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Eight Leading Companies to Compete for Supply Chain Innovation Award at Annual CSCMP Conference

September 10, 2012

Eight corporate teams that demonstrated how their supply chain practices reduced costs, streamlined processes, saved energy, and improved operating efficiencies are finalists in the eighth annual Supply Chain Innovation Award competition presented by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and SupplyChainBrain.

Stanford Slates Responsible Supply Chains Conference

September 10, 2012

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Stanford University's Graduate School of Business will host a one-day conference on socially and environmentally responsible supply chains. Entitled "Shared Value and Supply Chains - Strategies for Success," the event will take place on Oct. 10, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., and be followed by a networking reception.

Much Work Remains to Be Done Finding Cheaper, More Sustainable Ways to Fuel Trucking

September 4, 2012

CFO

Without trucks, the supply chain would screech to a halt. Yet, the rising cost of fueling these workhorses, not to mention the toll truck emissions take on the environment and public health, are forcing shippers and carriers alike to retool their fleets.

A New Generation of Airships for Cargo Transport

September 4, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Barry Prentice, professor of supply chain management at the University of Manitoba, believes that airships will play a key role in the movement of cargo in the years ahead. Here's why.

Comprehensive Cold-Chain Management Becoming Critical to Profitability

September 4, 2012

ChainLink Research

Adoption of carton-level tagging using temperature-sensing RFID for pharmaceuticals could be nearing an inflection point, as was seen recently with item-level tagging in apparel. But tracking temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals is very different from tracking apparel.

Product Protection Rises as a Top Supply Chain Concern Among Healthcare Execs

August 31, 2012

UPS

Healthcare executives around the world are investing in their supply chains as they prepare for continued global growth in an increasingly complex and dynamic environment, according to data from the fifth annual UPS "Pain in the (Supply) Chain" healthcare survey.

Electronics Industry Issues Guide for Reporting Substances in Electronic Product Packaging

August 30, 2012

Consumer Electronics Association

A guide for the supply chain disclosure of substances used in packaging for the global sale and distribution of electronic products has been issued by the Consumer Electronics Association, DIGITALEUROPE, and the Japanese Green Procurement Survey Standardization Initiative.

How to Predict the True Cost to Serve Your Customers

August 29, 2012

Francis Tomany, Senior Director, Manhattan Associates

Quick - close your eyes and imagine the scariest thing you can think of. A pit of venomous snakes? An IRS audit? Glancing at the car next to you and realizing that Charlie Sheen is driving it? How about committing your company's resources and not knowing what the financial return is going to be? That is exactly what buyers and supply chain professionals have to do every day when they buy products and move them through their supply chains to customers.

Analysis of the 23rd Annual State of Logistics Report

August 27, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

The logistics sector in 2011 was characterized by flat freight volume and higher rates, says Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst at Delcan, who researches and writes the annual State of Logistics report. The report is underwritten by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and Penske Logistics.

Logistics Costs and Challenges of Sourcing from Inland China

August 23, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Increasing labor costs in China's heavily industrialized areas, mostly along the coastline, are driving many companies to move production to the country's inland regions, creating a number of logistics and supply chain challenges, according to Greg Spudic, vice president of North American sales and marketing for Dimerco Express.