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November 20, 2014

Supply Chain News: Levi Strauss Expands Ethical Sourcing Program to Offer Low-Cost Loans to Offshore Vendors

Partnership with World Bank Arm will Offer Even Lower Rates to Top Performers in Labor Practices, Safety and the Environmen

TOPICS : Global sourcing | Procurement/Supplier Management


November 17, 2014

Logistics News: Large US LTL Carriers Throw Big Profit Party in Q3

Four out of Five LTL Carriers Deliver Strong Double Digit Profit Growth on Rising Volumes, as Operating Ratios Almost Reach Respectability

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

November 11, 2014

Eighth Annual Gartner-SCDigest Study to Delve Deeper Into Supply Chain Maturity Impacts, Getting Value from SCM Software

Research has Now Become One of the Most Important Studies in the Supply Chain Discipline; As Always, Complimentary Gartner Reports Available to Respondents

TOPICS : Supply Chain studies | Supply chain thought leadership | Supply Chain Trends

November 11, 2014

SCDigest's Weekly eCommerce and eFulfillment Bulletin for Nov. 11, 2014

This week: Amazon Testing Taxis, Doubly Whammy on Parcel Shipping Costs Coming; Walmart Testing On-Line Price Matching; Sears VP on eFufillment Requirements

TOPICS : e-fulfillment | ecommerce

November 11, 2014

Logistics News: Rail Carriers Enjoy Mostly Blow Out Q3 on Strong Volume Growth

Record Low Operating Rations being Set Left and Right, On Strong Volumes Even in Face of Continuing Service Issues

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation

November 10, 2014

Global Supply Chain News: Look Out China, Here Comes India as Manufacturing Locale of Global Choice

Country is Energized under New Prime Minister, Who Vows to Fix Infrastructure and Regulatory Issues; Abbot Labs Opens New Food Plant

TOPICS : China | Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Manufacturing


November 04, 2014

Supply Chain News: Finding the Sortation System that is Right for Your Distribution Center

SCDigest Materials Handling Editor Cliff Holste on Keys to Sortation System Success

TOPICS : Distribution | Material handling automation

November 03, 2014

Supply Chain Thought Leadership Video Series: Centers of Excellence Part 2 - Seagate Case Study

Joe DiIorio from Seagate Technology provides a case study on the tech giant's hugely successful effort to build a COE to drive its supply chain transformation.

TOPICS : High tech/electronics industry supply chain | Managing effectively | Supply chain excellence