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October 07, 2007

Dimensions of Supply Chain Competence

Data from Annual Report on SCM Progress from CSC and Michigan State provides Mixed Data, but Framework is Useful; We Summarize Key Findings

TOPICS : Supply Chain studies


October 02, 2007

Supply Chain Performance Management: New Metric Framework from APQC

Focus on Productivity Per FTE is Different; a Good Place to Start for Metrics Development

TOPICS : Supply Chain Trends

October 01, 2007

Import Warehouses - The Next Bottleneck in Global Supply Chains?

As Port Congestion Eases for Now, Other Factors are Complicating the Transloading and Distribution Process

TOPICS : Distribution | Global logistics | Global supply chain | Logistics | Ocean carriers | Supply chain visibility

October 01, 2007

ECAs: The Preferred Solution Until e-Contract Law Is Better Defined

In Rush to Achieve the Benefits of e-Procurement, do not Leave Yourself Vulnerable to Legal Risks or Supplier Challenge

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

September 30, 2007

Mexican Truckers in the US: Understanding the Issues

FMSCA Hopes to Quiet Critics with Plans to Track Trucks by Satellite; How We Got Here

TOPICS : Transportation

September 30, 2007

RFID Compliance in Retail Supply Chain Follows Bar Code Trajectory of 15 Years Ago

Hugely Optimistic Projections almost Always Fail to Materialize; Steady rather than Exponential Adoption is the Rule

TOPICS : Data collection/AIDC | Electronic Product Code/EPC | RFID

September 25, 2007

Understanding Supplier Price-Cost Management in Sourcing, Part 2

Dr Ed Marien of the University of Wisconsin Says You Have to Focus on the Difference Between Cost and Price

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

September 25, 2007

Supply Chain Technology: Is the Vision of a Single ERP Simply Beyond Realistic Expectations

Complexity is a Killer, MIT Researcher Says; the Goal: Plug and Play Component

TOPICS : Supply Chain Trends

September 25, 2007

Transportation News: Does the Charge of Railroad Gouging on Fuel Surcharges Hold Up Under Analysis?

Data and Methodology from the Snavely King Report Look Sound; Is there Potential Trouble for the Truckers Too?

TOPICS : Transportation