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December 19, 2013

Supply Chain News: Headlines Say US Industrial Production Finally Exceeds Pre-Recession High - but Manufacturing Still Not There

US Manufacturing Still 2.8% Below 2007 Peak, while Capacity Utilization has Flatlined Below Long Run Average

TOPICS : Manufacturing

December 18, 2013

Supply Chain News: The Timeless Procurement Challenge of Supplier Price versus Cost Part 2

Need to Understand Cost Drivers at Suppliers, and Manage for Total Supply Chain Costs; Using the Sourcing Grid

TOPICS : Supply chain finance | Procurement/Supplier Management

December 17, 2013

Supply Chain News: In Latest in Stunning 2013 Moves, Reports Say Amazon Preparing to Go After Warehouse Clubs, ''Center Aisle'' Goods

Reports Says Amazon will Ship Standard, Large Case Filled with Bulk Size Items; Four Fulfillment Centers Already Identified to Process and Ship New Orders

TOPICS : Distribution | e-fulfillment | ecommerce | Retail industry supply chain

December 15, 2013

Supply Chain Video News for Dec. 16, 2013

Amazon Makes Yet Another Move, Targeting the Center Aisle; Growing Number of US Companies Using Internal Carbon Costs; New Factory of the Future at Honda

TOPICS : VideoNews


December 10, 2013

Logistics News: New Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Rules Dramatically Paring Back Number of Freight Brokerage Firms, but Impact on Shippers Likely to be Modest a Best

Registered Brokers Numbers May be Cut in Half, to 10,000 or So, but Currently Active Ones Likely to Stay in Business or Become Agents for Larger Firms

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

December 09, 2013

Supply Chain Digest Cartoon Caption Contests Anticipated Amazon Drones, Parodies

We are Taking Victory Lap after Our Cartoons Featured Delivery Drones and Rockets Well Ahead of Current Attention

TOPICS : Fun stuff

December 09, 2013

Supply Chain Video News for Dec. 9, 2013

Amazon Drones On - and the Parodies Start Coming; Important New Supply Chain Research Study; JC Penney has Major Tagging Blunder

TOPICS : VideoNews

December 04, 2013

Supply Chain News: Honda Must Focus on Manufacturing Excellence, not Just Product Excellence, Its President Says

New Honda Factory in Japan Makes Broad Use of Robotics, Shaves 40 Minutes off Assembly Times; A Testing Lab for Factories Worldwide

TOPICS : Auto industry supply chain | Manufacturing

December 02, 2013

Update! Supply Chain News: Amazon Working on New Drone Delivery System, as Skeptics Abound

Bezos Makes Announcement on 60 Minutes; Could be Ready as Early as 2015; We Have the Video; Can Safety Issues Ever be Resolved?

TOPICS : Distribution | e-fulfillment | ecommerce | Parcel shipping/parcel systems | Supply Chain Innovation | Transportation