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January 31, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Green Supply Chain Index for 2008

Strong Gains Seen over past Year in "Carbon Transparency"

TOPICS : Green supply chain | Supply chain and the environment

January 31, 2008

This Week's Supply Chain Trivia - Miles of Wal-Mart Conveyor

How Many Miles of Conveyor are there in the Wal-Mart 1.2 million Square- foot DC number 6094 in Bentonville, Arkansas?

TOPICS : Trivia

January 25, 2008

Supply Chain Executives on the Move: Advanced Auto Parts, Spansion and ProBuilder Name New Supply Chain Execs, While Circuit City, Cintas Get New COOs with SCM Responsibility

Many Companies Creating Supply Chain Executive Spots for the First Time; Others Combine Supply Chain and IT; Supply Chain Leading to Corporate Management for Other

TOPICS : Executive Announcements

January 24, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - ERP versus Best-of-Breed Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of each WMS Option? Both Sides Claim Lower Total Cost of Ownership

TOPICS : Warehouse Mananagement Systems

January 24, 2008

This Week's Supply Chain Trivia - The First APICS Certification

What Year was the first Certification Offered by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)?

TOPICS : Trivia

January 22, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: January 21, 2008

This Week: Slashing Labor Costs at GM; Slow Retail Sales Growth Expected; Fuel Taxes - Inevitable and Profitable; SkySails Expected to Trim Shipping Costs

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

January 21, 2008

Logistics News: Industry Veteran Cliff Holste Joins Supply Chain Digest as Material Handling Editor

Will Provide Expert Insight with New Material Handling Blog, other Contributions

TOPICS : Material handling automation

January 17, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Right to Work States

Number of States Stands at 22, as Michigan, Suprisingly, Considers Change

TOPICS : Auto industry supply chain | Manufacturing | Supply chain costs

January 16, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: January 17, 2008

This Week: Cheap Labor has Much to Do with the Price of Products from China; Amazon.com has Booming eCommerce Website Service; Nightmare Continues for Boeing Dreamliner; Gasoline Tax Increase May Pay for Transportation Infrastructure Improvement

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

January 10, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Protecting Intellectual Property in China

Understanding the Pyramid of IP Protection can Reduce Risk, Loss of Assets - and Market Position; Strategic, Legal and Operational Dimensions

TOPICS : China | Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Supply chain risk