Current Issue: May 2008
working hard for the money
DC VELOCITY's annual salary survey reveals that logistics/supply chain professionals are logging marathon hours on the job. But are they treated right?
Service-parts logistics can be a cash cow for the increasing number of companies that offer this service to their clients. Achieving flawless execution—often on just two hours' notice—is a challenge for both shipper and provider.
Lots of vendors will tell you their material handling equipment is ready to "plug and play." But the reality is, there will still be a need for systems integrators for a long time to come.
When its pick-to-light system kept breaking down, hair-care products manufacturer Goody knew it was time to update its equipment. A 2006 retrofit solved the problem while boosting productivity and accuracy.
It's never easy going green, but it's especially challenging for apparel makers that outsource production to countries thousands of miles away. Here's what one apparel company, Adidas, is doing to make its supply chain more eco-friendly.
From the pony express to its experiments with missile-based mail delivery, the USPS has never been shy about trying new ventures. Now it's making a play for a bigger share of the international business-mail market, and Paul Vogel's in charge.
You have nothing to lose and a lot to gain from implementing a sound ergonomics program in your warehouse or DC.
A very simple step could cut over-the-road fuel use by millions of gallons and carbon emissions by hundreds of millions of pound: Slow down.
How will companies drive down supply chain costs in the future while shipping exponentially more product?
Although the supply chain industry represents the very essence of the global economy, a surprising number of logistics service providers and their clients seem to be having difficulty defining a clear global outsourcing strategy.
You don't read much about the logistics business in the newspaper, yet worldwide activity in DC construction and advances in logistics are transforming the global economy.
You may never be able to get buy-in from 100 percent of your staff, but there are some things you can do to make them more receptive to training.
He had to be kidding. That was my reaction to Paul Vogel's off-handed remark about the U.S. Postal Service's use of military missiles to deliver mail.
Advanced ID Corp. has received an order for 2 million RFID tags from Chinese tire producer Mesnac, which had previously tested the technology in tires for trucks, buses, and passenger vehicles.
Port of LA goes Hollywood
Most of us probably have never thought of port operations as a source of entertainment...
... and so does CSCMP
Well, not exactly...
supply chain career on ice
Hockey aficionados are fond of giving nicknames to successful forward lines—the groupings of center, right wing, and left wing that "click" and thus, score lots of goals...
Friedmann's fearless forecast
Getting Peter A...
burning the midnight oil—literally
Most of the time, burning oil is a bad thing; think of thick, dark smoke pouring out of a truck's exhaust pipe as it tools down the highway...
robot man
To the average citizen, the word "robot" conjures up images of sci-fi movies and "Lost in Space" episodes...
truckers ask Bush for relief at the pumps
With fuel prices remaining at historical highs, should the U...
one DC we hope never gets busy: U.S. agency opens DC for supplies to fight bird flu outbreak
It's not often that you construct a warehouse and hope to never use it...
a new angle in warehouse design: Wisconsin DC tests "fishbone" aisle
What started out as a proposal in an academic paper on innovative warehouse layouts is getting its first live test in a Wisconsin distribution center...
MIT builds to SCALE: school announces worldwide supply chain research network
With supply chains now spanning the globe, it makes sense that supply chain research should, too...
sneak attack: CBP's quiet reinterpretation of duty rule could cost shippers a bundle
Importers are feeling like someone is trying to pull a fast one...
on-demand Webcast to feature results of warehouse metrics study
The annual study on warehousing metrics featured in our April issue and sponsored by Ryder System and the Staubach Co...
ground breakers: who's building a new DC?
accolades: awards and recognition
Coursework
before you sign on the dotted line ...
Unraveling the complexities of motor-freight contracts is no task for the novice...
follow that Peep!
They all made it into Easter baskets this past March, but Marshmallow Peeps and Hershey's Kisses got there by very different routes—or at least by routes created via very different methods...
it's not easy being lean ...
According to the principles of lean management, excellence means never being quite satisfied...
can't wait to collaborate?
How do you translate your pie-in-the-sky strategic supply chain vision into a tactical plan that everyone can agree on? According to the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Business, the answer lies in the effective use of decision tools and collaboration...