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November 13, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Sectors with the Greatest Inventory Changes

Wireless and Networking Equipment See Big Drop in DIO, While Food and Drug Retailing Sees the Biggest Rise

TOPICS : Inventory management | Supply Chain studies

November 06, 2008

This Week's Supply Chain Trivia - Calculating Total Working Capital Levels

Besides DIO, What are the Other Two Components Used to Calculate Total Working Capital Levels?

TOPICS : Trivia

November 06, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: November 6, 2008

This Week: A Little Less Water with that Coke; Levi Tracks Imports Every Stitch of the Way; RFID Growth to Slow; Baltic Dry is not Very High

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

October 30, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: October 30, 2008

This Week: The Fickle Finger of Compliance; Boeing Machinists Strike "Strikes" Hefty Blow to Bottom Line; Asian Outsourcing - Appreciating the Depreciation in Savings Over Time; Ocean Shipping Rates Challenge Shipbrokers to Break Even

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

October 30, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Asia Procurement Organizational Structure

Structure Plays Key Roles in Keeping the Benefits of Low Cost Country Sourcing, Consultant Says

TOPICS : Outsourcing/offshoring | Procurement/Supplier Management

October 23, 2008

This Week's Supply Chain Trivia - "3Ps" of Intelligent Task Assignment in a WMS?

What are the "3 P's" of Intelligent Task Assignment in a Warehouse Management System?

TOPICS : Trivia

October 23, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Value Drivers and Supply Chain Strategy

IDC Segments Manufacturing Supply Chains into Four Types, with Corresponding Supply Chain Imperatives

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Supply chain strategy

October 23, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: October 22, 2008

This Week: United Stationers Reduces Slow-Moving Inventory with Manhattan Inventory Optimization Software; Toyota Uses Idle Time Wisely; Asia to US - Sinking Demand Reduces Ocean Vessel Shipping; Chinese Toy Manufacturers Out of Business

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

October 21, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Supply Chain Agility versus Adaptability

Is there a Difference between the Terms? Whatever you Call it, Flexibility is More Important than Ever

TOPICS : Agile supply chain

October 21, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: In What Areas of of Performance have US Manufacturers Improved Most Since 2006?

Labor Cost per Unit Tops the List, but may have been Impacted by the Recession; Squeezing Out just 1% is Hard

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Metrics/Performance measurement | Supply chain costs