Supply Chain Analysis & Consulting

RFID: On the Rise Again

November 13, 2014

E-commerce Boosts Sales, Potential of Wholesaler United Stationers

November 12, 2014

Its name suggests a narrow focus on office supplies, but United Stationers Inc. is far more than a wholesale distributor of copy paper, notebooks, pens and staplers. The $5bn-plus company also supplies janitorial and breakroom supplies, provides industrial equipment to the welding, oil field and building construction industries, and has a major - and increasing - focus on helping thousands of resellers sell online to their business end-customers.

Are Manufacturers Lagging in Innovation?

November 12, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Manufacturers are becoming more diverse in their product mixes and geographic reach. But they haven't necessarily responded with the kind of initiatives that drive total integration across the supply chain, says Ben Yokell, principal for demand planning with Chainalytics.

You're Growing, But Are Your Suppliers Growing With You?

November 12, 2014

MHI Blog

As the globalization, expansion and growing interconnectivity of supply chains make them more complex, businesses and their suppliers are faced with new challenges, with new opportunities for growth. Many top companies invest a vast amount of resources in innovation. This commitment to innovation drives growth as they compete to remain top manufacturers and service providers. However, many of these top companies are not reaching their full potential. Their businesses are innovating, growing, and developing, but many of their suppliers are not.

Update on CSCMP's Young Professionals Program

November 12, 2014

Michael D'Angelo, Volkswagen and John Bowersox, Ann Sacks

Refillable Bottle Touted as Creative Disruption That Consumer Packaging Needs

November 11, 2014

CleanPath

Replenish Bottling LLC has launched a sustainable product line that has the potential to change how many water-based consumer products are designed, manufactured and sold. The packaging technology can be found in a new line of concentrate household cleaning and personal care items sold under the CleanPath brand.

Just in Time for Holidays, 3D Printing Comes to Retail

November 11, 2014

FierceRetailIT

Those watching the 3D printing category can now look beyond office supply retailers. Target is now offering 3D printing for small decorative and gift items for the holidays.

Retail Shrink Hit $128Bn Worldwide in 2013, But Is Slightly Down in Most countries

November 11, 2014

The Smart Cube

Shrink, comprised of shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud and administrative errors, cost the global retail industry more than $128bn last year, $42bn in the US alone, according to the latest Global Retail Theft Barometer. This represents 1.29 percent of retail sales, on average.