Thursday, August 21, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Software Advice, a consulting firm recently acquired by Gartner, Inc., has produced a report suggesting that consumers may be judging how “ethical” a company is before buying its products.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 · Bob Trebilcock
In this Q&A, Brent Johnson, Intermountain’s VP of supply chain, talks about how Utah’s largest healthcare provider developed a best-in-class supply chain group.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Don Pisano, ocean cargo chairman for the National Industrial Transportation League and vice president in charge of imports for the American Coffee Corporation, says shipper-carrier "collaboration" is the key.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
MIT research shows that demand probabilities determined by historical demand patterns should be considered by companies with private fleets when deciding whether or not to accept orders under capacity constraints.
Monday, August 18, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Reported Hijackings dropped drastically from the first half of 2013, contributing to the overall decrease in the theft rate for the Asia-Pacific region.
Thursday, August 14, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
More than 9,000 individuals have already signed up for the first course, CTL.SC1x Supply Chain and Logistics Fundamentals, of the three-course program.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
The Annual Salary Survey done by Peerless Research indicates that education pays. Further evidence of this has just emerged in a new report.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Between January and May of this year, SCM World fielded a six-question survey in order to understand the supply chain community’s perception of global third party logistics providers (3PLs).
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 · Jeff Berman
Commerce reported that July retail sales at $439.8 billion were flat compared to June and up 3.7 percent compared to July 2013, and NRF said that July retail sales, which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants, were up 0.1 percent annually and up 4 percent on an…
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Air cargo carriers in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East have been the biggest beneficiaries of the improved market conditions.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 · SCMR Staff
For the quarter, PwC said there were 51 transportation and logistics transactions values at $50 million or more for a total of $20 billion, which was ahead of 38 deals for a cumulative $16.2 billion recorded during the first quarter and the 39 deals valued at a cumulative…
Monday, August 11, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
The current shortage of officer corps seafarers is forecast to worsen and risks impacting ocean cargo carrier profitability, according to Drewry’s recently published Manning 2014 Annual Report.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 · Jeff Berman
The NMI, the ISM’s index to measure growth, increased 2.7 percent to 58.7, which is its highest level since its inception in January 2008.
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