New Developments in Avatar Technology Soon to Bring Even More Realistic Simulation to Factory Floor; ''Santos'' coming Soon

NLRB Says Boeing Needs to Bring 787 Production Line back to Seattle, Seeks to Block Anti-Card Check Laws before a Card Check Law Exists

Past Industry Initiatives only Achieved Portion of Expected Benefits; Why Managing Inventory Levels across the Network is So Hard

One Question that is Infrequently asked and even less Frequently Answered is Whether the S&OP Process is Consistently Biased in one Direction or Another

Manrodt says Accelerating Peformance from the Best Word of Caution to Everyone Else; The 10 Most Frequently Used Metrics for 2011

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore was at the Warehouse Education and Research Council Conference 2011 in Orlando this week, and he offers his conference review and summary of key trends and conferences presentations.

Wages will be up 80% in Five Years, Li & Fung CEO Says; Vicious Cycle of Inflation and Wage Hikes; Western Consumption Patterns to Change?

Just as elsewhere, Independents There Feel Pain of Rising Fuel Costs; Strike Ends Quickly with Only Minor Concessions; Trucking Pressure Increasing with Manufacturing Moving Westward

Framework Calls for Companies to Document Process for Categorizing Privacy/Security Risks - and How They Will be Mitigated

Rush for Mobility Applications also Playing a Role; Is Hype Getting Out of Control Again?

Risk management dashboard and ''register,'' from Goodrich, making reverse auction strategies successful, really leveraging suppliers in new product development, J. Shipman award winner - Gilmore covers all this and more from Orlando.

Most Commodity Prices Back Up after Sharp Drops Last Week; All Due to Change in Margin Requirements on CME? Import Prices up 11% Year over Year

Teamsters Efforts Are ''Dogged,'' Curtis Whalen of ATA says; Law would be Challenged if Passed under Same Arguments as LA Clean Truck Program Legal Battles

Almost No Carriers are Adding Capacity Even as Demand Rises, Stifel Nicolaus Analysts Say; Some Seeing Double Digit Rates Increases; "Clear Need" to Raise Driver Pay

When Complete, will be largest Rooftop Solar System in North America; 37,000 Solar Panels

Product Sales have Dropped from 2008; Is it Just because they Cost More, or Something Else?

This Supply Chain Executive brief from Chief Supply Chain Officer Insights disucsses the increaded importance of building near universal trading partner connectivity, and how improved technology is making the task easier and less expensive than ever.

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