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Ever walk through a distribution center and look down a line of rack? What do you see? Lots of steel, lots of product on trays or pallets, and lots of…air. We spoke about the disadvantages of shipping air in cube utilization for pallets, so you probably know that storing air isn’t such a great plan [...]
“We have the most powerful distribution mechanism that has been created in a generation,” Mark Zuckerberg, Founder Facebook at the launch of the 2006 Connect Platform It is called the socialgraph: the complex interconnection of social relationships. It is a new type of network. One that has the power to redefine the shopping experience allowing [...]
Space is a major focus in the supply chain, whether in the distribution center, in transportation, or in the store. But when you consider what takes up space, usually you only think of product. You rarely think of what totes add to shipping and storage demands. So let’s look at the different totes available and [...]
In my last post, I likened sourcing complex categories to solving a Rubik’s Cube, making the case that not all sourcing events are alike and that only by first understanding the unique starting point, i.e., the problem to be solved, can companies learn to collaborate with suppliers for the best possible solution. Logistics represents a [...]
A 2009 report from Health and Human Services found that 59 percent of the North American food facilities surveyed did not meet the FDA’s requirements to maintain records about their sources, recipients and transporters. On the heels of the largest recall of eggs in FDA history this month and pending legislation in the Senate, food [...]
This week, I will raise my glass to toast Barbie. Barbie, you might say? Yes, this year, my early childhood friend is 50. I am DEFINITELY telling my age when I share that she consumed the first 10 years of my life. I am also telling my age when I share that Supply Chain Management [...]
From SDC(UK): The Earth as a whole is approximately a steady state. Neither the surface nor the mass of the earth is growing or shrinking; the inflow of radiant energy to the Earth is equal to the outflow; and material imports from space are roughly equal to exports (both negligible). None of this means that [...]
Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? Welcome to the World of Socialnomics! Think of the possibilities for generating, forecasting, monitoring and responding to real time direct from consumer and B2B customer demand for your products, equipment and services!
From Infosys: “Recently I read a great news article in Supply Chain Digest titled “Triple-A Supply Chain†that actually talks about the article published in Harvard Business Review in the year 2004 by Hau Lee. I am sure most of you would have read it but for those who haven’t, I sincerely suggest that it [...]
SCN Supply Chain Network has now established a number of specific topic groups on Linked In. All of these are subjects our members and visitors have indicated are important and of significant interest to them, so to add yourself to the groups relevant to your interest, join the discussion and get a continuous flow of [...]
In July 2008, a customized Google Search function was established for the Supply Chain Network site and now after six months, we’re pleased to highlight the Top Ten Supply Chain Network Search Terms! Click on each of the terms listed below to see the actual results returned for these searches on the Supply Chain network [...]
From Industry Week: “Do the terms — value added, superior customer value, or value chain — make you want to throw something since you have heard the terms so much? Let’s face it, you have been trying to improve revenue and profitability by creating superior value for your customers, improving effectiveness and efficiency and improving [...]
DEFINITION: SUPPLY CHAIN I hesitate greatly to offer any definition of the supply chain, as there are likely so many better ones to be found. However, knowing that there are likely a wide variety of definitions available, I do feel somewhat safe in adding a new one to the mix. The total movement of raw [...]
DEFINITION: FRAUD There may be fewer definitions of fraud available than those for the supply chain, but much like defining the supply chain, I feel that there are enough in existence such that adding one more for this purpose will not dilute or disrupt the other definitions out there. A purposeful deception, misrepresentation, or concealment [...]
