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September 18, 2007

Sourcing and Procurement: Understanding Supplier Price-Cost Management in Sourcing

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

TOPICS : Global sourcing | Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain strategy

September 18, 2007

Manufacturing News: Do "Bucket Brigades" Work in Manufacturing as Well as Distribution?

The "Self-Organizing" Concept Can Work in Many Assembly Line Scenarios; Solving the Sub-Assembly Line Balancing Problem; Success at Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics America

TOPICS : Distribution | Manufacturing | Supply chain strategy

September 18, 2007

Global Logistics: Thinking the Unthinkable - The Economic and Supply Chain Impact of a "Dirty Bomb" at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

New Report from Terrorism Risk Center says Threat is High; if the Worst Happens, Would Your Supply Chain be Able to Respond?

TOPICS : Global supply chain | Ocean carriers | Supply chain risk | Supply chain security

September 18, 2007

RFID and AIDC News: What Ever Happened to PDF417?

Two-Dimensional Bar Code has a Place in Many Applications, But Has Growth of Networks, RFID Reduced Need for Bar Codes as Portable Data Files?

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

September 18, 2007

Transportation News: Which Way are Oil Prices - and Fuel Surcharges - Headed? Take Your Pick, as Expert Opinion Diverges

Goldman Sachs Says $90 per Barrel to be Here Soon, While Another Expert Says Prices Are Likely to Fall Rapidly

TOPICS : China | Forecasting | Parcel shipping/parcel systems | Peak Oil | Supply chain costs | Transportation | Trucking

September 18, 2007

Green Supply Chain News: Sustainability Meets the P and L

In Rush to go Green, are Companies Fully Looking at the Costs? Opportunities and Challenges in both Buy and Sell; Who Makes the Decision?

TOPICS : Green supply chain | Supply chain and the environment | Supply chain costs

September 13, 2007

Global Supply Chain: How CIMC Became the Dominant Ocean Container Manufacturer in the World

Excerpt from "Dragons at Your Door" Demonstrates Competitive Power of "Cost Innovation" by Chinese Manufacturers; How can Western Companies Compete?

TOPICS : China | Global supply chain | Manufacturing | Supply chain strategy


September 10, 2007

Transportation News: ATA Makes Strong Case in Court Filing to Delay Enforcement Appeals Court Decision Striking Down Key Provisions of Hours-of-Service Rules

Decision Overturns Changes Favorable to Carriers and Shippers While Leaving Negative Rule Changes in Place; Carriers Can Not Simply Amend Processes and Systems on a Dime

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Transportation | Trucking

September 05, 2007

RFID News: Metro Goes to Full-Scale RFID Deployment

Will Mandated Compliance Motivate Others to Follow Suit?

TOPICS : Retail industry supply chain | RFID