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December 01, 2009

Breaking Supply Chain News: Gartner to Acquire AMR Research, as Supply Chain Industry's Largest Two Analyst Firms Combine

Number of Client-Centered Supply Chain Analysts Firms Continues to Dwindle; Does it Matter?

TOPICS : Supply Chain Experts

November 25, 2009

Global Supply Chain: How Many Process Steps Does it Take to Execute a Global Import?

106, New Stanford Study Finds; Lots of Opportunity for Process Automation

TOPICS : Global supply chain

November 24, 2009

Logistics News: Time Now to Relook at SKU and Activity Profiles in the Distribution Center

Wildly Changing Customer Demand Patterns, DC Consolidation, Mean Profiles have Changed for Many Companies; Key to Optimizing Order Picking Strategies and Technologies

TOPICS : Distribution

November 24, 2009

Supply Chain News: Asset-Oriented Supply Chains Need Supply Chain Network Optimization more than Ever

Tools Now Used for Range of Planning Horizons, Manufacturing Insights Says; the Difference between Making it or Not in this Recession?

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Network design/optimization

November 24, 2009

Supply Chain News: Is "Vested Outsourcing" the Key to Fixing What Ails Most Outsourcing Relationships? Part 2

Strategy Fits Somewhere Between Strategic Supplier Relationships and Joint Ventures, Vitasek Says; Being OK with Outsourcers Making Higher Margin

TOPICS : Supplier relationship management

November 18, 2009

RFID News Round-Up, Nov. 16, 2009

Apple May Put Reader in iPhone; ABI Research Does Not See Much Core Supply Chain Use for RFID; Rhode Island RFID Bill Vetoed Again, More News

TOPICS : RFID and Privacy | RFID market size | RFID software | RFID


November 18, 2009

Logistics News: Worst May be Behind Truckers in Terms of Volumes, Rates

After Steep, Recession-Led Declines, Shippers Can Expect Flat to Slightly Increasing Rates in 2010, Say Baird Analysts

TOPICS : Transportation | Trucking

November 17, 2009

Supply Chain News: Walmart Joins Kohl's in Offering Factoring Program to Apparel Suppliers

More than 1000 Invited to Join "Supplier Alliance Program" - will Other Retailers also Jump In? Can this Approach Make Sense Outside of Retail?

TOPICS : Retail industry supply chain | Supplier relationship management

November 17, 2009

Supply Chain News: To Find ROI for RFID in Distribution, You Have to Go Well Beyond Just Eliminating Scanning

More DC and Plant Warehouse Labor Involved in Errors and Poor Data than Most Companies Realize; the End of Cycle Counts?

TOPICS : RFID market size | RFID