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July 10, 2013

Supply Chain News: If US is in Early Stages of Manufacturing Renaissance, it is Doing it with a Lot Fewer Factories

Number of Plant Closing is Slowing, but Openings Even More So; the Procter & Gamble Example

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring

July 10, 2013

Global Supply Chain News: New Ocean Carrier Mega-Alliance May Boost Rates, Causes Concern Among Shippers

Maersk Leads Three Largest Container Carriers into New P3 Alliance; Bad News for Shippers?

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

July 09, 2013

Supply Chain News: Input and Commodity Costs Continue More than Two-Year Slide in Q2

Metals Price Decline Leads Way; Major Commodity Index Now 24% Below its April, 2011 Peak

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain costs

July 09, 2013

Supply Chain News: Research on the Poorly Understood Role of the Demand Planner

Anecdotal Evidence Indicates Practices and Policies Vary Significantly Between Companies; New Study will Benchmark Demand Planning Role Across a Number of Key Questions

TOPICS : Demand planning/management | Forecasting | Supply Chain Planning software | Supply Chain studies | Supply Chain Trends

July 02, 2013

Macy's Gives Update on Its RFID Rollout and Plans, Connects RFID and Multi-Channel Commerce

Vendors Starting to Source Tag in Earnest, Accuracy will be Key to e-Fulfillment, Exec Says

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

July 02, 2013

Logistics News: Which are the Largest Global and US 3PLs? The Latest List from Armstrong & Associates

Just Two US Companies Make the Global Top 10; Which 3PLService Sector is by Far the Most Profitable?

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics | Third-party logistics

July 01, 2013

Logistics News: New Hours of Service Rules Started Monday, What will the Impact on Productivity Really be?

This is Key Question, as Answer will Impact Wages, Costs, Driver Shortage and More; Keeping Drivers Whole

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

July 01, 2013

Supply Chain Video News for July 1, 2013

The Link between Procurement Excellence and Profitability; US Retailers Set to Unveil New Bangladesh Factory Plan; What will be the Impact of New Carbon Rules be on the Supply Chain? New CSCMP Relationships and Collaboration Workshop

TOPICS : VideoNews


June 25, 2013

Supply Chain Video News for June 24, 2013

2013 State of Logistics Report - The Movie; Walmart Says It Will Up Ante in E-Commerce Battle with Amazon; Key Trends in Global Energy Production and Consumption

TOPICS : VideoNews