Archive for April 2010 – Page 2

I come from a long line of lottery players, and an even longer line of lottery losers. The Powerball jackpot was $258.5 million earlier this week. I bought a ticket at the gas station that I drive by every morning on my way to work. I never check my numbers the day after the drawing. I know that if I see balloons and banners when I drive by the gas… Continue reading

I’ve been waiting to hear how supply chains have been disrupted by the Icelandic volcano that is spewing massive amounts of ash into the atmosphere. For those of you have been in a cave over the past week or so, it turns out that the ash makes it dangerous to fly. As a result, most airports in Europe have been closed for several days and air cargo has been grounded… Continue reading

Categories : Supply Chain Risk Management
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When supply chain folks think about anti-counterfeiting in the pharmaceutical supply chain, we naturally think about bar codes and RFID. Those technologies have a role to play, but the requirements go far beyond the simple tracking that occurs in many other supply chains.   

My colleagues Janice Abel and John Blanchard have written an ARC Insight (available to ARC clients only) on preventing counterfeiting in the pharmaceutical industry that… Continue reading

Categories : Pharma & Life Sciences, RFID & AIDC
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I believe that one of the emerging trends that will differentiate leaders from followers in the consumer goods industries is that leaders will excel at integrating their demand management and replenishment processes with category management. Consequently, it benefits supply chain executives to better understand leading practices in category management. 

Supply Chain Digest recently aired a videocast featuring Dave Boissevain, Director of Retail Strategy and Planning at… Continue reading

In February, we published a report on “Maximizing the Value of 3PL-Customer Relationships” (available to ARC clients only). The content was based on think tanks we conducted at The Logistics & Supply Chain Forum organized by Richmond Events in November 2009. Forty-three logistics and supply chain executives from various manufacturing and retail companies participated in these sessions. ARC also conducted a web survey, with the support of Richmond… Continue reading