Based on the popularity of last week’s version, we’ve decided to make this “news roundup” the focus of our Friday postings. Here is some of the news that crossed our desks (actually, our computer screens, email inboxes, iPhone, etc.) and caught our attention this week:
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Categories : Global Trade, Mobile Technologies, Statistics, Sustainability, This Week in News
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Oliver Williamson, a Professor Emeritus at the University of California Berkley and co-recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics, published a paper in April 2008 titled “Outsourcing: Transaction Cost Management and Supply Chain Management” in the Journal of Supply Chain Management. Williamson’s area of expertise is transaction cost economics. The paper is far more focused on theory than practice, and is not an easy read by any means… Continue reading
The Detroit Lions had better odds of winning the Super Bowl this year than a Republican winning the Senate seat from Massachusetts, held for almost 50 years by the late Ted Kennedy. But the Republican Scott Brown defeated the Democrat Martha Coakley yesterday by a five-point margin (52 percent vs. 47 percent). This morning, pundits on both sides of the political spectrum are spinning the results. Was this vote… Continue reading
We are coming up on February 1st 2010, the day that Walmart starts enforcing the penalties associated with its Supply Chain Reliability Program. If you are not familiar with the program, below are excerpts from the letter that Walmart sent to suppliers on Oct. 15th, 2009.
Dear Valued Supplier,
Walmart and Sam’s Club are continually seeking to improve our supply chain efficiency…Therefore, in order to better serve our customers… Continue reading
This was a very busy week in logistics software news, with many announcements made at the National Retail Federation (NRF) Annual Convention & Expo. In case you missed it, here is a quick round-up of some of the announcements this week (all of the vendors below are ARC clients):
Categories : Logistics Software Vendors, Logistics Technologies, Retail, This Week in News
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