Wages will be up 80% in Five Years, Li & Fung CEO Says; Vicious Cycle of Inflation and Wage Hikes; Western Consumption Patterns to Change?

Risk management dashboard and ''register,'' from Goodrich, making reverse auction strategies successful, really leveraging suppliers in new product development, J. Shipman award winner - Gilmore covers all this and more from Orlando.

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore was at the Warehouse Education and Research Council Conference 2011 in Orlando this week, and he offers his conference review and summary of key trends and conferences presentations.

Just as elsewhere, Independents There Feel Pain of Rising Fuel Costs; Strike Ends Quickly with Only Minor Concessions; Trucking Pressure Increasing with Manufacturing Moving Westward

Teamsters Efforts Are ''Dogged,'' Curtis Whalen of ATA says; Law would be Challenged if Passed under Same Arguments as LA Clean Truck Program Legal Battles

Most Commodity Prices Back Up after Sharp Drops Last Week; All Due to Change in Margin Requirements on CME? Import Prices up 11% Year over Year

New Solution from Kiva Delivers Payback, Supports Lean Distribution Center Approach; From Walking 3 Miles per Day to Product to Picker Approach

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore was at the JDA Software Focus User Conference 2011 in Orlando this week, and he offers his conference review and summary of key trends and conferences presentations in the video nearby.

Research for One of the Most Anticipated Studies in the Industry has Begun; Please Take Survey Now; Prizes Galore!

Almost No Carriers are Adding Capacity Even as Demand Rises, Stifel Nicolaus Analysts Say; Some Seeing Double Digit Rates Increases; "Clear Need" to Raise Driver Pay