http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Whether it`s dog food or iPods, tires or televisions, virtually every consumer has endured a frustrating out-of-stock experience. Retailers hate it as much as customers, perhaps more, because they lose money and credibility. Examining this problem at a specific link - suppliers and distribution centers - in the retail and consumer-packaged goods supply chain, a logistics researcher at the University of Arkansas and his colleague discovered that application of a common error-correction model improves the accuracy of forecasting orders. http://www.physorg.com/news177151357.html Other Sciences Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:10:02 EST news177151357 (PhysOrg.com) -- With consumer spending dwindling over the past couple months, retailers are hoping to see it increase with the holiday shopping season. In order to seize the opportunity and boost sales, retailers need to ensure on-time product delivery from their suppliers. Now that more companies rely on global sourcing, they need to avoid disruptions in the supply chain and mitigate the various risks involved. http://www.physorg.com/news176736007.html Other Sciences Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:20:34 EST news176736007 The existence of harsh labor conditions in factories around the world is a pressing moral issue. But to improve those conditions, we should regard it as a logistical issue, too. http://www.physorg.com/news174720241.html Other Sciences Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:00:01 EST news174720241 Wildlife imports into the United States are fragmented and insufficiently coordinated, failing to accurately list more than four in five species entering the country, a team of scientists has found. The effect, the scientists write in a paper in this week's issue of Science, is that a range of diseases is introduced into the United States, potentially decimating species, devastating ecosystems and threatening food supply chains and human health. http://www.physorg.com/news160321726.html Biology Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:50:09 EST news160321726 South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's top computer memory chipmaker, has announced its first-quarter net profit fell 72 percent year-on-year as poor demand depressed prices. http://www.physorg.com/news159778167.html Technology Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:49:50 EST news159778167 Cordiality and mutually beneficial arrangements can be more important than hard-negotiated deals when it comes to cementing strong working relationships among supply chain partners, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science, the flagship journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). http://www.physorg.com/news146489455.html Other Sciences Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:30:55 EST news146489455 Carnegie Mellon University researchers are urging companies to embrace new methods for following the trail of dangerous carbon emissions that are responsible for much of the world's global warming threats. http://www.physorg.com/news138072347.html Space & Earth Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:25:47 EST news138072347