New Study Says These Really May be Most Challenging Supply Chain Times Ever; Macys is Revamping it E-Fulfillment Network; Top Reason for Shipper-3PL Divorce, plus the Supply Chain Week in Numbers

Revenues and Especially Profits Surge, though Growth Outside of Straight Truckload Carriage is Leading the Way for Many

Innovative Sensor Tied to RFID Could Lead to Much Improved Produce Inventory Management, but will Farmers or Retailers Bear the Cost?

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore was in Atlanta, GA last week for the 2012 Warehouse Education and Research Council (WERC) annual conference.

SCDigest with his review and comment on the RedPrairie User Conference from Hollywood, FL

Founder of DRP on New Paradigm for Consumer Goods to Retail Supply Chain; Trucking Execs Say Costs and Rates are Headed Higher; Procter & Gamble Moving Major Business Unit to Asia

Academic Has Had Great Influence on Procurement Through Teaching, Thought Leadership, Connecting Supply Management to Finance and More

Variable Pay, New Approach to Layoffs in Return for Commitments to Keep Jobs in USA; Typical Win-Lose Nature of Contract Negotiations had to Change, CEO Jeff Turner Says

PepsiCo has Smart New Approach to Supply Chain Network Optimization; Amazon.com Makes a Bold Move for More New Markets; Schneider National Replacing One-Third of Its Truck Fleet

Consumers in Germany and France Help Increase Retail Sales, Affecting Waning Demand in the Euro Region’s Surrounding Nations