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December 19, 2007

Supply Chain Software: The 10 Rules for Supply Chain Optimization Technology

Don Ratliff of Georgia Tech says Remembering Guidelines Can Avoid Problems and Improve Financial Results

TOPICS : Supply Chain Planning software | Supply chain software | Supply chain thought leadership

December 19, 2007

Logistics News: Rail Infrastructure Improvements - Searching for $148 Billion

Report Says That and Maybe More Needed to Keep Up with Demand; Will Rail Pricing Support the Investment? Bad News for Shippers Either Way

TOPICS : Logistics | Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation

December 19, 2007

Logistics News: Extending the Definition of Real-Time Information

Ecommerce Companies Continue to Push the Envelope; Open the Door for a Delivery, Get an Email?

TOPICS : Distribution | ecommerce | Logistics | Parcel shipping/parcel systems

December 19, 2007

Helping Consumers Discover RFID's Benefit

How Knowledgeable Do You Think American Consumers are About RFID and its Benefits?

TOPICS : RFID and Privacy | RFID market size | RFID

December 18, 2007

Manufacturing News: For "Want of a Nail," and Supply Chain Outsourcing Expertise, Boeing's Dreamliner Continues to Face Schedule Woes

The Problems Started with Fasteners, but have Spread to Many Areas; "Held Hostage to Suppliers?" Too Much, Too Soon?

TOPICS : Global sourcing | Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring | Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain risk

December 05, 2007

Material Handling News: Is Automation a Natural Complement to Lean Strategies?

New White Paper Says Material Handling and Ergonomics Too Often Take a Back Seat in Process Design

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Material handling automation

December 05, 2007

Manufacturing News: So Just What was the Problem with Microsoft Xbox 360?

As Its Reserves for Warranty Claims Rise, the Root Cause is a Guess Outside Microsoft; the "Red Rings of Doom"

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Supply chain risk

December 05, 2007

RFID Patent Pool, Take 2

Two Years after Initial Launch, RFID Consortium Formed to License RFID Patents is Revamped; Are IP Issues in RFID Declining?

TOPICS : RFID

December 05, 2007

Supply Chain Software: Who Controls the Buying Decision, IT or Operations?

Research from Forrester says Dynamics are Changing in Favor of "the Business;" Good News for Supply Chain Managers?

TOPICS : Supply chain and the IT function/technology | Supply chain software

December 05, 2007

Procurement and Sourcing News: The New World of "Capability Sourcing"

With the Decline in Vertical Integration, Sourcing Drives the Value Chain

TOPICS : Outsourcing/offshoring | Procurement/Supplier Management