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July 24, 2013

Will Video Kill the RFID Star?

Facial and Other Visual Identification System Just Might Provide More Value at a Much Lower Cost; If Faces, Why Not Boxes?

TOPICS : Automatic Data Collection | Data collection/AIDC | RFID

July 24, 2013

Supply Chain News: Women in Procurement Continue to be Paid Much Less than Men

Annual Pay Study from ISM Shows Modest Growth in Pay, while Gender Gap Remains Strong

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

July 23, 2013

Logistics News: Union Pacific Separates Itself from the Pack in Q2

UP Delivers Record Profits even as Industry Volumes Mostly Flat, While Rate Increases Continue Apace; Profit Levels Now Among Best Across All Business Segments

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

July 23, 2013

Supply Chain News: Titans Continue to Battle in E-Fulfillment Wars, as eBay Expands Same Day Delivery Service

eBay Now Being Rolled Out to More Markets, as Valets will do the Shopping for You; Interesting Hybrid Strategy for e-Fulfillment

TOPICS : Distribution | e-fulfillment | ecommerce | Logistics costs | Logistics | Order picking | Retail industry supply chain

July 22, 2013

Supply Chain Video News for July 22, 2013

Varying Opinions on Impact of New HOS Rules; Maersk Triple-E Sets Sail; Comparing US and Euro Plans for Bangladesh Factories; CSCMP Starts India Workshop Series

TOPICS : VideoNews

July 17, 2013

Supply Chain News: The Fatigue Factor in Labor Management and Engineered Standards

Many Companies Apply Simple Flat Allowance, but More Nuanced Calculation is Usually Better; Personal, Fatigue and Delay Factors

TOPICS : Distribution | Labor Management Systems | Logistics | Order picking | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

July 16, 2013

Global Supply Chain News: The First Maersk Triple E has Left the Station, er, Port

Ship will Likely Operate Less than Full, as Ports Upgrade Equipment; 22,000 TEU Ships Coming?

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

July 16, 2013

Logistics News: New HOS Rules Could Cause Driver Shortage of 60,000, Turn Some Two-Day Deliveries to Three Day

1000 Miles is Magic Number; Some Truckers Say Rules Needed to Keep them from Pushing Too Hard; Are Rates Headed Higher?

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

July 11, 2013

Supply Chain News: Roadmap for Materials Handling 2025 Completes Key Phase I Milestone

MHI Hopes to Paint Vision for Future, Up Profile of Materials Handling Industry in Terms of Economic Impact, Supply Chain Contribution

TOPICS : Material handling automation