Supply Chain by the Numbers: Week of June 18, 2009
 

-June 18, 2009
   
 

This Week's Supply Chain by the Numbers - New Balance, US Logistics Costs, UHF RFID Tunnel, Manufacturing a Dichotomy

   
 

The Supply Chain and Logistics Numbers Worth Knowing This Week: New Balance Accentuates "Made in America" Positive, Logistics Costs on the Rise, UHF RFID Tunnel at Serge Blanco, Manufacturing Jobs Good for Friends, but not for Family

   
 
 
 

25%

Roughly the percent of its athletic shoes that New Balance still manufactures in the US; but since its competitors make almost no products here, New Balance is launching an aggressive “made in America” type campaign to sell the idea to consumers.
 
 



 

50%

The rise in US logistics costs over the five years prior to 2008, according to this week’s State of Logistics report.
 
 
18,000

The number of items European apparel retailer Serge Blanco can process through a new “UHF RFID Tunnel” it implemented in a French distribution center. The system reads item-level tags within cartons sent by its suppliers as part of its new automated receiving process.
 
 
 
 
81%/30%

The vast majority of Americans (81%) think manufacturing is critical to overall economic success in the country, but less than a third (30%) would encourage a child to enter a manufacturing career, highlighting a real dichotomy in perceptions. From a new study by The National Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte.