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March 05, 2008

Logistics News: What are the Real Drivers of Warehouse Management System (WMS) Adoption?

Surprisingly, Reducing Distribution Costs Often not the Leading Factor for Companies to Adopt New Warehouse Management System Technology

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics | Supply Chain Execution (SCE) | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

March 05, 2008

Supply Chain News: The On-Going Battle over CPFR

Does it Work? Can it Scale? The Debate Continues; Is the Real Difference Formal versus Informal CPFR

TOPICS : Collaboration | Collaborative Planning | Forecasting | Replenishment | Consumer goods industry supply chain | Retail industry supply chain | Supply Chain Trends

March 04, 2008

RFID and Bar Code News: Bar Code Compliance Double Jeopardy

Consumer Goods Manufacturers Say they are being Fined by some Department Stores for use of Bar Code on Cartons Required by Wal-Mart and others; "Chargebacks gone Mad"

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Data collection/AIDC | Distribution | Retail industry supply chain

March 04, 2008

Procurement and Sourcing: Wal-Mart Buyers Get Chance to Freely Air their Thoughts on Vendor Products - Sort of - In New Company Blog

New "Check Out" Site Provides Outlet for Corporate Buyers to Air their Views, but Reports of Product Critiques are Exaggerated; Should Buyers in Other Companies Consider Blogging Too?

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

March 03, 2008

Global Supply Chain News: What Happens if US Election Results in Big Changes to NAFTA?

Odds of Dramatic Changes are probably Small, Despite the Democratic Rhetoric, but Companies should Prepare; "Certainty of Supply" an Important Decision Factor, says John Blascovich of AT Kearney

TOPICS : Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain risk

March 03, 2008

Logistics News: Current Transportation Capacity Glut is Forcing Many Independent Truckers out of Business

Move will Eventually Help Clear the Market, Restore Carrier Pricing Power; what a Difference Two Years Makes

TOPICS : Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

February 26, 2008

Supply Chain Issues: Are you Effectively Managing Your Talent Supply Chain?

Principals Used to Manage the Physical Supply Chain can be Applied to Ensuring you Build the Right Talent Pool, Wharton Professor Argues; Competitive Advantage for those Who Make the Effort?

TOPICS : Managing effectively


February 26, 2008

Logistics News: When Looking at Distribution Center Sites, be sure to Factor in Drayage Costs, Especially for Inland Ports

Differences in Costs for Container Movement Can Often Overwhelm Differences in Land or Lease Prices; One Retailer Learns the Hard Way

TOPICS : Distribution | Global logistics | Inbound logistics | Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking | Warehouse design

February 25, 2008

Material Handling Automation: A Sortation Systems Dictionary

Half the Battle is Understanding Key Terms; from Pick Modules to Induction

TOPICS : Material handling automation