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August 21, 2008

Global Logistics News: Technology Enablement in Global Logistics and Trade Management Remains Well Behind Growth in Global Sourcing

Vendors Were Playing Catch Up Before, but Are Bringing Increasingly Capable Solutions to Market

TOPICS : Global logistics

August 19, 2008

Supply Chain News: Decline in US Manufacturing Output Versus China Vastly Overstated, says NAM

Strongly Disputes Last Week Estimate that China Will Out-Manufacture the US in 2009; US Currently has 25% Global Market Share, NAM’'s Engler Says

TOPICS : Manufacturing

August 19, 2008

Supply Chain News: Is Expansion in Direct Store Delivery the Next Logical Step in Moving to a Demand-Driven Supply Chain in Consumer Packaged Goods?

Much Better View of "True Demand," Proponents Say, and Faster Replenishment Cycles; Do Store Practices Limit Effectiveness? Fuel Costs May Complicate the Matter

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Distribution | Supply Chain Trends

August 19, 2008

Logistics News: Using "Wearable Computers" to Leverage Worker Intelligence in Picking Mixed-SKU Pallets

Steve Banker of ARC Reports One Grocer Goes with Wearables over Voice to Build Better Loads using "Look Ahead" Functionality; Considering the Trade-Offs

TOPICS : Distribution

August 18, 2008

Transportation News: As Politicians Turn Up the Heat on Planned DHL Hub Closing, Deutsche Post CEO Says There Were Simply No Other Options

Losing $5 Million a Day Cannot Go On Forever; State of Ohio Offers Vague Partnership Possibility to Save Wilmington Hub

TOPICS : Transportation

August 18, 2008

RFID News: RFID Can Transform a Business, Says Dean Frew of Xterprise, but Change Management Challenges Slow RFID Progress

Moving to the High Definition Enterprise; Process Changes Move Slower than the Technology Does

TOPICS : RFID market size | RFID


August 12, 2008

Supply Chain News: The Eight Steps of the Forecasting Process Using Demand Planning Software

It Ends, Hopefully, with a Single, Consensus Forecast; Technology Advances are Improving the Process

TOPICS : Demand planning/management | Supply chain software

August 12, 2008

Logistics News: Mexican Trucking Program Promised by NAFTA Defies Efforts to Kill It, Though Pulse is Far from Strong

Transportation Dept Extends Program for Two Years Over Congressional Objections; Light Participation from Carriers Thus Far; What Happens in November?

TOPICS : Transportation

August 12, 2008

RFID News: CompTIA Research Shows Channels for RFID Still Immature

Lack of Experience and Talent Probably Limits RFID Growth at the End Customer Level for Now

TOPICS : RFID market size | RFID