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July 17, 2009

This Week's Supply Chain Trivia: Impact of Number of DCs on Inventory Levels

How Many Distribution Centers does it Take to Double Network Inventory Levels?

TOPICS : Trivia

July 16, 2009

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: The Recession and Inventory Levels

Inventory to Sales Ratio Starts to Decrease as Business Gains Control of Inventories; Big Picture from Early 1990s to 2009

TOPICS : Inventory management

July 15, 2009

This Week's Supply Chain by the Numbers - CSX "Core Price" Increase, Eddie Bauer Debt, Kimberly-Clark Gross Margins, US Exports

The Supply Chain and Logistics Numbers Worth Knowing This Week: CSX Price is Right, Eddie Bauer Debt as Big as All Outdoors, Kimberly-Clark Gross Margins Nothing to Sneeze At, Q2 US Exports - A Pleasant Surprise

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

July 09, 2009

This Week's Supply Chain by the Numbers - Chinese Manufacturer TCP, Wind Farms, Supply Chain Professional Salary, Dreamliner

The Supply Chain and Logistics Numbers Worth Knowing This Week: TCP Turns its Light on Cleveland, Wind Farm Delay May Take the Wind out of Pickens Sails, Climbing the Supply Chain Stairway to Success, Boeings Impossibly Costly Dream

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

July 08, 2009

Supply Chain News: Coke Moves to Shake Up Its Packaging

"Package Diversity" seen as Way to Combat Soda Sales Slump; SKU Counts will Rise, Moving Against CPG Trend

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain

July 08, 2009

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: What are Businesses Looking for in New Supply Chain Recruits?

Ability to See the Big Picture Tops List of Needs versus Skill Sets

TOPICS : Supply chain careers/recruitment

July 02, 2009

This Week's Supply Chain by the Numbers - Nestle Recall, TMS Market, Pilgrim's Pride, SKU Proliferation

The Supply Chain and Logistics Numbers Worth Knowing This Week: Unfortunate Cookie Dough, Trendy TMS Implementation, Pilgrims Pride Plays Game of Chicken, Too Many SKUs

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

July 01, 2009

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: C02 Emissions by Transportation Mode

On a Freight Moved by Distance Basis, Trucking has Six Times the C02 Emissions versus Rail; How Will It Play Out Under Cap and Trade?

TOPICS : Green supply chain | Supply chain and the environment

June 28, 2009

Supply Chain News: Western Governments Accuse China of Hoarding Key Raw Materials

US, European Union File Complaints to WTO; Another Piece in the Global Materials Strategy by China

TOPICS : China