This Week's Supply Chain by the Numbers - Value of IT, Lowe's DC Workers, Sainbury's, US Truckload Carrier Market

Supply Chain by the Numbers: Week of May 14 , 2009

-May 14, 2009

The Supply Chain and Logistics Numbers Worth Knowing This Week: IT - For What it's Worth, DC Workers at Lowe's Receive Just Reward, Sainsbury's "Cost Inflation" Equalizer, Reduced TL Demand - A Drop-in-Capacity Distinction without a Drop-in-Rate Difference



50%
The number of companies that try to measure the value of Information Technology to at least some extent, according to a fresh survey by The Information Systems Audit Control Association (ISACA), an organization of IT professionals.

$1.25

The extra pay per hour that distribution center workers at Lowe's receive per hour on standard for the month if they exceed 120% of standard for the period, according to a recent presentation on labor management systems.


75%
The amount of its total “cost inflation” European retail giant Sainsbury’s said it has been able to offset in the past year through a supply chain transformation program that included a new transportation management system, supply chain network redesign, and other measures, the company said this week.




3%
The delta between the drop in demand (18%) and the drop in capacity (15%) in the US truckload carrier market thus far in the recession, according to transportation industry analyst John Larkin of Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. at the recent NASSTRAC conference – meaning TL rates are still dropping despite much capacity exiting the market.