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June 25, 2013

Supply Chain News: Port of LA Drayage Saga Practically Over after Five Years - but Issue is far from Finished

Supreme Court Largely Rules in Favor of ATA, but Teamsters Sending Forces to State Legislatures

TOPICS : Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

June 25, 2013

What are the Ramifications of Shippers Asking 3PLs to Take on More Supply Chain Risk?

New Set of Skills Required by 3PLs to Assess and Manage New Risk Elements; Shippers Need to Share Detailed Information Early On

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics costs | Logistics | Outsourcing/offshoring | Third-party logistics

June 19, 2013

Supply Chain News: Lack of Clarity on Costs, Benefits Hamper Many MES Deployments

Too Many Companies Buy First, Figure Out Details Later, Gartner Research Finds

TOPICS : Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) | Manufacturing

June 19, 2013

Supply Chain News: The Three Traits that Define Procurement Leaders

Large IBM Study Identifies Key Characteristics of Best Procurement Organizations

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

June 18, 2013

Supply Chain News: SCDigest Introduces New Tool to Calculate the Value of Making Warehouse Management System Modifications

In Part 2 of a Series on WMS Modification Trends, New Helpful Spreadsheet Tool Allows Users to Assess the ROI from Customizations

TOPICS : Benchmarking | Project management | Distribution | Logistics | Supply Chain Execution (SCE) | Vendor selection | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

June 17, 2013

The Changing Nature of Shipper-3PL Contract Relationships

The growth in logistics outsourcing continues apace, but since the economic downturn shippers have been changing their thinking relative to relationships and contracts with 3PLs.

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Distribution | Logistics | Outsourcing/offshoring | Supply Chain Trends | Third-party logistics

June 17, 2013

Supply Chain Video News for June 17, 2013

Volvo Announces Trucks Using New Alternative Fuel; Is a Graduate Supply Chain Degree the New MBA? New Report Says Bangladesh Apparel Factories are Very Dangerous; State of Logistics Report this Week

TOPICS : VideoNews

June 12, 2013

If You are in Supply Chain, You Made a Smart Career Choice

Demand Continues to Exceed Supply, as Salaries for Graduates Continue to Rise; Is Supply Chain the New MBA?

TOPICS : Supply chain careers/recruitment | Supply Chain Trends

June 12, 2013

RFID and AIDC News: Local TV News Report Shows Just How Easy it Is to Capture RFID Credit Card Data

Simply Bring a Reader Near a Credit Card, Grab Holder Name, Card Number, Expiration Date and More; Are Banks Not Being Straight with Consumers?

TOPICS : RFID and Privacy | RFID

June 12, 2013

Logistics News: A New Alternative Truck Fuel Enters the Playing Field

DME is Little Known, but Volvo Trucks Announces Aggressive Plans, Pilot with Safeway

TOPICS : Green supply chain | Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking