How is Baxter the New Age Industrial Robot Doing? Toy Maker KNex Comes Back to US Soil; Cancellations by Ocean Container Lines Causing Problems; Plus the Supply Chain Week in Numbers

While Voice Deployments Keep Getting Easier, Some are More Successful than Others; We Explain Why

Ocean Carriers Really Ramp Up the Cancellations this Winter Instead of Adjusting Published Schedules; Goal of Capacity Reduction in Slow Period is the Same, but Impact on Shippers/Importers is Much Different

Shippers Expecting 3.1% Increase in Rail Rates in 2013, Just 1.4% for Truckload; Conversion to Rail and Intermodal Continues

KNex Sees Opportunity for Faster Responsiveness, but there are Challenges; Finding Suppliers is Hard

The Top Consumer Packaged Goods and Related Retail Supply Chains; US Manufacturers Say They Will Drive Down COGS in 2013; Maersk Reduced CO2 Emissions per Container - Slowly

End-to-End Automated DCs becoming Commonplace in Europe, Marc Wulfraat Says; A More Strategic View

Filling Role Between Freight Forwarders and Ocean Container Lines, Volumes Rose 3.2% in 2012, New Analysis Finds; Expeditors Sees Volumes Drop 4.9%

With Good Preparation, Return from Time and Travel Should be High; Getting ''Unfiltered'' Information; Use of Checklists is Key

Is a Breakthrough Coming in Truck Crossing of Mexican Border? Walmart US Chief Says it is Losing the Shelf Stocking Wars; LTL Carrier Q4 Results and Trends; Plus the Supply Chain Week in Numbers