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June 29, 2011

Global Supply Chain News: US FDA Announces Broad Program to Help it Keep Up with Increasingly Impossible Demands for Protections Against Tainted Imports

Long Supply Chain Journey of Tuna Can; Agency Announces Four Pillars of New Strategy the Focus Heavily on Collaboration and IT; Says it Cannot Meet the Requirements of 2011 Food Safety Act with Status Quo

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Supply chain risk

June 28, 2011

Logistics News: Where Does the Intelligence Belong in Automated Material Handling Systems?

Almost Always Just in the WMS, Fralick Says, not the WCS, but at Least Makes Sure there isn't Some in Both

TOPICS : Distribution | Material handling automation | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

June 21, 2011

Supply Chain Video: Getting Vendor Compliance Programs Right

Dan Gilmore talks with Greg Holder of Compliance Networks, on why some companies, especially retailers, fail to thrive with their vendor compliance programs.

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Retail industry supply chain

June 21, 2011

RFID and AIDC News: Ready for Some RFID Tags with your Oatmeal?

New NutriSmart Prototype from London Researcher Would Track Eating Habits and Food Safety - with Digestible Tags Right in the Food; Taking the Internet of Things in Entirely New Directions

TOPICS : Automatic Data Collection | RFID

June 21, 2011

Supply Chain News: Time for Regional Sourcing Models?

Supply Chain Woes from Japan Earthquake were Predictable, Given the Misapplication of Lean; Rational, Regional, Practical Supply Chains

TOPICS : Lean | Outsourcing/offshoring | Procurement/Supplier Management

June 21, 2011

Logistics News: Hours of Service Now Down to Battle of the Academics

FMCSA Releases Several Studies Supportive of HOS Changes, but ATA Research Expert Questions Results

TOPICS : Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

June 21, 2011

Why Wal-Mart is Losing Market Share in China

WalMart has seen its market share has plummeted to 5.5 percent from 8 percent three years ago because it has not reacted fast enough to key trends.

TOPICS : Web News

June 21, 2011

New Avnet Supply Chain Leader Says Supply Chain Silos Still Prevalent

Gerry Fay Says Electronics Supply Chain Still Operates as a Series of Silos

TOPICS : Web News

June 21, 2011

FDA plan aims to increase import safety

U.S. food and drug regulators would share more information with their foreign counterparts as part of a multifaceted strategy to police the safety of millions of imported goods.

TOPICS : Web News

June 20, 2011

German Giant Says US Workers Lack Skills

Different Approach to Training Needed, Siemems Exec Says

TOPICS : Web News