For those of you who work with supply chain methodologies, especially in the Defense and IT industries, the Supply Chain Council has announced the details of the 2009 SCOR conference. ... Read More

In the United Kingdom there was a gloomy report by the Construction Products Association (CPA), who represents Britain’s manufacturers and suppliers of construction products components and fittings. In joint analysis ... Read More

With continuing bad news emitting from US automakers, it is a pleasant change to hear about automakers whose figures are heading further into positive territory. Since the beginning of 2009, ... Read More

For those of you in the United Kingdom, you may be interested in the Second Annual Green Supply Chain Summit which takes place at the Regents Park Marriott, in London ... Read More

The International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) announced a program where unemployed supply chain management (SCM) professionals in the states of Colorado and Illinois who can demonstrate their expertise will ... Read More

Analysis from ABI Research shows that the RFID market is growing despite the downturn in the economy. ABI’s report, RFID Annual Market Overview, contends that in 2009, the total revenue ... Read More

Microsoft’s Dynamics CRM Online product, which is less than a year old, is almost ready to roll out to nations outside of North America. Since its launch back in April ... Read More

This weekend I am taking a short drive east on I-10 to see a new green facility in Ontario, California. The building is owned by Porsche Cars North America and ... Read More

If you are in Southern California next week you may want to consider attending the three day Faster Freight – Cleaner Air (FFCA) event at the Long Beach Convention Center ... Read More

It feels like only yesterday when Salesforce.com launched its software-as-a-service (SaaS) product to compete against the traditional Customer Relationship Management (CRM) players back in 1999, like Siebel and Epiphany. But ... Read More

Walgreens, the retail pharmacy company, has expanded their use of Kiva Systems robotic solutions for their Mt. Vernon, Illinois facility. Walgreens uses the Kiva Mobile Fulfillment System (MFS) to store ... Read More

Last Thursday a partner at the consulting firm Grant Thornton, Laura Marcero, told the Automotive Press Association that approximately 500 automotive suppliers may have a high risk of failure, which ... Read More

Retailers are certainly one group of businesses that have been hit hard by the economic downturn. Consumers are spending less and shopping smarter. This has left retailers looking at their ... Read More

Purchasing departments across the US are becoming increasingly worried about their global suppliers and now Panjiva, an objective information source on global manufacturers, has data to cement those growing fears. ... Read More

Voice operated picking is a great tool in the warehouse as it allows the picking operator to be hands free and ensures that they do not have to hold a ... Read More

Two recent reports have given us an insight into the rising logistics costs faced by companies in this global recession. The Council of Supply Chain Professionals (CSCMP) reported in the ... Read More

Oracle has launched a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) product to assist your purchasing department with strategic sourcing. The Oracle Sourcing on Demand solution is part of the Oracle E-Business Suite Release ... Read More

Apple reported its first quarter figures for 2009 and with over $10 billion in sales in the quarter it has become a very profitable company. It sold 2.5 million computers, ... Read More

The official Chinese purchasing manager’s index (PMI) rose for the third consecutive month indicating that there may be some optimism in the Chinese manufacturing sector. Although a figure below 50 ... Read More

For those companies who are trying to save every dollar in their procurement budget, Ariba, the leading spend management solutions provider, has launched a new generic driver. It is supplied ... Read More

New warehouses are being built with the environment in mind. Recently the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program (LEED) certified the country’s first refrigerated distribution ... Read More

I think a company that has not misplaced a pallet since 2002 deserves some special recognition. The company in question, Pallet Track, is based in Birmingham, England, and is the ... Read More