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.
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.
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
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…
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…
Monday, March 21, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
“Robotics in Logistics” – a new trend report produced by Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL Group) – maintains that robots will soon be standard in warehouses around the world.
Monday, March 7, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Despite a slowdown in world trade this spring, the e-commerce logistics market is expected to grow at 9.69 percent through 2020, maintain analysts at Technavio, a leading market research company with global coverage, based in London.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 · SCMR Staff
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) today announced that it is collaborating with global strategic management consulting firm A.T. Kearney as the new author and researcher to produce its Annual “State of Logistics Report."
Friday, November 20, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Christopher L. Koch, who just retired from a 15-year tenure as president and CEO of the World Shipping Council (WSC), and continues to serve as its senior advisor, is still telling shippers to stay the course.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
With highly volatile freight rates and oil prices, the freight forwarding market is undergoing structural changes and an uncertain global economic situation means that forwarders need to be attuned and responsive to macro-trends.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
According to a recent study by Prologis Research, evolving trade patterns, along with advances in technology and the expansion of e-commerce, reinforce the value proposition of core market locations.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 · Joe Sandor and Dave Nelson
Supply management. Supply chain management. Procurement. Logistics. They're all bandied about these days, but just what is the right name for the profession?
Monday, June 29, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
At last week's annual supply chain conference – Connections 2015 – one of the more significant announcements was about an important alliance forged between SMC³ and our sister publication, Logistics Management.
Monday, June 15, 2015 · Jeff Berman
The bigger, the better could serve as a accurate description of the third-party logistics (3PL) sector, given the increasing activity of large-scale 3PL-related acquisitions, coupled with the steady revenue growth the sector has seen and is expected to see in the future, too.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 · Bob Trebilcock
The new dimensional weight rating for parcel shipments is a revenue win for carriers. But, we could all win if we sent them smaller packages. .
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