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Running a DC is a lot like managing a football team, says Paul Marshall of Limited Brands. You can have all the talent in the world, but if you don't do the basic blocking and tackling, you're not going to win.
In the pharma sector at least, the great RFID debate isn't about payback on the technology. It's about the merits of high-frequency vs. ultra-high-frequency tags.
Today's DCs are kicking the oil habit and looking to the elements for their power. Here's hoping the sun continues to shine brightly and the wind never dies.
It's often said that managing a global supply chain is a lot like running a three-ring circus. But instead of a whip, you need technology and good partners.
Just as global businesses are becoming more insistent on better labor practices in their suppliers' plants, so, too, they may someday insist on doing business with companies that are working to improve their environmental practices.
In an age where cost competitiveness largely determines business success, the pressure to reduce costs has become the supply chain manager's constant companion.