The lose-no-matter-what-you-do predicament occurs in business as it does in domestic life. The joke about the fellow whose wife bought him two ties, and when he came down the stairs wearing one of them got caught with the question, "What's the matter - don't you like the other one?" rings familiar. Especially in the world of logistics, where fads in methods come and go seemingly according to consultants' need to drum up new business, it's hard to know which logistics method is best and when you're better off staying put rather than moving from one to another.

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At its Connect 2004 user conference, PeopleSoft announced the winners of its inaugural Leaders in Supply Management Award, a program that honors PeopleSoft customers for innovation and excellence in the areas of procurement, sourcing, and supply management.

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Outsourcing of logistics tasks and supply chain responsibilities is a dynamic model. The most interesting aspect is that companies-manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, and distributors-are turning over parts of their supply chain to firms that have their roots as commodity service providers. Firms that know ocean shipping, forwarding, warehousing, or trucking are now handling and, in some cases, managing broad domestic and international logistics activities.

http://www.scmnews.com/2004/0611.html