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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Understanding Cargo Security Programs
Chart Summarizes Eight Programs in Customs and Border Patrol Agency Toolkit; GAO Says There are Problems with Four New Technology Initiatives
Supply Chain Digest - 11/4/2010 6:37 PM

Global Supply Chain News: The Complex World of Cargo Security and Government Programs and Standards
GAO Delivered Status Report on Cargo Security Initiatives Just Weeks Before Aborted Terror Plot, Saying Several Programs/Technologies Behind Schedule, Full Operating Scenarios Not Being Considered
Supply Chain Digest - 11/3/2010 6:35 PM

Logistics News: When It Comes To DC Logistics Operations -- Size Does Matter
Small, Mid-Sized and Large Distributors Think Differently About Order Fulfillment Operations
Supply Chain Digest - 11/3/2010 6:34 PM

Logistics News: Do New Technology Developments Presage a Renewed Opportunity for use of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in Distribution?
Watch Dan Gilmore, editor of Supply Chain Digest, and Scott Friedman of Seegrid Corp. in a fast-paced discussion on why AGVs have not worked well to date in distribution, what changes are needed to alter the status quo.
Supply Chain Digest - 11/2/2010 6:31 PM

Supply Chain News: Looking to Reduce Inventories? Production Scheduling Optimization May Have Bigger Impact than Improving Forecast Accuracy
One Consumer Goods Manufacturer Finds Optimizing Production Schedules with Safety Stock Requirements Has Largest Impact
Supply Chain Digest - 11/2/2010 6:30 PM

Agility in Consumre Goods Supply Chain and Manufacturing Videocast Slides
Slides from our Videocast on Achieving Agility in Demand Driven Consumer Goods Supply Chains, focusing on manufacturing. To see the full Videocast, go to www.scdigest.com/supply_chain_videocasts.php
Supply Chain Digest - 11/2/2010 6:29 PM

Logistics News: Truckload Carriers Delivery Strong Bottom Lines in Q3, as Capacity Discipline Boosts Rates and Yields
Revenue per Freight Mile Growth Strong, as Profits Growth by 25%; Signs of Slowing Volumes May be Good for Shippers but Signals a Still Stalled Economy
Supply Chain Digest - 11/1/2010 6:27 PM

Supply Chain Comment: The Good and Bad of the Cargo Terror Incident
Increased Scrutiny of Air Cargo Seems Inevitable; Public will Take Security over Supply Chain Efficiency Every Time
Supply Chain Digest - 10/29/2010 6:25 PM

Global Logistics Comment: The Southern Border and its Commercial Traffic - A Fundamental Weakness in US Security Part 2
Weaknesses are Many, and Government is not Doing Much
Supply Chain Digest - 10/29/2010 6:24 PM

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: The Impact of Supply Chain Costs and Product Lifecycle Pricing Strategies on Product Profitability
Optimizing Pricing at Each Stage of the Lifecylce, Fully Understanding Supply Chain Costs, Can Significantly Impact Total Profitability
Supply Chain Digest - 10/29/2010 6:23 PM

Supply Chain Software App Stores?
An Announcement from HighJump Software on a New App Store for Customers has SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore wondering if this Might Presage Big Changes for the Supply Chain Software Industry. End of Upgrades?
Supply Chain Digest - 10/28/2010 6:22 PM

Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of Oct. 28, 2010
DC Blitz at Amazon.com; Trucker Profits Looking Good; WalMart Seeks Growth from Massmart; More Government Pressure on Engine Makers for Truck MPG Improvement
Supply Chain Digest - 10/27/2010 6:22 PM

Supply Chain Comment: Cloud-based Labor Management & Workforce Productivity
Reducing Barriers to Adoption & Implementation
Supply Chain Digest - 10/27/2010 6:21 PM

Supply Chain News: With the Right Discipline, WMS Implementation Success Can be Assured
Cummins Filtration Points the Way to WMS Deployment Success; From Go-Live to Clean Floor in Just Three Days in 600,000 Sq. Foot DC
Supply Chain Digest - 10/27/2010 6:20 PM

Logistics News: As Inventories Levels Continue to Slowly Increase DCs Are Forced To Become More Creative In Their Search For Storage Space
Sometimes Extra Storage Space Is Hiding In Plain Sight
Supply Chain Digest - 10/27/2010 6:19 PM

Logistics News: Transportation Productivity Coalition Hopes to Increase Weight Limits for US Trucks, but Law Likely Depends on Passage of Full Highway Bill
Move to Increase Loads by 17,000 Pounds Could Reduce Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Kraft Says it Would Reduce its Truckload Moves by at Least 6%; Safety Concerns Proving Flawed?
Supply Chain Digest - 10/27/2010 6:18 PM

Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Starting Oct. 26, 2010
Show us your Supply Chain Wit! Caption Deadline is Nov. 10, 2010
Supply Chain Digest - 10/26/2010 6:16 PM

Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Winner for Oct. 4, 2010 Contest
Kevin Tierney Named Winner from 100+ Entries
Supply Chain Digest - 10/23/2010 6:14 PM

Engineering the Supply Chain
Can we really engineer the supply chain? Yes, says Dr. Simchi-Levi of MIT in his provocative new book, Operations Rules.
Supply Chain Digest - 10/22/2010 6:13 PM

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Where the Chief Supply Chain Officer Sits in the Enterprise
Lots of Models for Where Supply Chain Reports in the Corporation; The Three Dimensions of Responsibility
Supply Chain Digest - 10/21/2010 6:11 PM

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