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September 26, 2011

Logistics News: Amazon.com in Hot Corner after Reports of Sweltering DCs,''"Urgently'' Buys $2.4 Millon in Air Conditioners

Local Newspaper Story in Allentown Says DC Workers Encountered Health Issues in 100-Degree Temperaturesm Creates Internet Furor; Amazon Says Employee Health Top Concern

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics

September 26, 2011

This Week's Video Supply Chain News for Sept. 26, 2011

Respected Energy Guru Says Peak Oil Worries Way Overblown; Update on Fuel Cell Technology for Fork Trucks; Amazon.com in Hot Corner for Hot DCs; Supply Chain Week in Numbers

TOPICS : Distribution | Green Sourcing | Logistics | Material handling automation

September 22, 2011

RFID and AIDC News: New Bar Code Symbology for Double Byte Characters

Standard for Han Xin Code, Named for Ancient Military Leader, Released this Week, Developed by AIM China

TOPICS : Automatic Data Collection | China

September 21, 2011

Logistics News: Time for Shippers to get Involved to Battle War on Trucking, Mike Regan Says

Become Knowledgeable, Share the Information Internally, and Develop a Legislative Outreach Program, Regan Says; NASSTRAC and other Organizations Need more Shipper Support

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

September 21, 2011

Supply Chain News: Procter & Gamble, others Target Low Income Consumers, not Just in Emerging Markets, but in the US

Middle Market and Products Getting Squeezed; The Gini Index Tells the Tale; P&G Says it needs to Learn how to Make High End Goods in Small Quantities Profitably

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Supply chain costs | Supply Chain Trends

September 20, 2011

Logistics News: Gilmore, Banker, Forger offer Insights into Logistics and Warehouse Management Trends

AGVs, Multi-Modal Data Collection Making Strong Moves in the DC, Panel Says; Don't be the Last to Implement Labor Management; More Automation Cometh

TOPICS : Automatic Data Collection | Distribution | Labor Management Systems | Logistics | Material handling automation | Supply Chain Execution (SCE) | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

September 19, 2011

Supply Chain Video News for Week of Sept. 19, 2011

Treasury Secretary Geithner Talks Supply Chain with Jim Cramer; Mike Regan says there Really is a War on Trucking; Procter & Gamble says Economy Forcing it to Focus Down Market; New Supply Chain Chief at Sears

TOPICS : VideoNews

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