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July 28, 2010

RFID News: Will WalMart get RFID Right this Time?

Retail Giant Announces Plan for Broad Item-Level Apparel Tagging Program; Lessons Learned from Earlier Failed Efforts

TOPICS : RFID | Wal-Mart


July 26, 2010

Supply Chain News: Our Guru Panel Weighs in on How to Define and Measure Supply Chain Flexibility

Excellent Insight from Dr. Hau Lee of Stanford, Dr. David Simchi-Levi of MIT, Tom Dadmun of Adtran, and Other Experts; Beam me Up, Scotty!

TOPICS : Agile supply chain | Metrics/Performance measurement | Supply chain thought leadership


July 21, 2010

Top RFID News of the Week

Cheap, Printable Tags a Step Closer? Construction Company Chases Ghost Workers; New RFID, GPS, Cellular Trailer Padlock; Item-Level Tagging in Retail Growing - Maybe

TOPICS : RFID

July 21, 2010

Supply Chain News: Additional Insight from the 2009 Inventory Report

Which Companies have Shown the Greatest Two-Year Improvements in Inventory Levels? We List Many of the Leaders

TOPICS : Supply chain finance | Inventory management | Supply Chain studies

July 20, 2010

Logistics News: Upcoming Requirement for Rail Safety May Bleed Capital Badly Needed for Rail Expansion

New AAR Study Questions Whether Benefits Worth the Billions in Costs for Positive Train Control; Wyman Study Finds Claimed Benefits for Shippers Non-Existent

TOPICS : Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation

July 15, 2010

Logistics News: Thinking Sortation for Distribution? What it will the Costs Be?

Getting Early Cost Estimates from Vendors is Tough; We Offer Ranges by Throughput Levels

TOPICS : Distribution | e-fulfillment | Logistics costs | Logistics | Material handling automation | Order picking

July 15, 2010

Global Logistics News: FedEx Thinks New Boeing 777 Fleet is a Game Changer in Air Freight out of Asia; UPS Disagrees

FedEx Says it will Take Delivery of Six More of the Planes in Next Year; Global Air Cargo Volume Surges in 2010

TOPICS : air carriers/cargo | Global logistics

July 14, 2010

Supply Chain News: Tried and True Strategies for Combating Supply Price Increases

From E-Auctions to Unbundling, Procurement Managers Need to have Many Tools Available

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management