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Contributing Editor Toby Gooley is a writer and editor specializing in supply chain, logistics, and material handling, and a lecturer at MIT's Center for Transportation & Logistics. She previously was Senior Editor at DC VELOCITY and Editor of DCV's sister publication, CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly. Prior to joining AGiLE Business Media in 2007, she spent 20 years at Logistics Management magazine as Managing Editor and Senior Editor covering international trade and transportation. Prior to that she was an export traffic manager for 10 years. She holds a B.A. in Asian Studies from Cornell University.
With 55 manufacturing and 60 distribution sites worldwide, it was not easy for Becton, Dickinson and Co. to consistently comply with U.S. and local trade laws and regulations.
Many logistics and transportation managers assume that their service providers' insurance will adequately cover their shipments in case of loss or damage—a dangerous assumption that can leave them with a hefty and unexpected financial liability.
During the SCOPE West conference, presenters from leading manufacturers, retailers, and distributors spoke about supply chain challenges they had faced and how they overcame them.
Five years ago, a facility with a warehouse management system was considered cutting edge. Today, China's top-tier operations are abloom with mobile computers, RFID systems, and wireless
networking devices.