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June 25, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Rising Logistics Costs

Logistics Costs as Pecent of GDP Rose for Fifth Straight Year, Annual State of Logistics Report Says; Transportation as a Percent of GDP at Late 1980's Levels

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics

June 19, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: June 19, 2008

This Week: Motor Vehicle Exports Rising in China; Industrial Manufacturers Spend Big Offshore; Kellogg Reacts to Surging Prices; ID and Transportation Smart Cards Dominate RFID Market

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

June 19, 2008

This Week's Supply Chain Trivia - Highest Percentage Growth in Containers Exported to the US?

What Country Had the Highest Percentage Growth in Containers Exported to the US from 1997 to 2006?

TOPICS : Trivia

June 19, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Cost Impact of 100% Container Scanning

High Equipment and Maintenance Costs Might Lead to Large Charges Per Container, Especially in Small and Mid-Sized Ports

TOPICS : Global logistics | Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Logistics costs | Ocean carriers | Supply chain strategy | Transportation

June 12, 2008

Supply Chain Trivia of the Week - Most Common Logistics Metric Cited in 2008 WERC DC Metrics Survey?

What Was the Most Commonly Used Logistics Metric Among Respondents to the Annual WERC DC Metrics Survey for 2008?

TOPICS : Trivia

June 12, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: June 12, 2008

This Week: CEOs Concerned About Supply Chain Risk; Rail Car Supply Exceeds Demand; Oil Price Prediction Continues to Rise; Inflation on the Rise in China

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

June 12, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Automation, Not Offshoring, Real Source of Manufacturing Job Loss

US Manufacturing Output Up 700 Percent Since 1950, While Number of Workers Required to Make the Goods Has Fallen Dramatically

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring

June 05, 2008

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Procter & Gamble's Approach to Sustainability Life Cycle Assessment

Developing a 360 Degree, Cradle-to-Grave Analytic Framework is an Emerging Best Practice

TOPICS : Green supply chain | Supply chain and the environment

June 05, 2008

Supply Chain Trivia of the Week - Where Does China Rank in Source of Imported Goods to US?

Where does China rank in terms of which countries are the largest source of imported goods into the US?

TOPICS : Trivia

June 05, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers: June 5, 2008

This Week: Ford Spends Big on Mexican Fiesta; Commercial Floor Space Expands; Good News for UPS is Bad News for Airborne; Global Manufacturing Input Price Index Points to Rising Prices

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers