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What Is "Last-Mile Manufacturing"?

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Report from Hi-Tech & Electronics Supply Chain Summit 2012

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Flexibility and Predictability are 'Must Haves' for Abercrombie & Fitch Supply Chain

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Transport Funding 2: Gridlock on the Congressional Gridiron

The holidays are supposed to be a time of joy, but given the state of the economy and other recent events, it's hard to feel positive about much of anything right now - least of all the outlook for transportation policy reform. So why is Joshua Schank, president and chief executive officer of the Eno Center for Transportation, "more optimistic than I have been in a long time" about the prospects for funding critical infrastructure improvements?

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Savi Issues Update of Mobile Tracking System for Cargo, Logistics Management

Savi Technology has introduced version 2.2 of the Savi Mobile Tracking System.

The Price of Mis-aligning Supply-Chain and Plant Performance

Companies can meet the challenge of ever-growing complexity in their global operations by synching their plant and supply-chain processes. Eric Green, vice president of solution strategy with Apriso, shows how.

Something Old, Something New: Dow Applies S&OP to Logistics Planning

A familiar concept is extended into the logistics arena, to help Dow Chemical Co. forecast both short- and long-term capacity requirements for transportation services.

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Combating Volatility and Forecast Errors

Robert 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.

Transport Funding 1: A Cliffhanger Ending for 2012?

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Transport Funding 1: A Cliffhanger Ending for 2012?

The whole "fiscal cliff" mess, even if averted for the moment, promises to have a huge, long-term impact on nearly every aspect of American life. Transportation, as it so often does, will likely take its place far down the list of lawmakers' priorities. At least until crumbling highways, collapsed bridges and inadequate roads bring key portions of the national infrastructure to a standstill.

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TradeCard Launches Cloud-Based Management Platform for Suppliers

TradeCard Inc., provider of a software platform for supply-chain collaboration and global trade, has launched a new product known as Trade Xpress.

A Practical Road Map to Supply Chain Transformation

Richard 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.

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