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September 30, 2007

RFID Compliance in Retail Supply Chain Follows Bar Code Trajectory of 15 Years Ago

Hugely Optimistic Projections almost Always Fail to Materialize; Steady rather than Exponential Adoption is the Rule

TOPICS : Data collection/AIDC | Electronic Product Code/EPC | RFID

September 25, 2007

Understanding Supplier Price-Cost Management in Sourcing, Part 2

Dr Ed Marien of the University of Wisconsin Says You Have to Focus on the Difference Between Cost and Price

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

September 25, 2007

Supply Chain Technology: Is the Vision of a Single ERP Simply Beyond Realistic Expectations

Complexity is a Killer, MIT Researcher Says; the Goal: Plug and Play Component

TOPICS : Supply Chain Trends

September 25, 2007

Transportation News: Does the Charge of Railroad Gouging on Fuel Surcharges Hold Up Under Analysis?

Data and Methodology from the Snavely King Report Look Sound; Is there Potential Trouble for the Truckers Too?

TOPICS : Transportation

September 25, 2007

Logistics News: Better Preparation and Negotiation Can Avoid Expensive Material Handling Control System Modifications Later

A $50,000 Scanner Change? How Small Mods Turn into Big Dollars

TOPICS : Distribution

September 25, 2007

Understanding the RFID Timeline of Metro Stores

Long Journey of Retail RFID Pioneer Shows Its Staying Power - and How Long It Really Takes for New Technology to Find Its Place

TOPICS : RFID

September 25, 2007

Global Supply Chain: Falling Dollar, Growing Affluence Worldwide, Means Sourcing and Logistics Patterns Will Change

After Years of Import Binging, Exports are Rising - as Will Offshore Supply Costs; Volkswagon Looks to Increase Production in the US as Dollar Loses Value

TOPICS : Global sourcing

September 25, 2007

Manufacturing Supply Chain News: Lego, the "Toy of the Century," had to Reinvent the Supply Chain to Save the Company

Product Innovation Drove Complexity, and Skyrocketing Costs; Losing $337,000 in Shareholder Value Per Day

TOPICS : Manufacturing

September 18, 2007

Sourcing and Procurement: Understanding Supplier Price-Cost Management in Sourcing

Dr Ed Marien of the University of Wisconsin Says You Have to Focus on the Difference Between Cost and Price

TOPICS : Global sourcing | Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain strategy

September 18, 2007

Manufacturing News: Do "Bucket Brigades" Work in Manufacturing as Well as Distribution?

The "Self-Organizing" Concept Can Work in Many Assembly Line Scenarios; Solving the Sub-Assembly Line Balancing Problem; Success at Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics America

TOPICS : Distribution | Manufacturing | Supply chain strategy