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April 12, 2013

Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of April 12, 2013

Mexican Labor Costs Now Well Under China; How Much Should Arkansas Fork Out for New Steel Plant? Walmart Invests in Bangladesh Factory Safety; New Clean Truck Engines Are Pricy

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

April 11, 2013

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Changes in Labor Costs in Low Cost Countries

Brazil and Hong Kong have Seen Steep Unit Labor Cost Growth in Past Decade, While Many Others have Seen Little or No Increases

TOPICS : Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring | Supply chain costs

April 05, 2013

Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of April 5, 2013

Walmart Expanding E-Fulfillment Store Test; Input Costs Flat in Q1; Lululemon QA Problems to ''Sheer'' Profits Big Time; US Export Progress, but Reaching 2015 Goal Will Not Happen

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

April 04, 2013

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Transportation Management is Truly Going Global

A Growing Number of Companies are Truly Starting to Think Globally in Managing Logistics

TOPICS : Global logistics | Global supply chain | Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation Management Systems | Transportation

April 03, 2013

Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Contest Starting April 3, 2013

Show us your Supply Chain Wit!

TOPICS : Cartoons

March 29, 2013

Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Winners for March 5, 2013 Contest

Forrest Jenkins of UTI and Paul Krumhaus of the US Military Take Home the Prize!

TOPICS : Cartoons

March 28, 2013

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Opportunities with Probabilistic Forecasting

Stochastic Techniques that Consider Actual Order Patterns, not Just Quantities, Over a Period, Can Do a Better Job Predicting Slow Movers, Expert Says

TOPICS : Demand planning/management | Forecasting | Supply Chain Planning software

March 28, 2013

Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of March 28, 2013

SuperTruck may more than Double Diesel Mileage; China Export Machine Moving to Higher Value-Add; Rail Carriers Plan to Lay Out the Cash; US Factories Keep Getting Busier

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

March 25, 2013

Chain Reaction for March 25, 2013 - The CEO Engages the Supply Chain

Mongo Foods CEO has Some Encouraging Words for the Team

TOPICS : Chain Reaction

March 22, 2013

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Surprisingly, US Food Costs Continue to Decline

US is Unique in Low Percentage of Income Spent on Food; Supply Chain Efficiency has to be a Key Factor

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain