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Manufacturing: How Real Is The ''Made-in-America'' Repatriation Of Jobs Back To The U.S.?

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Senate Bill on Yuan Value Said to be Near Passage, Impact Unclear

Distribution and Material Handling: New Allegations of Abusive DC Conditions in Import DCs in LA Area Run by Schneider Logistics for Walmart

Transportation: Walmart Tells CSCMP Audience it is more Flexible on Inbound Transportation Program, but sees Many Advantages for Vendors

Supply Chain Trends: IBM Claims Software Breakthrough with New ''Multi-Objective'' Supply Chain Optimization Technology

Procurement and Sourcing: IBM Details its Total Risk Assessment Tool for Supply Management at CSCMP

RFID and Auto ID: Key Trends in Wireless and Mobility Systems from VDC Research

Green Supply Chain: New Sustainability Plan by Sainsburys is Aggressive, Promises more Involvement with Suppliers

Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization


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Key Strategies for Automating the Import Supply Chain

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Manufacturing
Featured Story: How Real Is The ''Made-in-America'' Repatriation Of Jobs Back To The U.S.?

Is Now The Time To Rethink The 'Invent It Here & Make It There' Strategy?

Related Content: A Comprehensive View of Opportunities and Risks for US Manufacturing

US Manufacturing at Inflection Point, Needs ''Wake-Up'' Call to Head Back in Right Direction, Report from Booz & Company Says

supply chain Trends and issues
Featured Story: IBM Claims Software Breakthrough with New ''Multi-Objective'' Supply Chain Optimization Technology

Result is a Tradeoff Curve Across Objectives that was Very Difficult to Achieve Previously, Allowing Companies to Get Better Insight for Decision-Making

Related Content: Dell and Supply Chain Segmentation

In this thought leadership video, SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore discusses the concept of supply chain segmentation - key to the Dell strategy - with Kelly Thomas of JDA Software.



distribution and material
Featured Story: New Allegations of Abusive DC Conditions in Import DCs in LA Area Run by Schneider Logistics for Walmart

Temporary Agency Impact Logistics Providing Staffing to DC Fined $500,000; Monkey Business with Piece Rate Pay, Very Hot Operating Conditions

Related Content: Annual 3PL Study Finds Little Change in Outsourcing Levels Year over Year

Relationships are Evolving Though to Meet the New Normal; IT Satisfaction Gap is Still Large

Global supply chain and logistics
Featured Story: Senate Bill on Yuan Value Said to be Near Passage, Impact Unclear

China Says Passage will be beginning of a Trade War; Global Sourcing Organizations Should begin to Play Out Various Scenarios

Related Content: Violent Longshoremen Action in Washington Causes Concern, Shows ILWU Determination not to Let Any other Union in West Coast Ports

Months of Tension at New Grain Terminal Explode into Violence Last Week; Are Members of One Union ''Scabs'' if they Replace Another Union Unable to Reach an Agreement?



RFID
Featured Story: Key Trends in Wireless and Mobility Systems from VDC Research

VWhat are some of the key trends and issues in wireless systems and the exploding area of mobility in the supply chain and beyond? David Krebs of VDC Research shares his thoughts.

Related Content: New Bar Code Symbology for Double Byte Characters

Standard for Han Xin Code, Named for Ancient Military Leader, Released this Week, Developed by AIM China

sourcing and procurement focus
Featured Story: IBM Details its Total Risk Assessment Tool for Supply Management at CSCMP

New Inhouse Tool Combines Analyzes Multiple Data Sources to Come up with Composite Score, adds more Discipline to the Process

Related Content: Institute for Supply Management Announces New Certification Program for Purchasing Managers that Lack a Four-Year Degree

New Program Offers Opportunity for Credentials for Many Procurement Managers Out There without Full Degrees; What wil it Cost You? We Summarize



transportation
Featured Story: Walmart Tells CSCMP Audience it is more Flexible on Inbound Transportation Program, but sees Many Advantages for Vendors

Lower Logistics Costs, and Added Freshness? Still Battling Some Service Issues

Related Content: ATA Largely Wins in Federal Appeals Court Ruling on Drayage Truck Rules at Port of LA

Key Provision Shot Down that Would have Ultimately led to Complete Unionization of Port Drivers, with National Implications; Some Emissions Rules Upheld

transportation
Featured Story: New Sustainability Plan by Sainsburys is Aggressive, Promises more Involvement with Suppliers

Grocery Chain Says it Will Invest One Billion Pounds in 20 x 20 Program; All Waste wil be Re-Used - and more Sales of Lower Alcohol Wines?

Related Content: Are Peak Oil Theories Overblown?

Noted Expert Daniel Yergin Says Oil Output May Plateau, not Peak, by Mid-Century, and that Peal Oil Theorists Underestimate what Technology Innovation will Do

transportation
Featured Story: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

Analysis of where and how customers of vendor compliance optimization/management solutions find value from the software.

Related Content: Supply Chain Executive Brief: Five Strategies for Reducing Supply Chain Network Inventories

How Companies Think about Growing Network Pressures - and Ways they can Effectively Respond. New Report from CSCO Insights.

   
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