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July 09, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: July 9, 2008

This Week: The Best Things in Life are Free - Unless it is Trade; Salmonella Scare Hurts Tomato Farmers; T. Boone Pickens Pushes Alternative Energy Plan; Procurement Spend in Mexico by Chrysler

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

July 09, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Supply Chain Software Maturity Curve

Forrester Classified 19 Software Applications and Where they are from Creation Stage to Decline

TOPICS : Supply chain software

July 07, 2008

Logistics News: Reports Coming in the DHL Shipments Getting Routed to USPS in Mid-Stream, Causing Long Delays

Shippers, Customers, Need to Keep on Top of Possible Service Issues Until Transition Ends

TOPICS : Parcel shipping/parcel systems

June 26, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: June 25, 2008

This Week: FedEx Reports Quarterly Loss; Toyota Truck Plant Utilization Expected to Fall; US Gasoline Consumption Peaks Out; US Cost of Logistics as Percent of GDP

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

June 25, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Rising Logistics Costs

Logistics Costs as Pecent of GDP Rose for Fifth Straight Year, Annual State of Logistics Report Says; Transportation as a Percent of GDP at Late 1980's Levels

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics

June 19, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: June 19, 2008

This Week: Motor Vehicle Exports Rising in China; Industrial Manufacturers Spend Big Offshore; Kellogg Reacts to Surging Prices; ID and Transportation Smart Cards Dominate RFID Market

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

June 19, 2008

This Week's Supply Chain Trivia - Highest Percentage Growth in Containers Exported to the US?

What Country Had the Highest Percentage Growth in Containers Exported to the US from 1997 to 2006?

TOPICS : Trivia

June 19, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Cost Impact of 100% Container Scanning

High Equipment and Maintenance Costs Might Lead to Large Charges Per Container, Especially in Small and Mid-Sized Ports

TOPICS : Global logistics | Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Logistics costs | Ocean carriers | Supply chain strategy | Transportation

June 12, 2008

Supply Chain Trivia of the Week - Most Common Logistics Metric Cited in 2008 WERC DC Metrics Survey?

What Was the Most Commonly Used Logistics Metric Among Respondents to the Annual WERC DC Metrics Survey for 2008?

TOPICS : Trivia

June 12, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: June 12, 2008

This Week: CEOs Concerned About Supply Chain Risk; Rail Car Supply Exceeds Demand; Oil Price Prediction Continues to Rise; Inflation on the Rise in China

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers