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August 25, 2009

Supply Chain News: A Deeper Look at 2008 Inventory Numbers

Over Past Two Years, Life Science Areas Show Major Improvements; Progress in Consumer Goods-to-Retail Mostly Stalled

TOPICS : Inventory management

August 19, 2009

Logistics News: What are the Sweet Spots for Different Order Picking Technologies?

We Summarize What Works Best Where, from A-Frames to Wearables

TOPICS : Distribution | Order picking

August 19, 2009

Supply Chain News: It is a New Normal Out There - and Deloitte Tries to Measure It

Corporate Profitability Down as Competitive Intensity Doubles; Knowledge Flows, Not Knowledge Stocks

TOPICS : Supply Chain Trends

August 19, 2009

Supply Chain News: Amidst Worst Factory Utilization Environment Since Great Depression, Some Signs of Life, as US Production Increases in July

First Real Monthly Increase Since December 2007; Factory Utilization Also Ticks Up

TOPICS : Manufacturing

August 18, 2009

Supply Chain News: As Truckload Rates Continue Freefall, Middlemen Actually See Margins Grow

A Freight Recession like No Other, as One-Third of Freightt Volume Leaves the System; Can Rates Go Any Lower?

TOPICS : Transportation | Trucking

August 18, 2009

Global Supply Chain News: A New Framework for Supply Chain Security

Need for Improvement is Well Understood, but How Can Companies Develop an Integrated Approach?

TOPICS : Global supply chain | Supply chain security


August 12, 2009

Supply Chain News: The Increasing Role of Optimization in Sourcing Decisions

Once Limited to Transportation Buys, Technology Now being Used in Many Other Commodity Categories, New Report from CAPS Research Says

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain costs | Supply chain software

August 12, 2009

Logistics News: Does Real-Time Performance Feedback to DC Operators Make Sense?

Staple of Labor Management Systems Demos is Less Often Used, but Trends are Moving That Way

TOPICS : Distribution | Labor Management Systems | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

August 12, 2009

RFID and AIDC News: RFID-based Tracking of Reusable Logistics Containers has a Generally Compelling ROI

Improving Asset Utilization 100%; Lower Labor and Transport Costs Too

TOPICS : RFID software | RFID