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April 05, 2009

Logistics News: Should Rail "Bottleneck" Segment Pricing Finally be Revised?

Likelihood of New Rules Stronger than Ever, but No Action Likely Until 2010, Ed Wolfe Says

TOPICS : Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation

April 01, 2009

Supply Chain News: Getting to Integrated Planning and Execution Essential but Challenging, LaHowchic Says

Sales and Operations Planning is Part of the Answer, but not Enough; "Sense and Respond" Does Change the Game

TOPICS : Supply chain thought leadership | Supply Chain Trends

March 31, 2009

Supply Chain News: Lean Manufacturing Thought Leaders Discussion

Lean Offers Great Benefits, but for Most Companies, Operational Realities Means Lean Needs Technology to Scale

TOPICS : Lean | Manufacturing

March 31, 2009

Global Supply Chain News: Risks Associated with Mexico are Overblown, Some Say

While Violence is Bad in a Few Areas, Most of Country is still an Attractive Sourcing Location

TOPICS : Global supply chain | Supply chain risk

March 30, 2009

Logistics News: Shippers Dodge a Bullet, for Now, as Fire Marshals Group Tables Wood Pallet Classification Changes

Changed Requirements would have Cost Shippers a Bundle; Not out of Woods Yet, However; Is Something Fishy with the Process?

TOPICS : Distribution

March 30, 2009

RFID News: Volkswagen Says it will be First Automaker to Extensively Use RFID in Daily Supply Chain Operations

Container Tracking Application Leverages Supplier Portal that was already in Place

TOPICS : RFID market size | RFID

March 24, 2009

Global Supply Chain News: As Deadlines for 100% Cargo Screening Loom, many Roadblocks Still Exist

TSA Says there will be Delays in Ocean Screening Program; Others say Even Air Cargo Screening Deadline will be Tough to Meet

TOPICS : Global logistics | Ocean carriers

March 24, 2009

RFID News: New Industry Consortium Aims to Do for Active Tags what EPC Did for Passive UHF

New DASH7 Alliances Formed to Drive Interoperability; DoD, Dow Chemical, Michelin, Aerospace and Defense Companies on Board

TOPICS : RFID market size | RFID

March 24, 2009

Supply Chain News: Lean Manufacturing Mitigates Impact of Recession on Job Loss

When You get Lean Enough, Everyone is Still Needed; Cutting Back Hours, Rather than Jobs

TOPICS : Lean | Manufacturing

March 23, 2009

Logistics News: Do Oil Price Patterns Repeat Themselves over Time?

Remembering that it wasn't Long Ago that $70 per Barrel Seemed Ridiculously High; One Pundit Correctly Predicted the Collapse Based on History, but How Long will it Last this Time?

TOPICS : Transportation