Diesel Fuel Index
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| U.S. | 3.890 |
| East Coast | 3.871 |
| > New England | 3.991 |
| > Central Atlantic | 3.925 |
| > Lower Atlantic | 3.809 |
| Midwest | 3.934 |
| Gulf Coast | 3.775 |
| Rocky Mountain | 3.848 |
| West Coast | 4.008 |
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| California | 4.072 |
Videocast: Operations Rules for Driving Business Value and Growth
Abstract:
Senior executives talk about their desire to reduce complexity as a way to improve margins, cut cost and benefit from economies of scale. Unfortunately, once it comes to taking action, very few have been able to effectively reduce complexity in their business. In Part 3 of this videocast series we’ll show you how a long tail analysis provides insight into product performance and how this enables decision making. Important strategies motivated by long tail analysis include cutting
Please join us for this exciting, fast-paced discussion. Not to be missed!
Featuring Dr. David Simchi-Levi of MIT and SCDigest Editor, Dan Gilmore.
Register for Part 3 and you will automatically be registered for all segments of this videocast series.
Source: http://www.sctvchannel.com/Videocast_Ops_Complex_Reduction_Pt3.php?CID=5856
Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Winners for April 30, 2013 Contest
Other Great Entries: "Sorry, I thought you meant using the software, not an actual crystal ball." Jorge Barnett Lawton "I forecasted that you'll be impressed with my interview. I plan to start Monday." ... Read more
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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of May 24, 2013
Number of manufacturing jobs that Houston has created since 2009. That was among the factors that led Forbes magazine to pick Houston as the top US metro area for manufacturing resurgence in the US, factoring in recent, mid-term, and long-term increases in manufacturing employment. The rest of the list in order is: Louisville, Seattle, Oklahoma City, Nashville, the Virginia Beach and Norkfolk area, surprisingly the Detroit metro area (no doubt driven by a revival of the US auto industry), Fort Worth, and Salt Lake City. Experts of course say each new manufacturing job creates 6 or 7 other jobs at suppliers and service providers to support the manufacturing operations and employees.
Trip Report on the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference
I am freshly back from a couple of days at the 2013 Gartner Supply Chain Executive conference in Scottsdale, AZ, heading back before day 3 so that the wall of work that always awaits me back at the office after such excursions did not get impossibly high. I would also like to say thanks to the many people there who came up and introduced themselves to me - the most ever, I believe. I really enjoy that, with many in fact thanking us for the video and written summaries we do for these types of events. It was a good conference, though certainly changed a bit
Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Rethinking Outsourcing in Global Logistics
The trend for many years, it seems, is for companies to outsource more and more of their global transportation and logistics operations in the face of growing complexity and challenges. But are some companies starting to reconsider some of those decisions and bring some global transportation processes back in-house? "Absolutely yes," said Fab Brasca, VP of global logistics for JDA Software, during a recent videocast on our Supply Chain Television Channel.
Logistics News on Q1 2013 Rail Carrier Review
- May 23, 2013 - Logistics News: Q1 2013 Rail Carrier Review Profits Generally Soar on Modest Volume Growth; Evolution at JB Hunt Continues On SCDigest Editorial Staff We're back as usual every quarter with our review of the results and comments from leading public transportation
Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference 2013 Video Review and Comment
Whether you couldn't make this year's Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Scottsdale, AZ or even if you did, please watch our video summary of the key themes and presentations at the conference. Pepsico's John Phillips on the intersection of digital and supply chain strategies, Jim Collins on difference between good and great; Intel's Robert Bruck on supplier collaboration, Colgate on standardizing global manufacturing processes, Gartner on supply chain segmentation and cost to serve - lots more. All this and much more - please watch now.
Global Supply Chain News on Amid Offshore Working Conditions Turmoil, New Services Try to Connect Directly with Employees
- May 21, 2013 - Global Supply Chain News: Amid Offshore Working Conditions Turmoil, New Services Try to Connect Directly with Employees LaborVoices and Labor Link Offer Direct Worker Outreach; May be More Effective and Less Expensive than Third-Party Audits SCDigest Editorial Staff Amidst the disaster from the building collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 1200 apparel factory workers and
Chain Reaction for May 20, 2013 Finds the CSCO is a Legend in His Own Mind
If you can think of a funny situation or scenario appopriate for Chain Reaction, please send in our ideas below. We'll give you full credit, and a framed cartoon of your idea if we use it. Source: http://www.scdigest.com/newsviews/13-05-20-1.php?CID=7059
Supply Chain Video News for May 20, 2013
CSCMP Quick Courses Topics include demand management, financial and inventory fundamentals, materials requirements planning, physical distribution systems, and sales and operations planning, and more
Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Mexican versus Chinese Manufacturing Wages
We've reported on this before, but we were still interested to see this recent graphic from the analysts at Morgan Stanley on the comparative manufacturing wage rates of China versus Mexico over time. From our view, it is astounding to see the gap between higher Mexican wages in 2002 - more than three times the wages in China just 10 years ago - to the near parity today. <img src="http://www.scdigest.com/images/China_vs_Mexico_Wages.gif" width="600"
Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Mexican versus Chinese Manufacturing Wages
[fivefilters.org: unable to retrieve full-text content]Huge Cost Advantage China Once Had is Gone in a Decade. Will Mexico be Able to Take AdvantageSource: http://www.scdigest.com/assets/ne%20wsviews/13-05-16-1.php?CID=7050