Founder of DRP on New Paradigm for Consumer Goods to Retail Supply Chain; Trucking Execs Say Costs and Rates are Headed Higher; Procter & Gamble Moving Major Business Unit to Asia

Academic Has Had Great Influence on Procurement Through Teaching, Thought Leadership, Connecting Supply Management to Finance and More

Variable Pay, New Approach to Layoffs in Return for Commitments to Keep Jobs in USA; Typical Win-Lose Nature of Contract Negotiations had to Change, CEO Jeff Turner Says

PepsiCo has Smart New Approach to Supply Chain Network Optimization; Amazon.com Makes a Bold Move for More New Markets; Schneider National Replacing One-Third of Its Truck Fleet

Consumers in Germany and France Help Increase Retail Sales, Affecting Waning Demand in the Euro Region’s Surrounding Nations

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore was in Las Vegas this week for the 2012 JDA Focus User Conference.

Containers will be Stuck in Ports for Extra Days Unless Productivity Significant Improves

A Three-Level Analysis of Transportation Performance Could Help Measure Effectiveness and Reduce Cost Leakage, but Cost Allocation is a Challenge

Make It Actionable, and Learn the Cost Justification Math among Key Recommendations

''Logistics Flow Control'' for the Consumer Goods to Retail Supply Chain; New York Times Alleges Walmart Paid Bribes in Mexico and Deep-Sixed the Investigation in 2006; New Study Finds More Support for Reshoring