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September 30, 2008

Logistics News: Does US Need a ''No Oil'' Contingency Plan?

With Current Global Chaos and Risks, One Pundit Says It is Critical, but US Doesn''t Have One; Keeping the Trucks Rolling

TOPICS : Supply chain risk | Transportation

September 30, 2008

Procurement and Sourcing News: "Pay-to-Play" Atmosphere for Suppliers at Annual CVS Caremark Golf Outing Raises Questions

Intentions May be Good, but Suppliers Can Buy Access; the Exception to the Rules

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

September 29, 2008

Green Supply Chain News: Sustainability Strategies for Manufacturers

Like it or Not, Sustainability will Increasingly Drive Manufacturing System Decisions; ARC's Greg Gorbach Outlines a Framework for Green Improvement

TOPICS : Green supply chain | Manufacturing

September 25, 2008

From RetailWire: Penn Traffic Turns Buying Over to C&S

BrainTrust Panel Discussion Question: Is the Deal Between Penn Traffic and C&S Wholesale Grocers the Way of the Future for Regional Supermarket Chains?

TOPICS : Retail industry supply chain

September 23, 2008

Supply Chain News: Inventory Optimization is Different than Traditional Supply Chain Planning

Taking into Account All the Various Dependencies and Sources of Variability of the Network

TOPICS : Inventory management | Inventory optimization | Supply Chain Planning software | Supply chain software

September 23, 2008

Supply Chain News: Getting Software Embedded in Manufactured Products Right

Too Many Manufacturers Use Traditional Engineering Approaches to Embedded Software Engineering; Reducing Complexity

TOPICS : Manufacturing

September 23, 2008

Global Logistics News: Get Ready - New "10 + 2" Import Reporting Rules are Imminent

Will Importers be Ready? Pilot Proposal Rejected; Test Bed Available from Customer Department

TOPICS : Global logistics | Global supply chain | Inbound logistics | Ocean carriers

September 23, 2008

RFID News: Largest RFID Action in Apparel and Asset Management, Latest Baird Report Says

Lack of RFID-based Software Still a Barrier to Adoption; Users Still Looking for Better Price-Performance

TOPICS : RFID market size | RFID

September 22, 2008

Logistics News: Transcript of Supply Chain Digest Editor Dan Gilmore's Interview on XM Radio Regarding Mexican Trucker Controversy

NAFTA, Near Shoring, and What is Real in the Perceived Driver Shortage

TOPICS : Transportation | Trucking

September 16, 2008

Supply Chain News: Is the Procurement Function a Corporate "Under Achiever?"

Most Companies See Great Potential for Improvement, but Barriers Remain; Getting a Seat at the Strategy Table

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management