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September 18, 2008

This Week's Supply Chain Trivia - Name of the Supply Chain Program Championed by Roger Millikin?

What was the Name of the Supply Chain Program Championed by Roger Millikin of Textile Manufacturer Milliken & Company (and Others) in the Late 1980s?

TOPICS : Trivia

September 18, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: September 18, 2008

This Week: Chargebacks Gone Wild; Tracking Freight Movement Costs - Rail versus Truck; Drop in Oil Price - Reality Check; Moving to a Centralized Procurement Function

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

September 18, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Retail Chargeback Proliferation

As Number of Compliance Categories Climb, Retailer Commonality Declines; What is a Consumer Goods Manufaturer to Do?

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain

September 11, 2008

This Week's Supply Chain Trivia - First Centralized Transportation "Load Control Center?"

The Creation of the First Centralized Transportation "Load Control Center" in the US is Generally Credited to What Company?

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers | Trivia

September 11, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: September 11, 2008

This Week: Kimberly Clark Hugs Less Road with its "Network of the Future Redesign;" Dell Manufacturing - Exit Stage Left; Steel Prices Remain Hard as Steel; Outsourcing "Strikes" Fear Among Boeing Machinists

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

September 10, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - More Freight Moving to Rail from Truckload

Significantly More Freight Moving from Truck to Rail, rather than Vice Versa, According to Wolfe Research Survey; Impact of Fuel Surcharge Spikes in 2008

TOPICS : Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation | Trucking


September 07, 2008

Supply Chain News: SCDigest Announces Availability of New On-Line Supply Chain Videocast Schedule

Offers Supply Chain and Logistics Industry’s Leading Source for On-Line Education and Training

TOPICS : Education and Training

September 04, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: September 4, 2008

This Week: ARJ21 Components Half Made in the USA; The High Cost of Recalls; "Perfect Order" is an Elusive Target; Land of Duty Free Imports

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

September 04, 2008

This Week's Supply Chain Trivia - Where Should You Put a DC to Minimize Lead Times?

If You Can Only Have One Distribution Center, Where Do You Put It to Minimize Total Lead Times to Customers (Based on U.S. Population Spread)?

TOPICS : Trivia