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October 16, 2014

Supply Chain News: Delivery Wars Continue On, as Google Expands Its Express Delivery Service

Three New Cities Added, Amazon Prime-Like Pricing Model Unvelied

TOPICS : e-fulfillment | ecommerce | Parcel shipping/parcel systems

October 15, 2014

Supply Chain News: UPS Asking Retailers to Scale Back Last Minute Christmas Shipping Guarantees - They aren't Much Listening

Retailers Prefer Revenue over Delivery Buffers, as UPS and FedEx Hope Their Forecasts are Accurate on the Up and Downside

TOPICS : e-fulfillment | ecommerce | Parcel shipping/parcel systems | Retail industry supply chain | Transportation

October 15, 2014

Supply Chain News: Procurement, Tax Considerations, and a Procurement Operating Company

It is Time for Procurement to Get Better Aligned with theTax Experts at the Company, Deloitte Partners Say

TOPICS : Supply chain finance | Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain costs

October 08, 2014

Global Supply Chain News: Port Delays at LA-Long Beach, Across the World Cause Logistics Headaches

Delays at Ports of LA and Long Beach Getting Severe, with Chassis Issues Continuing to Be Key Source of Problems; "Can't Keep Doing This," Sears Exec Says

TOPICS : Global logistics | Global supply chain | Ocean carriers | Supply chain risk

October 07, 2014

Gartner Again Ranks Top Supply Chain University Programs - Let the Alumni Debate Begin

Penn State Tops Graduate and and Is Tied for First for Undergraduate Programs; What Should the Criteria Be?

TOPICS : Supply Chain Trends

October 07, 2014

Supply Chain News: In Era of Reshoring, Just What Qualifies to be Labeled "Made in America?"

100% Definition in California Leading a Raft of Lawsuits for Makers that Use a Tiny Percent of Foreign Made Components, Out of Necessity; Lifetime Products Has to Pony Up for Eight Rivets

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring

October 06, 2014

Supply Chain News: Highlights from the 19th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study Part 2

Special Focus in Omni-Channel, Talent Management, Use of CRM by 3PLs and Mexico

TOPICS : Supply Chain studies | Third-party logistics

October 01, 2014

Supply Chain News Makers Video Series: The Characteristics of Procurement Leaders

Chris Sawchuk of the Hackett Group Shares Insight from the Recent Reort on Procurement Leadership with SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

October 01, 2014

Supply Chain News: Highlights from the 19th Annual Third Party Logistics Study

Spend on Outsourcing in North America and Europe Seems to be Slowing, while ''IT Gap'' Continues to Shrink

TOPICS : Outsourcing/offshoring | Supply Chain studies | Third-party logistics

September 30, 2014

RFID and AIDC News: Zara's Aggressive Move to Item-Level Tagging Features Plan to Re-Use Tags

By Placing Tags Inside EAS Housing, they Can be Reused Many Times

TOPICS : Automatic Data Collection | Retail industry supply chain | RFID