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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 [...]

APICS 2009 is underway at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre! Be sure to watch your inbox for daily recaps, reminders for conference attendees, information about the APICS Live Learning Center—the exclusive resource for educational content from the APICS International Conference & Expo. Attend APICS 2009 to stay relevant in the global marketplace & gain the [...]

APICS The Association for Operations Management, the global leader in supply chain and operations management certification, education, and membership, announced today (August 20th,09) the release of the APICS Supply Chain Manager Competency Model—a model designed to guide individuals considering careers in supply chain management, supply chain professionals seeking to advance their positions, and human resource [...]

In a perfect world, component buyers would never have a shortage, forecasts would be accurate and authorized channels would always have stock. Sadly, we live in the real world where markets are volatile and manufacturers face recurring shortages. Longer supply chains, more players, more volatile markets, more counterfeit parts. These forces are changing the risk [...]

As logistics technology continues to become more complex and costly and the need for collaborative supply chain initiatives across company borders increase, third party logistics becomes an even more attractive alternative. In order to better serve this multi-billion dollar industry and the customers of third party logistics providers, Supply Chain Network has established a new [...]

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!

This week we upgraded the SCN Tweetsearch application to provide you with twice as many real time updated results from Twitter. So look below for instant updates on “supply chain” or enter any term you’d like in the search box below to see what experts and practitioners from across the Tweetsphere are saying right now!

The 17th edition of the leading third-party logistics providers guide, Who’s Who in Logistics, has just been released. The new edition, in two volumes – The Americas and International, has been expanded with in-depth profiles of 263 3PLs.

From SCDigest: “The Warehouse Education and Research Council (WERC) recently released its sixth annual study on distribution center performance (DC Measures 2009), and SCDigest caught up with report co-author Dr. Karl Manrodt of Georgia Southern University to discuss key findings and themes. A video of that interview can also be found here: Supply Chain Video: [...]

CSCMP’s 20th Annual “State of Logistics Report® provides insight into US supply chain and logistics trends, declining freight volumes, and a “big-picture” view of supply chain performance. This premier benchmarking tool for the supply chain profession is a CSCMP Member benefit. It is also available to the public for purchase.

Day by day it becomes more and more apparent that third party logistics is emerging as the most logical alternative for firms desiring the most cost and service effective supply chain possible. As the current recession is now on the verge of morphing into an all out Depression, any viable alternatives for firms to save [...]

From scmr.com: “One of the most important jobs facing global companies today is how to manage risk in their supply chains. And the persons that are tasked to address this challenge are the company’s supply chain professionals.This timely webcast will help supply chain professionals meet that challenge.”

How does innovation happen in given industries? Specifically how has it been ocurring in the global logistics industry? This chapter of the the book Innovation in Global Industries: U.S. Firms Competing in a New World (Collected Studies) (2008) ,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP) tries to answer these questions and is food for [...]

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 Homeland Defense Journal: “At the Mass Casualty Preparedness & Response Forum, all participants will engage together in addressing a capability-specific priority of the Goal to Strengthen Medical Surge and Mass Prophylaxis Capabilities. The Forum presents an opportunity for leaders, decision makers and planners of business, government and civil society (Non-profits, NGOs, etc.) to address [...]

Our next SCN Webinar is scheduled for November 12th at 10:00 am eastern featuring a presentation and video demonstration by Seegrid’s Joel Reed of the Seegrid moblie robotic pallet trucks. Somewhere in the back of my mind I guess I knew it would happen someday, but to be honest I hadn’t really thought that much [...]

From Supply Chain Digest: “I am just back from Denver and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) annual global conference. Thanks to the many of you who have written with kind words for the daily video summaries offered by myself and Gene Tyndall. If you would like to catch any of those three [...]