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January 29, 2008

Logistics News: National Surface Transportation and Revenue Study Commission Report Recommendations Can Have Big Impact for Shippers

Headlines of 40 Cent Increase in Consumer Gas Tax Only Part of the Story; When Does the Cure Become Worse than the Disease?

TOPICS : Case studies | Logistics costs | Logistics | Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation | Trucking

January 29, 2008

Global Logistics: Are Inland Ports an Answer to Congestion - or a Waste of Public Money?

Facilities are Sprouting Up Across the US; a Port in West Virginia?

TOPICS : Global logistics | Transportation

January 29, 2008

Logistics News: Is "Count-Back" the Right Answer for Inventory Accuracy in Case Picking?

While Some Look at Productivity Hit, Cycle Counting after Each Case Pick is a Good Supply Chain Value, Says Ken Miesemer of St. Onge

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Distribution | Inventory management | Logistics | Order picking | Third-party logistics | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

January 25, 2008

Supply Chain News: Predictions for 2008 from AMR Research

Analysts see Stronger RFID Picture for Coming Year, Aggressive Corporate Spending in Supply Chain and Logistics, Among Other Trends

TOPICS : Supply Chain Trends


January 22, 2008

Global Supply Chain: Understanding the Carbon Disclosure Project

L'Oreal Latest Company to Join Supply Chain Program; Suppliers, Have You Received Your Survey Form Yet? Will Carbon Emissions Become a Supplier Selection Criteria?

TOPICS : Green supply chain | Supply chain and the environment

January 22, 2008

Retail Supply Chain: New Products and Predictions from Annual NRF Show

New In-Store Technologies Focus on "the Experience" - Are there Supply Chain Implications for Retailers and Suppliers? Kellwood Uses Technology to Gain Competitive Advantage in Inventory Positioning with Retailers

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Retail industry supply chain | Supply Chain Trends

January 22, 2008

Industrial Automation Update: Industrial Internet Continues to Gain Share, Move to Device Level Support

New Switch with "Zero Config" Drive Swapping Ups Market Presence of Cisco; 30% Growth Seen for Industrial Ethernet Hardware

TOPICS : Manufacturing

January 21, 2008

RFID News: As Wal-Mart Gets Tough with Sams Club Compliance, Some Clarity, While a Few Questions Remain

Plan Calls for Item-Level Tagging in Three Years, but Vendors May Find it Easier to Tag in Manufacturing

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Electronic Product Code/EPC | Retail industry supply chain | RFID | Wal-Mart

January 21, 2008

Logistics News: Understanding The National Surface Transportation and Revenue Study Commission Report

Proposed Gas Tax Gets the Headlines, But There is a lot More Concern for Shippers; Recognizing the Role of Freight in Global Competitiveness; Better Highways, but Higher Shipping Costs?

TOPICS : Logistics | Supply Chain studies | Transportation | Trucking