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April 12, 2010

Supply Chain Video: Managing Supply Chain Innovation Successfully

What is the role of Supply Chain Innovation? What are the barriers to achieving it consistently, and what are the keys to developing an innovative supply chain culture?

TOPICS : Managing effectively | Supply chain excellence

April 07, 2010

Interesting Week of News in RFID

Impinj Claims Breakthrough in Portal Readers; Ranking RFID Handheld Reader Vendors; Savi and ODIN Plan to Partner for Logistics Tracking; New Zealand RFID Provider Outsmarts Security Guards

TOPICS : RFID

April 07, 2010

Supply Chain News: Rising Commodity Prices Again Pinches Bottom Lines, as Manufacturers Have Hard Time Passing on Price Increases

Input Costs Rising Unusually Fast versus Previous Recoveries; Low Factory Utilization Levels Limit Pricing Power

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain costs

April 06, 2010

Logistics News: Here We Go - Oil Reaches $87, amidst Predictions for another Race to $150.00

Up 70% in 12 Months; Diesel Prices Reach more than $3.00 for First Since 2008; Will New Supply Keep Lid on Costs?

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Transportation | Trucking

April 06, 2010

Logistics News: Wearable RF Devices Gaining interest as Hands-Free Option; OHL Finds 10% Gain even over Voice

Significant Improvements in Durability over Older Units; Often Plug and Play in Replacing Handheld Terminals

TOPICS : Data collection/AIDC | Distribution | Logistics | Order picking

March 31, 2010

Global Supply Chain News: Conviction of Rio Tinto Employees Shows Risks of Doing Business in China

Four Employees may have been Taking Bribes, but Timing is Suspicious; 18 Other Australians Now Being Investigated for Economic Crimes; Staying Squeaky Clean

TOPICS : China | Green supply chain | Supply chain risk


March 31, 2010

Logistics News: Should You Keep, Replace and Enhance Your Current WMS?

Economic Recovery Will Bring New Demand for WMS Technology; A ''Baby Boom'' n Replacement of Aging Systems? Surrounding Old WMS with Bolt-Ons and Technology also an Option

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics costs | Logistics | Supply Chain Execution (SCE) | Vendor selection | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

March 29, 2010

Supply Chain Video: The Overlooked Role of Manufacturing Labor in Supply Chain Performance

Dan Gilmore, editor of Supply Chain Digest, and Gregory Flessas, president of ScheduleSoft, discuss a much overlooked topic: what is the role of manufacturing labor in supply chain performance?

TOPICS : Manufacturing

March 29, 2010

The Overlooked Role of Manufacturing Labor in Supply Chain Performance

Dan Gilmore, editor of Supply Chain Digest, and Gregory Flessas, president of ScheduleSoft, discuss a much overlooked topic: what is the role of manufacturing labor in supply chain performance.

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Supply chain costs | Supply Chain Execution (SCE) | Supply chain software