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China's E-Commerce Growth Reportedly Hampered by Fulfillment, Logistics Bottlenecks

January 28, 2013

China's e-commerce market continues to skyrocket with estimates of 2012 B2C sales likely to top $107bn. However, this growth has placed pressure on the logistics infrastructure resulting in delivery issues. Not only is delivery a problem, but according to 360Buy, one of the largest Chinese e-commerce providers, "E-commerce is developing quickly but fulfillment and logistics are the key bottlenecks."

Bridging the Agility Gap in an Age of Uncertainty

January 25, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Glen Margolis, chief executive officer of Steelwedge, shows how an understanding of the "agility gap" can help companies to cope with uncertainty in markets.

A Control Tower Approach to Response Management

January 24, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Mike Landry, president of Barkawi Management Consultants, North America, explains the "control tower" approach to supply chain management and why he believes this approach can enable companies to go beyond incremental improvements to real transformational change.

MeadWestvaco Launches New Packaging Security Device

January 23, 2013

MeadWestvaco Corp.

MeadWestvaco Corp. has created Intercept, a packaging security tool that was designed to protect products against theft throughout the supply chain.

Internet Truckstop Offers New Tool for Complying With CARB Regulations

January 23, 2013

Internet Truckstop

Internet Truckstop, an online freight-matching service, has developed a new decision-support tool and free webinar series to help users of Truckstop.com comply with new regulations of the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

ICAT Launches Version 2.0 of Transportation and Logistics Platform

January 22, 2013

ICAT Logistics

ICAT Logistics has launched version 2.0 of its customized software for transportation and logistics management.

U.K.'s Notbox Company Extends Services to North America

January 22, 2013

The Notbox Company

The Notbox Company, a U.K.-based provider of multi-use transportation and storage boxes, has come to North America.

How an Integrated Supply Chain Enables First Solar's Top Business Goals

January 22, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

When integrating its two major business units, First Solar partnered with Kinaxis to provide supply and demand planning capabilities, says Shellie Molina, vice president-global supply chain.

How Unilever Derives Value From Its Supply Chain

January 21, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Pier Luigi Sigismondi, chief supply chain officer of Unilever, enumerates the ways in which the company's supply chain adds value to the business. He also talks about issues of sustainability and supply-chain segmentation.