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Inventory Accuracy, In-store Loss Prevention Among Top Uses Retailers Have for RFID, Study Says

January 20, 2014

ChainLink Research

By a wide margin, the top reason for retailers to implement RFID is to improve inventory accuracy.

Managing Freight Payment: No Time to Slack Off

January 20, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

In the end, all outsourcing relationships are founded on trust. You can write a contract that drills down to the smallest details, but at some point you have to rely on the integrity of your partner. And when that trust is violated, the consequences can be severe.

MIT's Hi-Viz Supply Chain Project Aims to Automatically Map Supply Chain Risk

January 17, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

MIT's High-Viz Supply Chain Project is developing a way for companies to automatically map and analyze supply chain risk. Bruce Arntzen, executive director of the Supply Chain Management Program at MIT, explains the methodology underlying this project, progress to date and barriers that still exist.

Airfreight Security Screening Needs 'Significant Further Testing'

January 17, 2014

TIACA

Significant further testing must be conducted into the provision of advance data for air cargo and mail parcels security screening. Furthermore, common global standards and procedures must be developed to avoid potentially serious disruption to the flow of world trade, according to The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).

You're Not Ready for the Next Supply-Chain Disruption

January 17, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

If you're a supply-chain executive, there's a good chance that the next tsunami, hurricane, flood or other disaster will take your organization by surprise. Again.

SupplyChainBrain Power Lunch: Should We Forget About the Forecast?

January 16, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Is the forecast really dead? Should companies instead shift their focus to acquiring the ability to respond quickly to whatever happens in markets? A SupplyChainBrain Power Lunch discussion with Jim White, vice president of central operations with Applied Materials; Jake Barr, chief executive officer of Blue World Supply Chain Consulting; and C.J. Wehlage, vice president of high tech solutions with Kinaxis.

Major Trends Impacting Supply Chains for the Next 3 to 5 Years

January 16, 2014

Yogesh Malik, Principal, McKinsey and Co.

Applied Materials: Invisible, But Everywhere

January 15, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Jim White, vice president of central operations and CPO with Applied Materials, talks about the challenges his company faces in gaining full visibility of supply and demand, and in dealing with increasing supply-chain volatility.

Holiday Delivery Foul-up More the Fault of Retailers Than Carriers, Study Finds

January 15, 2014

Kurt Salmon

Widespread delays to Christmas deliveries made headlines over the holiday season. But while carriers like UPS and even FedEx were quick to apologize, a new study suggests they may be shouldering a disproportionate amount of the blame. Kurt Salmon found that the majority of delays experienced in their analysis of holiday shipping and delivery dates were the fault of retailers, not carriers.