SupplyChainBrainMore from SupplyChainBrainAll LogisticsSomething Old, Something New: Dow Applies S&OP to Logistics PlanningA familiar concept is extended into the logistics arena, to help Dow Chemical Co. forecast both short- and long-term capacity requirements for transportation services.December 28, 2012HomeEnsuring Safe Delivery of Refrigerated PharmaceuticalsReusable totes with innovative refrigerants inside have reduced returns of costly pharmaceuticals and helped to guarantee patient safety.December 27, 2012HomeIt's in the Bag: Office Depot Slashes Cost and Waste With Plastic TotesFor smaller items delivered to most of its business customers, the company has replaced corrugated cardboard boxes with returnable plastic totes and paper bags. The experiment has yielded big benefits in less than a year.December 27, 2012All TechnologyCombating Volatility and Forecast ErrorsRobert Byrne, CEO of Terra Technology, discusses highlights of Terra's 2012 benchmarking study on forecasting, which is based on raw data collected from the major CPG companies that are Terra's customers. Byrne explains why forecast accuracy is moving in the wrong direction and what companies can do to correct this trend.December 27, 2012All LogisticsEnsuring Safe Delivery of Refrigerated PharmaceuticalsReusable totes with innovative refrigerants inside have reduced returns of costly pharmaceuticals and helped to guarantee patient safety.December 27, 2012All LogisticsIt's in the Bag: Office Depot Slashes Cost and Waste With Plastic TotesFor smaller items delivered to most of its business customers, the company has replaced corrugated cardboard boxes with returnable plastic totes and paper bags. The experiment has yielded big benefits in less than a year.December 27, 2012HomePfizer Delivers Total Logistics, Visibility and ControlGlobal logistics and transportation operations are staggeringly complicated at a giant like Pfizer. The company and its many partners needed access to everybody's information in real time.December 26, 2012Logistics OutsourcingA Practical Road Map to Supply Chain TransformationRichard J. Sherman, president of Gold & Domas Research and director of strategic development for CSCMP, summarizes the practical road map to supply chain transformation that he explores in depth in his new book.December 26, 2012SC Planning & OptimizationAdvice for Manufacturers Considering Re-shoringThe trend of manufacturers "re-shoring" their operations to the western hemisphere is real. Greg S. Anderson, president of Co-eXprise Inc., talks about the challenges involved in executing that strategy.December 26, 2012All LogisticsPfizer Delivers Total Logistics, Visibility and ControlGlobal logistics and transportation operations are staggeringly complicated at a giant like Pfizer. The company and its many partners needed access to everybody's information in real time.December 26, 2012Previous PagePage 518 of 590Next Page
