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October 21, 2008

Global Supply Chain News: From Low-Cost Country Sourcing to Profitable Proximity Sourcing?

IDC's Simon Ellis Says Companies Know They Should Look at Total Supply Chain Costs, but Many Don't

TOPICS : Global sourcing

October 20, 2008

RFID News: Is GE's New RFID-Based Sensor Technology a "Game Changer?"

Battery-Free Sensors Potentially Open Up a Wide Range of New Applications, but will not be Commercially Available for at Least Two Years

TOPICS : RFID

October 20, 2008

Supply Chain News: Annual Trends in Logistics and Transportation Study Finds Visibility Key to SCM Performance

Is Visibility Technology or a Culture? Differences in Green SCM Drivers in North America Versus the Rest of World

TOPICS : Logistics | Transportation

October 14, 2008

Logistics News: Industrial Companies Starting to Take Control of Inbound Freight

Reducing Costs are Key, but so is Improved Visibility; Getting the Buy-In from Manufacturing and Procurement

TOPICS : Transportation

October 14, 2008

Supply Chain News: What Makes a Company a "Master of Logistics?"

17th Annual Transportation and Logistics Study Finds Larger Firms Gaining Advantage; More Resources, More Planning

TOPICS : Logistics | Supply Chain studies | Transportation

October 14, 2008

Logistics News: Zeiss Optical Clearly Sees Big Benefits from Making Distribution Lean

Lean Tools and Thinking Key to 19% Labor Cost Reduction; Rethinking Slotting Drivers

TOPICS : Distribution | Lean

October 14, 2008

Global Logistics News: Financial Crisis Hits Ocean Shipping Too, as Rates Plummet

$2800 to just $700? Regretting the Megaship Boom

TOPICS : Ocean carriers

October 13, 2008

Sourcing and Procurement News: With Dropping Commodity Prices and Demand, Now is Time to be Savvy with Vendor Negotiations

"Cost Drivers have Changed," Says One Procurement Director, but New Contracts May Yet Reflect the Market Changes

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

October 09, 2008

Logistics News: Council on Energy Security Report Says Electrification of Transport Key to Reducing Oil Use and Vulnerability

Energy Security also Needs to be more Explicitly Part of Total US Security Framework; Trucks Part of CAFE Standards?

TOPICS : Supply chain security | Transportation

October 09, 2008

Global Supply Chain News: Are Chinese Companies Mercilessly Exploiting Workers in Africa?

As Country Locks in Natural Resources, Local Workers Treated Like Slave Labor, According to London Reporter

TOPICS : China | Global supply chain