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Manufacturing: After Years of Lean 1.0, US Automakers Finally Get Healthy with Lean 2.0 after Restructuring

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: As 2014 Suddenly Looms, US Ports on both Coasts Look to the Future with an Uncertain Eye

Distribution and Material Handling: The Overlooked Keys to Warehouse Management System Success

Transportation: Fourth Quarter and Full Year Quite Good for Rail Carriers, but LTL Sector Continues to Struggle

Supply Chain Trends: Understanding the Operations Rules

Procurement and Sourcing: When it Comes to Calculating Procurement Savings, Many Roads to the Same Goal

RFID and Auto ID: RFID News Summary for Week of Feb. 16, 2011

Green Supply Chain: When It Comes to Green Job Creation, the Only Thing that is Clear is that Nothing is Clear

Research and Insight: CSCO Insight: Enterprise Software Applications - Measuring the Value


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Manufacturing
Featured Story: After Years of Lean 1.0, US Automakers Finally Get Healthy with Lean 2.0 after Restructuring

Bankruptcy Leads to Dramatic Changes that Take out Unsustainable Costs; Hourly Labor Now Just 6% of Revenue at GM

Related Content: Popular, Influential John Engler Leaves National Association of Manufacturers for Top Spot at the Business Roundtable

Insider Jay Timmons Named New President, Says ''Manufacturing Means Jobs''

supply chain Trends and issues
Featured Story: Understanding the Operations Rules

Excerpt from First Chapter of New Book from Simchi-Levi Describes Promise of Engineering the Supply Chain

Related Content: Full 2011 Supply Chain Predictions from the Analysts at Gartner, IDC Manufacturing Insight

The Smart Guys and Gals at Both Firms Look into their Supply Chain Crystal Balls



distribution and material
Featured Story: The Overlooked Keys to Warehouse Management System Success

Fralick says Operations must Rule, Integration Convenience Should not Trump Needs on the DC Floor, and Focus most on the Few Things that Matter

Related Content: New Products from Crown Equipment Offer Potential Path to Higher Distribution Center Productivity

Improved Vertical Speeds and Lift Capacity and Height Capabilities Distinguish New Narrow Aisle Lift Truck; New Remote Control for Rider Trucks should Improve Case Picking Productivity

Global supply chain and logistics
Featured Story: As 2014 Suddenly Looms, US Ports on both Coasts Look to the Future with an Uncertain Eye

Panama Canal Expansion is Great Development for Importers and East Coast Ports - if Only They Could Handle the Megaships

Related Content: China Foreign Acquisitions/Investments Likely to Grow Rapidly - What is the Impact?

Natural Resources and High and Emerging Tech are Key Targets; Recent Investments in European Logistics; Level of Investment to Quadruple by 2020?


RFID
Featured Story: RFID News Summary for Week of Feb. 16, 2011

Watch your RFID Wallet; Tag Consumption for Apparel Apps Nearing a Billion per Year, ABI Says; Avery Dennison CEO Bullish on RFID Too; GM Plant Tracks Pallets

Related Content: How can RFID Help the Soft Goods Supply Chain - Let Us Count the (60) Ways

New Research Report from University of Arkansas RFID Center Maps Processes and RFID Use Cases from Cutting to POS

sourcing and procurement focus
Featured Story: When it Comes to Calculating Procurement Savings, Many Roads to the Same Goal

New Data from CAPS Research Shows Wide Variation Among Companies to Measure Sourcing Savings; 4.26% as Percent of Total Spend Saved through Procurement Actions on Average

Related Content: Can Procurement and Finance get on the Same Page in Measuring Savings from Supply Management Improvements?

Partial Disconnect between Cash Savings and P&L is Part of the Problem; A Calculation Framework



transportation
Featured Story: Fourth Quarter and Full Year Quite Good for Rail Carriers, but LTL Sector Continues to Struggle

Core Rates up 5.5% in Q4, Union Pacific Says; LTL Carriers Still Struggle to Make a Buck - is this Good or Bad for Shippers?

Related Content: Q4, All of 2010 Much Better for Truckload Carriers, but Data Show Divergent Performance

Revenues Rise Nicely, but Profits Even More; What is Up with the Money Machine at Heartland Express?

transportation
Featured Story: When It Comes to Green Job Creation, the Only Thing that is Clear is that Nothing is Clear

New Report Says Green Job Creation almost Certainly Way Overstated; Counting the New Jobs, not the Ones Lost or Simply Transferred

Related Content: 2011 Carbon Disclosure Project Supply Chain Report Finds much Progress, but not Enough to Meet Global Emission Reduction Goals

About One Third of Member Company Suppliers have CO2 Reduction Targets; Total CO2 likely to Rise at this Pace, Report Finds; PepsiCo Reduces Energy per Unit by 16%

transportation
Featured Story: CSCO Insight: Enterprise Software Applications - Measuring the Value

''Earned Quantifiable Benefits'' is a Key Concept, says Barry Wildernan, to Finding Value

Related Content: CSCO Insights: The Stages of Value Delivery for Enterprise Software

Barry Wilderman on why achieving real value from ERP and other enterprise software is hard - and a 5-stage model for making it happen.

   
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