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Capacity Crunch Will Likely Get Worse Before it Gets Better

February 1, 2005

Shippers can look forward to continuing capacity constraints and price increases for this year and beyond. The solution? Try everything, including redesigning your supply-chain network.

For Retail Giants, IT Prowess Is the Price of Admission

February 1, 2005

Want to sell to Wal-Mart? Be careful what you wish for. Big retailers are demanding a high level of IT sophistication from vendors large and small.

Controlling Transportation Is Crucial to Solectron's Recovery

February 1, 2005

The electronics manufacturing services provider aims for a return to profitability through managing both inbound and outbound, and offering value-added logistics services to OEMs.

Supply-Chain Managers' Dilemma: Balancing Long-Term Value With Need to Control Cost

December 1, 2004

While many companies curb investments in new supply-chain systems and process change, some take the long view. They're spending now, to realize big payoffs later.

Road Map Details Three Phases in Building a Truly Lean Enterprise

November 1, 2004

Don Klaiss

This Demand Signal Is Crystal Clear: Less Push, More Pull

October 1, 2004

Jean V. Murphy, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

The pressure is on for companies to employ demand-driven strategies - technologies and processes that can "sense" and communicate real-time demand across customers, suppliers and employees.

New Supply-chain Strategy Has Top Furniture Maker Sitting Pretty

September 1, 2004

Thomas A. Foster, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

The credo for this high-end office furniture designer and manufacturer is "good design is good business." That philosophy applies equally well to its supply-chain systems and logistics outsourcing strategy.