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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 SystemsSupply 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 TrendsRFID 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 chainProcurement 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 ManagementGlobal 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 riskLogistics 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 | TruckingSupply 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 effectivelyProcurement and Sourcing News: AMR Study Finds US Companies to Increase Spending on Supply Management by Almost 14% in 2008
Improving Supplier Connectivity and Supply Visibility Top Investment Priorities
TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain software | Supply Chain studiesLogistics 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 designMaterial Handling Automation: A Sortation Systems Dictionary
Half the Battle is Understanding Key Terms; from Pick Modules to Induction
TOPICS : Material handling automation