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October 14, 2009

Supply Chain News: US Manufacturing Sector Stronger than Most Think, New MAPI Report Says, but Challenges Remain

Rise of China Felt more by Others, though US Share of Exports has Dramatically Dropped; Are US Companies Burdened by Regulatory, Taxes and Other External Costs?

TOPICS : Manufacturing

October 14, 2009

Supply Chain News: Will Industry Now See "Collaborative Purchasing?"

Pepsi and Anheuser-Busch Sign Deal to Purchasing Many MRO Items - and Even Technology and Logistics Services; Can it Work?

TOPICS : Collaboration | Procurement/Supplier Management

October 13, 2009

Supply Chain "Game Changers"

New Report from University of Tennessee Details 10 Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Thinking as Companies Revamp Strategies

TOPICS : Supply Chain Trends

October 13, 2009

Logistics News: More of the Same from Annual 3PL Study - but Will the Recession Serve as an Inflection Point?

Relationships Still Largely Transactional, but Desire for Agility and Lower Fixed Costs May Finally Change Status Quo

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics | Third-party logistics

October 07, 2009

Logistics News: Clorox Finds Savings through Transportation Analytics that Reduce "Leakage" from Carrier Contracts to Execution

43% of Lanes in Bid Optimization Programs Exceed Expected Costs, Research Says; Post-Bid Audits Shrink that Number Dramatically

TOPICS : Transportation

October 07, 2009

Supply News: Intersection of Wall Street, Private Equity Continues to Increasingly Intersect with the Supply Chain

Supply Chain as the New Source of Capital? Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Need to Pay More Attention to Supply Chain

TOPICS : Supply Chain Trends

October 06, 2009

Supply Chain News: Most Effective Use of Task Interleaving May Require Rethinking Product Flows

Food Company Changes Dock Door Arrangement to Results from Linking Tasks; How Many Task Types Should You Include in the Pool?

TOPICS : Distribution

September 30, 2009

Logistics News: It's Not Easy to Size a DC's Capacity Correctly

Part Art, Part Science, Assumptions and Appetite for Risk are Key; How Many Standard Deviations Can You Handle?

TOPICS : Distribution

September 29, 2009

Global Supply Chain News: Think Best in Market, Not World Class, in Developing Markets, Walmart's Gary Maxwell Says

Culture, Talent, Infrastructure and more Should All Impact Supply Chain Design; Some Competitors Over-Automating?

TOPICS : Global supply chain | Wal-Mart

September 29, 2009

Supply Chain News: Integrated Supply Chain Planning and Execution is Coming

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore gives CSCMP Presentation to Overflow Crowd; Moving towards Sense and Respond

TOPICS : Supply Chain Planning software