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October 01, 2007

ECAs: The Preferred Solution Until e-Contract Law Is Better Defined

In Rush to Achieve the Benefits of e-Procurement, do not Leave Yourself Vulnerable to Legal Risks or Supplier Challenge

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

September 30, 2007

Mexican Truckers in the US: Understanding the Issues

FMSCA Hopes to Quiet Critics with Plans to Track Trucks by Satellite; How We Got Here

TOPICS : Transportation

September 30, 2007

RFID Compliance in Retail Supply Chain Follows Bar Code Trajectory of 15 Years Ago

Hugely Optimistic Projections almost Always Fail to Materialize; Steady rather than Exponential Adoption is the Rule

TOPICS : Data collection/AIDC | Electronic Product Code/EPC | RFID

September 25, 2007

Understanding Supplier Price-Cost Management in Sourcing, Part 2

Dr Ed Marien of the University of Wisconsin Says You Have to Focus on the Difference Between Cost and Price

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

September 25, 2007

Supply Chain Technology: Is the Vision of a Single ERP Simply Beyond Realistic Expectations

Complexity is a Killer, MIT Researcher Says; the Goal: Plug and Play Component

TOPICS : Supply Chain Trends

September 25, 2007

Transportation News: Does the Charge of Railroad Gouging on Fuel Surcharges Hold Up Under Analysis?

Data and Methodology from the Snavely King Report Look Sound; Is there Potential Trouble for the Truckers Too?

TOPICS : Transportation

September 25, 2007

Logistics News: Better Preparation and Negotiation Can Avoid Expensive Material Handling Control System Modifications Later

A $50,000 Scanner Change? How Small Mods Turn into Big Dollars

TOPICS : Distribution

September 25, 2007

Understanding the RFID Timeline of Metro Stores

Long Journey of Retail RFID Pioneer Shows Its Staying Power - and How Long It Really Takes for New Technology to Find Its Place

TOPICS : RFID

September 25, 2007

Global Supply Chain: Falling Dollar, Growing Affluence Worldwide, Means Sourcing and Logistics Patterns Will Change

After Years of Import Binging, Exports are Rising - as Will Offshore Supply Costs; Volkswagon Looks to Increase Production in the US as Dollar Loses Value

TOPICS : Global sourcing

September 25, 2007

Manufacturing Supply Chain News: Lego, the "Toy of the Century," had to Reinvent the Supply Chain to Save the Company

Product Innovation Drove Complexity, and Skyrocketing Costs; Losing $337,000 in Shareholder Value Per Day

TOPICS : Manufacturing