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November 08, 2010

Supply Chain News: Dr. John Langley, one of the Supply Chain Profession's Most Well-Known Academics, Leaves Georgia Tech for Penn State University

Surprising Move Comes after Nine Years at Georgia Tech; Former CSCMP President and Distinguished Service Award Winner

TOPICS : Executive Announcements

November 08, 2010

Global Supply Chain News: Donald Trump Says US being Taken to Cleaners in Trade Relationship with China

Calls for Tariff of 25% on Chinese Imports; Stop Buying Chinese-Made Toys for Your Kids, The Donald Says Last Week

TOPICS : China | Global supply chain | Outsourcing/offshoring

November 08, 2010

Supply Chain News: HighJump Software User Conference Video Review and Comment

Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor in Scottsdale: New Supply Chain Software App Store Concept, MercuryGate Partnership, Scheider Logistics Builds End-to-End Visibility System

TOPICS : Supply chain software

November 04, 2010

Global Logistics News: Details of Cargo Bomb Plot Slowly Becoming Clear

At Least One Device Seems to have been Designed to Go Off in Midair, and Both Bombs were On at Least Two Flights before Discovery

TOPICS : Supply chain risk | Supply chain security

November 03, 2010

Global Supply Chain News: The Complex World of Cargo Security and Government Programs and Standards

GAO Delivered Status Report on Cargo Security Initiatives Just Weeks Before Aborted Terror Plot, Saying Several Programs/Technologies Behind Schedule, Full Operating Scenarios Not Being Considered

TOPICS : Global logistics | Ocean carriers | RFID | Supply chain security

November 02, 2010

Logistics News: Do New Technology Developments Presage a Renewed Opportunity for use of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in Distribution?

Watch Dan Gilmore, editor of Supply Chain Digest, and Scott Friedman of Seegrid Corp. in a fast-paced discussion on why AGVs have not worked well to date in distribution, what changes are needed to alter the status quo.

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics | Material handling automation


November 01, 2010

Logistics News: Truckload Carriers Delivery Strong Bottom Lines in Q3, as Capacity Discipline Boosts Rates and Yields

Revenue per Freight Mile Growth Strong, as Profits Growth by 25%; Signs of Slowing Volumes May be Good for Shippers but Signals a Still Stalled Economy

TOPICS : Transportation | Trucking

October 27, 2010

Supply Chain News: With the Right Discipline, WMS Implementation Success Can be Assured

Cummins Filtration Points the Way to WMS Deployment Success; From Go-Live to Clean Floor in Just Three Days in 600,000 Sq. Foot DC

TOPICS : Case studies | Distribution | Logistics costs | Logistics | Supply Chain Execution (SCE) | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

October 27, 2010

Logistics News: Transportation Productivity Coalition Hopes to Increase Weight Limits for US Trucks, but Law Likely Depends on Passage of Full Highway Bill

Move to Increase Loads by 17,000 Pounds Could Reduce Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Kraft Says it Would Reduce its Truckload Moves by at Least 6%; Safety Concerns Proving Flawed?

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking