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June 17, 2009

Supply Chain News: Time is Right for Labor Management in Distribution

Cost Pressures, DC Consolidation, Potential Card Check all Issues that May be Helped by LMS

TOPICS : Distribution | Labor Management Systems

June 17, 2009

RFID News: New Serge Blanco RFID Deployment Shows Two Key Trends in RFID for Distribution - Apparel and Europe

Retailer to Speed Receipt Processing by a Factor of 10 through New RFID-based System; 18,000 Items an Hour Processed in RFID "Tunnel"

TOPICS : RFID market size | RFID

June 17, 2009

Supply Chain News: Survey of US Public on Manufacturing Sector Shows Dichotomy

Vast Majority of Public Believes Manufacturing Key to Economic Health - But Most Don't Want to Work There

TOPICS : Manufacturing

June 16, 2009

Coping with Supply Chain Uncertainty

What Techniques are Companies Using to Deal with Supply and Demand Volatility in Today's Markets? Recommendations from the Supply Chain Executive Forum

TOPICS : Supply Chain Trends

June 16, 2009

Logistics News: FedEx and UPS Battle Heats Up over Provision that would make it Easier for FedEx to be Unionized

Now, YouTube is Involved; What would be the Impact on Shippers? FedEx Rates up 20%?

TOPICS : Transportation

June 12, 2009

Supply Chain Video: Manhattan Associates CEO Pete Sinisgalli Goes on the Record with SCTV

Watch as SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore goes one-on-one with Manhattan CEO Pete Sinisgalli about market focus, the move into planning, and key strategies.

TOPICS : Supply chain software

June 11, 2009

From RetailWire: How to Forecast When History is No Longer Relevant

BrainTrust Panel Discussion Questions: What Factors in Addition to Historical Trends Should be Used to Help Determine Your Forecasts? What Other Impacts from the Economy Should be Considered?

TOPICS : Demand planning/management | Forecasting | Retail industry supply chain

June 10, 2009

Logistics News: Rail Anti-Trust Legislation Postponed but Coming, Though Pricing Impact Still Several Years Away

Vote Pulled this week in Senate, in favor of More Comprehensive Bill Later; "Bad Bill" Needs to be Defeated, Norfolk Southern CEO Says

TOPICS : Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation

June 10, 2009

Supply Chain News: What Makes Procurement Leaders Different?

First, they Simply Manage more Spend, ATKearney Study Says; Collaboration and Advanced Measurement also Key

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

June 10, 2009

Global Supply Chain News: China Increasingly Pursues an "Industrial Cluster" Strategy

Industrial Policy Nationally and Regionally Pushes Industry Sector Development in Specific Metro Areas; Should Western Companies Jump In?

TOPICS : China | Global supply chain