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June 11, 2009

From RetailWire: How to Forecast When History is No Longer Relevant

BrainTrust Panel Discussion Questions: What Factors in Addition to Historical Trends Should be Used to Help Determine Your Forecasts? What Other Impacts from the Economy Should be Considered?

TOPICS : Demand planning/management | Forecasting | Retail industry supply chain

June 10, 2009

Logistics News: Rail Anti-Trust Legislation Postponed but Coming, Though Pricing Impact Still Several Years Away

Vote Pulled this week in Senate, in favor of More Comprehensive Bill Later; "Bad Bill" Needs to be Defeated, Norfolk Southern CEO Says

TOPICS : Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation

June 10, 2009

Supply Chain News: What Makes Procurement Leaders Different?

First, they Simply Manage more Spend, ATKearney Study Says; Collaboration and Advanced Measurement also Key

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

June 10, 2009

Global Supply Chain News: China Increasingly Pursues an "Industrial Cluster" Strategy

Industrial Policy Nationally and Regionally Pushes Industry Sector Development in Specific Metro Areas; Should Western Companies Jump In?

TOPICS : China | Global supply chain

June 09, 2009

Supply Chain News: A Little Supply Chain Flexibility is Usually Enough, MIT's Simchi-Levi Says

Adding a little Flexibility Delivers Most of the Potential Benefits, with much Lower Investment Upfront

TOPICS : Supply Chain Trends | Supply chain visibility

June 09, 2009

Labor Management Systems: Considering the Options for Engineered Standards Development

Most LMS Software Companies have their Own Engineering; Are You Better off with that Approach, or Splitting the Software and Engineering Work?

TOPICS : Distribution | Labor Management Systems


June 02, 2009

Supply Chain News: The Seven Timeless Challenges of Supply Chain Management

University of Tennessee's Paul Dittmann says Many of Our Current Supply Chain Challenges have been around for Awhile

TOPICS : Supply Chain Trends

June 02, 2009

Logistics News: Cargo Thieves Getting More Aggressive and Sophisticated

Mexican Situation Getting Extreme; 40 Attacks since 2008 for Third Largest Steel Maker

TOPICS : Transportation

June 02, 2009

RFID News: New University of Arkansas Study on Item-Level Apparel Tagging Interesting, but Cause-Effect Relationships Not Clear

96 Percent Faster Cycle Count in Store? Thawing Out "Frozen" SKUs

TOPICS : RFID