PepsiCo has Smart New Approach to Supply Chain Network Optimization; Amazon.com Makes a Bold Move for More New Markets; Schneider National Replacing One-Third of Its Truck Fleet

Consumers in Germany and France Help Increase Retail Sales, Affecting Waning Demand in the Euro Region’s Surrounding Nations

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore was in Las Vegas this week for the 2012 JDA Focus User Conference.

Containers will be Stuck in Ports for Extra Days Unless Productivity Significant Improves

A Three-Level Analysis of Transportation Performance Could Help Measure Effectiveness and Reduce Cost Leakage, but Cost Allocation is a Challenge

Make It Actionable, and Learn the Cost Justification Math among Key Recommendations

''Logistics Flow Control'' for the Consumer Goods to Retail Supply Chain; New York Times Alleges Walmart Paid Bribes in Mexico and Deep-Sixed the Investigation in 2006; New Study Finds More Support for Reshoring

Focus on Supplier Relationship Management with Tier Ones can Cause Issues, Choi and Linton Say; Downstream Visibility Helped LG Electronics See Demand was Accelerating in 2009 before Many Competitors Did

Make it Hard and Throw Some Curves, Long Time Industry Consultant John Pearce Says; Make Sure You Do Not Allow Vendors to Get You Off Script

Port of Savannah Deepening Project Update; Ocean Rate Hikes Seem to be Sticking for Now on Asia to North America Routes; Panama Canal Proposes 7-8% Increases in Tolls for 2012 and 2013, Plus New Segment Definitions