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January 10, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: January 10, 2008

This Week: Diesel Prices take a Big Bite in 2007; Perry Ellis Finds its Ocean Shipping is a bit much; Goodyear Prices Keep on Rolling; How do you say Tide in Chinese?

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

January 07, 2008

Retail Supply Chain: Is "Scanner Error" Still an Issue?

Test in Seattle Area Show Errors, but Often to the Benefit of Consumers; Office Depot, other Retailers Fined in 2007

TOPICS : Data collection/AIDC | Retail industry supply chain

December 20, 2007

Supply Chain by the Numbers: December 20, 2007

This Week: Railway to Seventh Heaven; All the Tea in China for Made in the USA; Out with the Old and in with the New at GM; Hell or High Water Trial for Secure Freight Initiative

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

December 20, 2007

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Risky Outsourcing Strategy at Boeing

Use of Suppliers for Assembly of Major Sections of the Dreamliner 787 Offered Promise of Cost Savings and Cycle Time Reductions; Supplier Challenges have Forced Delay of Scheduled Launch of Hot Selling New Aircraft

TOPICS : Outsourcing/offshoring

December 13, 2007

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - What Supply Chain Risks have Companies Most Concerned?

Supplier Failure Tops the List; Should Intellectual Property Concerns get More Attention?

TOPICS : Supply chain risk | Supply chain security

December 13, 2007

Supply Chain by the Numbers: December 13, 2007

This Week: The Consequence of Poor Quality; Parts Shortage Nightmare for Dreamliner; RFIDs Money Pit; Pfizer Gets the Offshoring "Bug"

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

December 07, 2007

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Transportation Management System (TMS) Technology Support

What Types of Tools are Companies Using to Power Transportation Management? Surprisingly, Home Grown Systems Top the List in Annual Masters of Logistics Survey

TOPICS : Supply chain software | Transportation Management Systems | Transportation

December 05, 2007

Supply Chain by the Numbers: Dec. 5, 2007

This Week: Gartner Prediction for New Business Software Deployments; TSA Plans to Meet the Inspection Deadline; Overcapacity in the Truckoad Carrier Market; Chery Automotive Works with Chrysler to Increase Global Sales

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

November 30, 2007

Supply Chain by the Numbers: November 30, 2007

This Week: Semi-Conductor Ink Printing May Save RFID Technology from Writing On the Wall; Better Safe than Sorry at Wal-Mart; Rank and File Placement for US in World Bank LPI; Clearing the Air on Cargo Ship Pollution

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

November 29, 2007

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Benefits of Labor Management Systems

As Incredible as it Seems, Complete Program Can Improve Productivity by 100%

TOPICS : Distribution | Labor Management Systems