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This Week's Supply Chain Trivia - Start of FedEx Package Tracking
What year did Federal Express begin to offer on-line tracking of express shipments?
TOPICS : TriviaSupply Chain Graphic of the Week - Steps to Improved Inventory Management
Ownership, Visibility, Goals, Technology Support, and Training are the Five Pillars, AMR Researchers Say
TOPICS : Inventory management | Supply chain software | Supply chain visibilityThis Week's Supply Chain Trivia - Who is Chris Anderson?
He is the editor of Wired magazine, who in 2004 wrote an article called "The Long Tail," which subsequently became a book. The original concept primarily had to do with the notion that in the internet age, companies could make money by selling products for which at an individual SKU level there was comparatively low demand (amazon.con, netflix, itunes). The idea has morphed, in part, to companies taking a stronger look at how to optimize their low demand SKUs, as product proliferation is for many confounding the Pareto Principle.
TOPICS : TriviaSupply Chain and Logistics Stock Index - Week Ending February 13, 2009
Hopeful anticipation turned to nervous disappointment last week following worse than expected unemployment numbers and emerging details of the Obama administration’s financial rescue plan. Our Supply Chain and Logistics stock index felt the impact of the broader market’s worry.
TOPICS : StocksSupply Chain Graphic of the Week - Dual Buyer-Supplier Scorecards
Ensuring Accountability for Supply Chain Results from both Sides of the Sourcing Table
TOPICS : Metrics/Performance measurement | Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply Chain IntegrationSupply Chain by the Numbers: February 7, 2008
This Week: Thirst for Oil in China; Despite Troubles, Boeing Soars; Bon-Ton Stores Embraces On-Demand TMS; Increasing Demand for Copper in China
TOPICS : Supply Chain By the NumbersSupply Chain by the Numbers: January 31, 2008
This Week: Securing Iron Ore Supply in China; Supply Chain Transformation Costs at Hershey; Great Expectations at Premier Farnell Following Major IT Investment; Import Price Inflation Soars in the US
TOPICS : Supply Chain By the NumbersSupply Chain Graphic of the Week - Green Supply Chain Index for 2008
Strong Gains Seen over past Year in "Carbon Transparency"
TOPICS : Green supply chain | Supply chain and the environmentThis Week's Supply Chain Trivia - Miles of Wal-Mart Conveyor
How Many Miles of Conveyor are there in the Wal-Mart 1.2 million Square- foot DC number 6094 in Bentonville, Arkansas?
TOPICS : TriviaSupply Chain Executives on the Move: Advanced Auto Parts, Spansion and ProBuilder Name New Supply Chain Execs, While Circuit City, Cintas Get New COOs with SCM Responsibility
Many Companies Creating Supply Chain Executive Spots for the First Time; Others Combine Supply Chain and IT; Supply Chain Leading to Corporate Management for Other
TOPICS : Executive Announcements