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May 01, 2008

Logistics News: Strategies to Combat Ridiculously High Fuel Costs

Forget Shipping Containers Filled to 75 Percent; More and More Freight Being Moved to Rail

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation

April 30, 2008

Procurement and Sourcing: The Child Labor Dilemma in Low-Cost Country Sourcing

Despite Sourcing Policies and Local Laws, Child Labor is Key Input to Many Globally Sourced Goods; Ethical Problem - or Needed Source of Family Income?

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

April 30, 2008

Supply Chain News: Key Trends in Sales and Operations Planning

After Getting the Basic Processes Right, Companies are Expanding the Breadth and Depth of S and OP

TOPICS : Demand planning/management | Sales and Operarions Planning (S&OP) | Supply Chain Trends

April 30, 2008

The "Multi-Modal" World

Users are Increasingly Combining Technologies in Order Picking; Voice with RFID Looks Promising for Case Pick

TOPICS : Order picking

April 23, 2008

RFID News: Airbus Plans Transformational RFID Roll-Out Across End-to-End Supply Chain

Three-Phased Program Comes After Successful Pilot in 2006; Finding the "Profits in Motion;" Integration Through Supplier Portal in Phase I

TOPICS : RFID

April 23, 2008

Logistics News: North American Material Handling Show Day 2 Video Review - New Approach to Pick-to-Light, More

What New Products Caught the Eye of SCDigest? Watch Our Day 2 Video Review

TOPICS : Material handling automation | Order picking

April 22, 2008

Logistics News: Getting WMS Deployment Right

While there are Unique Challenges to Warehouse Management System Implementation, Following these Tips Can Help Ensure Success

TOPICS : Benchmarking | Project management | Distribution | Logistics | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

April 21, 2008

Logistics News: UPS, FedEx Make Comeback in 2008 Georgia Tech Great Package Race

DHL Won Big in 2007; No One Can Get Package into the Sudan or Gaza City

TOPICS : Parcel shipping/parcel systems | Transportation

April 21, 2008

Supply Chain News: Will Climate Security Act Put a Big Hurt on US Manufacturing?

National Association of Manufacturers Study Says Yes; Assumptions Drive the Analysis; Potential 4% Reduction in Output by 2020, Study Claims

TOPICS : Manufacturing

April 21, 2008

Global Logistics News: Five Surprises from a Trade Compliance Application

Looking for Global Trade Management Software Support? These Tips on What is Often Missing can Help Improve Vendor Evaluation Process

TOPICS : Global logistics | Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Vendor selection