Logistics

How to succeed in the most profitable industry in the world

Saturday, April 13, 2019 · Oliver Gritz, Jeff Ward and Arsenio Martinez Freight forwarding lacks a certain sex appeal, yet its top performers are even more profitable than Apple.

BCG report dives deep into the ‘Blockchain Paradox’

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 · Jeff Berman Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report observes that the rate of blockchain adoption is slower than expected, even though the technology has some clear potential benefits in the freight transportation and logistics marketplace.

CBRE says e-commerce and 3PLs sit at top of list of top 100 largest U.S. industrial leases,

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 · Jeff Berman An ongoing state of heightened demand for e-commerce distribution space continues to serve as a driver for several of the largest United States Industrial & Logistics (I&L) leases the were completed in the first half of 2018, according to research recently published by…

Financial market efficiency in the truckload transportation sector

Thursday, July 12, 2018 · Anshu Prasad The tools for managing contract freight are digitizing a broken model

Taming the last mile

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 · Gurram Gopal and Alvaro de Miguel When it comes to the last mile, customer service, delivery modes and innovation make a difference

Cheaper, Faster, Better – How short haul rail surprises the supply chain

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 · Micah Mallace Inland ports and short haul rail are quickly becoming a solution to age old supply chain issues

Moving Whirlpool Corporation’s supply chain forward

Friday, November 17, 2017 · Bob Trebilcock 106 years old, and Whirlpool is still focused on constant improvement.

CBRE data shows decent, but changing trends for logistics & industrial real estate in the Americas

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 · Jeff Berman While many key market themes remain intact as they relate to the industrial real estate market, there are also some apparent changes, too, according to the May edition of CBRE's “Americas Industrial & Logistics Trends Report.

Planning for Tomorrow’s Last Mile

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 · SCMR Staff Join us for a journey through time to see where retailers are going to make last mile delivery planning changes and find out how you can cut transportation costs and offer competitive delivery options with your existing resources.

All Bets Are Off in Today’s Global Supply Chain Arena

Monday, October 31, 2016 · Patrick Burnson Final survey questions yield revealing answers

ITE Group and Messe München to Collocate with MODEX 2018

Monday, June 13, 2016 · SCMR Staff MHI, Messe München and ITE Group announce the collocation of the newly formed Transportation & Logistics Americas (TLA) exhibition with MODEX 2018.

April retail sales rebound from sluggish first quarter

Friday, May 13, 2016 · Jeff Berman Coming off of a very sluggish first quarter, retail sales in the month of April showed somewhat of a bounce back in tandem with signs of spring, according to data issued today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation.

High Tech Disruption in the Freight Forwarding Sector

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 · Patrick Burnson The expanding definition of a freight forwarder can be attributed to the changes our industry has witnessed in the past five to 10 years

Freight Forwarding Selection: The People Factor

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 · Patrick Burnson The ongoing commodification of the freight forwarding industry has caused many shippers to seek key differentiators in service, say leading industry analysts. But a more granular approach to finding the right intermediary may be to examine how well they manage and treat their…

New UPS President Shares Vision and Goals

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 · Jeff Berman Transportation and logistics bellwether UPS recently announced that Cindy Miller was named as the company's president of global freight forwarding. A 28-year UPS veteran, Miller was president of UPS Europe, where she oversaw all UPS operations in more than 120 countries…