Jim Tompkins, CEO of Tompkins Associates and noted business expert recently announced his new book titled Bold Leadership. This book defines 'Inspirational Leadership' and the qualities and attributes that inspirational ... Read More

Here are three excellent Logistics / Supply Chain Management case studies, complete with teaching notes. They cover the evolution of 3PL’s to 4PL’s, challenges faced when implementing Collaborative Planning, Forecasting ... Read More

I came across this yard management solution that uses passive RFID tags to identify the location of trailers in the yard. The reader (usually on the shunt truck) 'reads' the ... Read More

This is a great tool that you can use to search through the results from a Top 100 Logistics IT provider survey conducted by Inbound Logistics magazine to find ... Read More

Reverse Logistics is the process of handling returned products. Some of the more typical reasons for returns are: product recalls, customer returns, damages and overstock. The Distribution Center sorts through ... Read More

Proctor and Gamble is targeting a 10% reduction in inventories as a result of implementing an inventory optimization solution offered by Terra Technology. The two companies will co-present their solution ... Read More

In a typical organization, 80% of the purchasing transactions represent approximately 20% of the total dollars spent. Many organizations spend the same amount of money to process a $1,000 transaction ... Read More

Typically, 50% - 60% of a Distribution Center's labor hours are spent traveling to the next product location. Recent survey results from 100 U.S. companies show that less than 25% ... Read More

The Holland International Distribution Council (HIDC) has just opened its office in Hong Kong and its mandate is to generate awareness in Asia of the Netherlands as a central hub ... Read More

With RFID becoming more and more prevalent to increase supply chain visibility, massive amounts of data must be sorted through to track product location and predict potential out-of-stock situations. Ocean ... Read More