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Everything's changed in 20 years; yet nothing's changed in 20 years. Veteran DC consultant Ken Ackerman may rhapsodize about the potential of technology, but in the end, he says, the business is still all about the effective management of space and time.
A recent survey of logistics professionals finds that although the term has been in common use for nearly a decade, most definitions of "supply chain management" have surprisingly little in common.
Many industry observers see auto ID as the breakthrough technology to watch the one that will forever change the way in which our supply chains operate.
The evolution of distribution logistics is such that we no longer take shipments that are late or incomplete as part of the ordinary course of business.
After spending the past decade pushing their suppliers to provide value-added services like putting tickets on the merchandise, retailers are beginning to wonder if they should bring those tasks back into their own DCs.