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September 14, 2011

Global Logistics News: Violent Longshoremen Action in Washington Causes Concern, Shows ILWU Determination not to Let Any other Union in West Coast Ports

Months of Tension at New Grain Terminal Explode into Violence Last Week; Are Members of One Union ''Scabs'' if they Replace Another Union Unable to Reach an Agreement?

TOPICS : Global logistics | Global supply chain

September 14, 2011

Supply Chain News: Institute for Supply Management Announces New Certification Program for Purchasing Managers that Lack a Four-Year Degree

New Program Offers Opportunity for Credentials for Many Procurement Managers Out There without Full Degrees; What wil it Cost You? We Summarize

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain careers/recruitment

September 14, 2011

Supply Chain News: US Treasury Secretary Touches on a Number of Supply Chain Issues in Live CNBC Interview

Speculators not Responsible for High Oil Prices, US must Better Incentivize Companies to Build Goods Here versus Abroad, Trade Deals will Go Through and Set Stage for Others, Geithner Tells Jim Cramer

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Supply Chain Trends

September 12, 2011

Cool New Supply Chain Product of the Month for 1H September 2011

New Mobile Sales Force Automation Solution one of First Supply Chain Apps on the iPad, Offers a Great User Exerience and Unique Supply Chain Capabilities

TOPICS : Cool New Products

September 12, 2011

Supply Chain Video News for Week of Sept. 12, 2011

Apparel Industry tries to Clean the Dirty Laundry in its Supply Chain; Exec from Electric Vehicles International on the Promise of All-Electric Delivery Trucks; International Paper to get Commanding Share of Packaging Market; Container Pioneer Dead at 92

TOPICS : VideoNews

September 08, 2011

RFID and AIDC News: New Life for the Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) in the End?

Somewhat Forgotten as RFID in Consumer Goods to Retail Floundered, the Standards for RFID Data Management Seeing a Comeback, Especially Overseas; US Retailers Just Starting to Get Interested

TOPICS : RFID software | RFID

September 08, 2011

Logistics News: Cliff Holste on the Keys to Sortation System Success in Distribution

Poor System Performance Almost Always the Result of Problems in the Concepting and Planning Stages, Holste Says

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics | Material handling automation | Order picking | Warehouse design

September 08, 2011

Supply Chain News: Can Commodity Prices Continue to Soar Amidst Weak Economic News?

Some Predict Prices for Metals, Agricultural Goods Headed for Big Fall, but Others Note China Keeps Buying, Food Demand Outstrips Supply

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain costs

September 07, 2011

Supply Chain News: New (to some) Class of Software Focused on Managing Short Term Supply and Demand Issues

''Response Management'' Can Help Both Top and Bottom Lines, Enabling More Real-Time Demand-Supply Matching; Like a Football Play Where the Coach can Keep Communicating with Each Player as the Action Unfolds

TOPICS : Supply Chain Planning software | Supply chain software

September 06, 2011

Supply Chain Video News for Sept. 6, 2011

California Law Adds Legal Risk to Apparel Supply Chain; Brand Counterfeiting and IP Theft Moving to Organized Crime; New Supply Chain Chiefs at Boeing, Tria Beauty; 100 New All-Electrics at UPS

TOPICS : VideoNews