Move to Unclutter Stores, Move more Upscale Deemed Failure, as Same Store Sales Keep Dropping; Renewed Focus on Price as Well; Will Other Retailers Follow Suit?

Key trends include the move to ''open'' software, and more packaged applications that reduce implementation costs.

Obama Administration Proposes New Plan after Shutting Down Bush Era Pilot in 2009; This Time, No Limit on Number of Trucks; Tracking them with GPS.

Understanding Risks from the Suppliers of Suppliers; Parallel in Japan Disaster and Supply Chain Impact with the 2008 Financial Crisis?

Maritime Administration Delivers a Report to Congress Citing Many Benefits of Increased Share of Freight Moves on the Maritime Highway; Europe Shows it Can Work

Sourcing from Minority-Owned Businesses has more than Doubled Since Program Started in 2003

Clayton Discusses Role of Dell Program Management Office, How Company Handled Change Management and More

Focus is on DC Productivity, but with A Compassionate Eye to Supervisors and Associates; Supervisors are Key to DC Success, but Usually Unappreciated and Poorly Trained

More Detail on some of the Cool New Solutions We Found at the Show this Year; Robotics No Longer a Science Project?

Podcast from our Videocast on Optimization 3.0: IBM's Guide to Leveraging the New Wave of Business Analytics. Open to listen, Save to download. For full broadcast, go to www. scdigest.com/supply_chain_videocasts.php