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February 06, 2008

Logistics News: Green Supply Chain Debate Increasingly Focuses on the Lowly Pallet

New European Studies Show Environmental Benefits of Wood over Synthetic; Just How Should You Perform an Accurate Lifecycle Analysis? Will Shippers Really Choose Green over Efficiency?

TOPICS : Distribution

February 05, 2008

Logistics News: Are Reports of a Possible DHL Exit in the US Premature?

US Parcel Operations Not Meeting Expectations, Says CEO, as Options are Studied; Rumors of Sale to FedEx; Is DHL a Needed Price Check on UPS and FedEx?

TOPICS : Parcel shipping/parcel systems | Transportation

February 04, 2008

RFID News: Smart Badges for Meetings and Events Show Interesting New Application of Wireless - and Offers Hints of Opportunity in the Supply Chain

Goal is to Visualize "Social Networking;" Do You Need a Better Idea with Whom Your Cartons are Meeting Too?

TOPICS : Distribution | Inventory management | RFID

January 30, 2008

From the RetailWire: Out-of-Stocks Cost Retailers $93 Billion

Why Have Out-of-Stocks Remained Such a Big Issue in Retailing for So Many Years with So Little Apparent Progress? What Has to Happen to Finally Make this a Minor if not a Total Non-Issue?

TOPICS : Out-of-stocks

January 29, 2008

Procurement and Sourcing News: Understanding the Options for E-Auctions

There are Four Variants to the Basic Model, Says One Expert; Understanding which Model Fits Best

TOPICS : ecommerce | Procurement/Supplier Management

January 29, 2008

Logistics News: National Surface Transportation and Revenue Study Commission Report Recommendations Can Have Big Impact for Shippers

Headlines of 40 Cent Increase in Consumer Gas Tax Only Part of the Story; When Does the Cure Become Worse than the Disease?

TOPICS : Case studies | Logistics costs | Logistics | Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation | Trucking

January 29, 2008

Global Logistics: Are Inland Ports an Answer to Congestion - or a Waste of Public Money?

Facilities are Sprouting Up Across the US; a Port in West Virginia?

TOPICS : Global logistics | Transportation

January 29, 2008

Logistics News: Is "Count-Back" the Right Answer for Inventory Accuracy in Case Picking?

While Some Look at Productivity Hit, Cycle Counting after Each Case Pick is a Good Supply Chain Value, Says Ken Miesemer of St. Onge

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Distribution | Inventory management | Logistics | Order picking | Third-party logistics | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

January 25, 2008

Supply Chain News: Predictions for 2008 from AMR Research

Analysts see Stronger RFID Picture for Coming Year, Aggressive Corporate Spending in Supply Chain and Logistics, Among Other Trends

TOPICS : Supply Chain Trends