideoNews


August 29, 2012

Supply Chain News: More of the Same, as US Manufacturing Trade Deficit, especially with China, Continues to Grow

Situation becoming Increasingly Dire, Impacting Jobs, the Economy, Competitiveness, MAPI Expert Says

TOPICS : Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Manufacturing

August 29, 2012

Supply Chain News: As Procurement Works to Get More Strategic, Surveying Business ''Customer'' is Key Step

Dow Chemical Among Growing Number of Companies to Use the Technique; Feedback Helps Define Action Plans for Improvement

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management


August 28, 2012

Logistics News: Amazon.com Continues to Up the Fulfillment Ante with Nascent Locker Strategy

Investment in Logistics Infrastructure Keeps Coming; Competitors for this Type of Service Also Emerging

TOPICS : Distribution | e-fulfillment | ecommerce | Logistics | Retail industry supply chain

August 28, 2012

Supply Chain News: How Do Companies Perceive Opportunities to Reduce Inventories Across the Supply Chain?

Few Companies Believe they are Excellent at Managing Inventories Network-Wide; What are the Top Barriers to Improved Performance?

TOPICS : Inventory management | Supply chain costs | Supply chain excellence | Supply Chain studies

August 27, 2012

Supply Chain Video News for August 27, 2012

JC Penney and RFID; Q2 LTL Carrier Results and Trends; Samsung Making Big Inventment in Austin; Plus the Supply Chain Week in Numbers

TOPICS : VideoNews

August 22, 2012

Logistics News: Beleaguered LTL Carriers Finally Getting Healthy, as Q2 Rates Continue Recent Increases

All Five Carriers We Track Have Operating Ratios Under 100% for First Time in Many Quarters; Old Dominion Continues to Expand, Take Share

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking