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September 18, 2013

Supply Chain News: Still Something Wrong with Procurement ?

Is the Fact that Salespeople are Trained to Get Past Procurement a Sign Something is Still Wrong?

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

September 18, 2013

RFID and Auto ID News: FTC Finally Approves Honeywell Acquisition of Intermec, Leaving Near Duopoly for Wireless Devices in US

Honeywell and Motorola Solutions Now Dominate the Landscape; Can Datalogic Make it Three Players Again?

TOPICS : Automatic Data Collection | Data collection/AIDC

September 17, 2013

Supply Chain News: DC Managers Want Task Interleaving - What it is All About?

Recent Study Says Logistics Pros See More Task Interleaving in their Futures - but It Is Harder to Achieve than Some Would Have You Believe

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics costs | Logistics | Order picking | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

September 13, 2013

Supply Chain Video News for Sept. 16, 2013

How Ready is Amazon for Same Day Delivery? US Truckload and LTL Rate Growth Slowing; Do You Have a Supply Chain Strategy? CSCMP Supply Chain Innovation Awards

TOPICS : VideoNews

September 12, 2013

Global Supply Chain News: Maersk Triple E Cost Advantages are Too Great to Ignore

Drewry Shipping Says 35% Advantage in Bunker Fuel Costs, 30% Lower in Total Operating Costs

TOPICS : Global logistics | Logistics costs | Logistics | Ocean carriers | Transportation

September 12, 2013

Supply Chain News: Managing Fragility in Lean Manufacturing Systems

The Fragility of Lean Systems is its Strength, Expert Says

TOPICS : Lean | Manufacturing

September 11, 2013

Supply Chain News: The Complex Challenges of Designing an Automated Distribution Center

Peapod Decides to Build New Northeast DC, but Finding the Right Level of Automation is Tricky; In the End, a Design that Adds Automation but Stays within Reduced Budget

TOPICS : Distribution | Material handling automation

September 11, 2013

Logistics News: In a Continued Mixed Market, US Truckload and LTL Rate Increases are Slowing

Rates Overall have Risen Just 1-2% in 2013, though Mid-Sized Shippers May be Taking More than Large Ones

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

September 08, 2013

Supply Chain Video News for Sept. 9, 2013

Insight into Supply Chain Visibility; UN Report Warns Corporate Sustainability Efforts are Stalling; Big Merger in Procurement Software Space; CSCMP Supply Chain Innovation Awards

TOPICS : VideoNews

September 05, 2013

Supply Chain News: More Consolidation in the Procurement Software Space, as SciQuest to Acquire CombineNet

CombineNet Brings Advanced Technology, High Profile Customers and New Sectors to Much Larger SciQuest

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain software