Supply Chain Digest recently conducted a survey of 150 firms in an attempt to identify and rank the most important distribution-related technologies. Those that garner a lot of press (RFID, robotics) are growing in usage but are not yet very commonplace. Read more...

Lack of successful innovation to support supply chain needs at big ERP vendors SAP and JDA is bugging Lora Cecere. The opportunities are out there to develop something useful, while companies continue to rely on spreadsheets for many planning activities. Read more...

3PLs, 4PLs.... what's the difference? Which logistical functions does each perform and why are they becoming more prevalent? An explanation is in order, and a guest blog on the Supply Chain 247 site takes a shot at telling us the differences. Read more...