Chinese Official Says Supposed Security Concerns are Baloney - Well, Actually, He Used a Stronger Term; Chinese Direct Investment Becoming a Major Political Issue

Executive Says Opportunity is $150 Billion Annually, with High Growth; Products Will Often be Manufactured in Local Markets

What are the three primary variables used to compute the Economic Order Quantity (EOC)?

This Week: Oil Prices Break New Ground; "Steel" Yourself for Jump in Price of Iron Ore; Lots of Smiling at Wal-Mart Over 4th Quarter Revenue; When a Sortation System Makes Good Sense

Throw the Pareto Principal Out - Increasing Focus on How to Optimize Slower Moving Inventories

What year did Federal Express begin to offer on-line tracking of express shipments?

Ownership, Visibility, Goals, Technology Support, and Training are the Five Pillars, AMR Researchers Say

He is the editor of Wired magazine, who in 2004 wrote an article called "The Long Tail," which subsequently became a book. The original concept primarily had to do with the notion that in the internet age, companies could make money by selling products for which at an individual SKU level there was comparatively low demand (amazon.con, netflix, itunes). The idea has morphed, in part, to companies taking a stronger look at how to optimize their low demand SKUs, as product proliferation is for many confounding the Pareto Principle.

Hopeful anticipation turned to nervous disappointment last week following worse than expected unemployment numbers and emerging details of the Obama administration’s financial rescue plan. Our Supply Chain and Logistics stock index felt the impact of the broader market’s worry.

Ensuring Accountability for Supply Chain Results from both Sides of the Sourcing Table