A big announcement today at the CSCMP conference came from Sterling Commerce, an AT&T company.  The industry leader in supply chain information collaboration made another veritcal integration step by integrating real-time yard inventory management into the Sterling Commerce Transporation Management System.  One of the first clients to utilize the new tool is CPG manufacturer Church and Dwight.

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) has award Joel Sutherland of Lehigh University the 2009 Distinguished Service Award.

Joel L. Sutherland, Managing Director of Lehigh University's Center for Value Chain Research received CSCMP's 2009 Distinguished Service Award. Sutherland was honored during the keynote session on Monday, September 21,  at CSCMP's Annual Global Conference in Chicago, Illinois. He is the 44th person to receive the award since it was inaugurated in 1965.