Excerpt from the New Book The New Supply Chain Agenda

Predictable Productivity Gains, Low Risk Hard to Beat

Each Auto ID Technology will Continue to have its Place, but RFID Offers a Number of Unique Advantages

Motor Carrier Protection Act May Offer Some Protections, but also Reduce Competition, Some Truckers Say; Putting the Small Broker Out of Business; More Fees Coming to Owner-Operators?

The Debate Is On With Policy Option Between Energy-Only And A Full-Fledged Carbon Cap-And-Trade System

China Still 23% below the US in 2009, but Double Digit Growth there Means US Loses Lead it has had for 110 Years by 2014; NAM says No So Fast

Brief Walkoff at Toyota Plant Follows Honda Action; Apparel Companies Prepare to Find New Low Cost Country Sources; Minimum Wage Up 20% in Guangdong

Moving from Supply Chains Focused on Trying to Predict Demand to a Customer-Driven Chains that are Organized to Respond to Demand with Lightning Speed

While Vast Preponderance Track Financial Health of Key Suppliers, Approaches Vary Dramatically; Should ''Dependency'' be Critical Concern

Dan Gilmore offers his Video First Take on CSCMP's State of Logistics Report Released Today in Washington; Full Review and Comment in Tomorrow's First Thoughts Column