Monday, February 28, 2011 · SCMR Staff
The Hackett Group, Inc. invites supply chain and procurement executives and others to participate in a newly-launched quick poll designed to assess how companies are responding to input cost inflations and the best practices they're adopting to manage it.
Monday, February 28, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki
One of the temptations for any senior executive or manager is to protect his or her “time” and “calendar” from unwarranted interruptions. That’s a necessary step to ensure that you are not consumed by the tactical urgencies of the day, every day – but in fact have…
Friday, February 25, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Two stories worth checking out in the mainstream business press suggest that U.S. manufacturing is poised for a comeback, and that a new supply chain model may not be far behind.
Friday, February 25, 2011 · Jeff Berman
In a sign that the economic recovery is showing some more positive signals, the Department of Commerce reported this week that new orders for manufactured durable goods in January went up $5.3 billion—or 2.7 percent—to $200.5 billion.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The world’s three largest container shipping companies have decided to cooperate in the fight against piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. According to The Global Insititute of Logistics in New York, the cooperation between CMA CGM, MSC and Maersk Line includes…
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 · Jeff Berman
Data from Panjiva, an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers, found that the number of United States-bound waterborne shipments increased 17 percent from December to January.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
CEVA expects approximately 72,000 tons to be carried on the cross border service within the first 12 months, and will be offering Full Truck Load (FTL) and Less Than Truck Load (LTL) services for maximum flexibility in response and delivery times
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
BSR’s “Clean Cargo Working Group” will examine Sustainability issues at tomorrow’s one hour webinar, discussion, and Q&A. The live event will be based in San Francisco
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The biennial Port Administration and Legal Issues Seminar in San Francisco, April 13-15, sponsored by the American Association of Port Authorities, will examine the latest trends, challenges and management strategies for port administrators, finance officers, attorneys, and…
Saturday, February 19, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Observers of Silicon Valley have always assumed that the most successful companies get their competitive edge by paying their star employees more than the competition to fuel innovation. Now research, co-authored by Stanford professor Kathryn Shaw, and using the academic field…
Friday, February 18, 2011 · Jeff Berman
Continuing a trend that showed signs of increasing traction during the second half of 2010, there are signs that transportation and logistics merger & acquisition activity is continuing to rebound, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Before shippers make too many long-range plans for the Panama Canal expansion, they may wish to consider the threat posed by an alternative “dry canal.”
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 · SCMR Staff
The U.S. Commerce Department’s commerce desk officer for Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, said shippers should approach the market with a strategic supply chain goal
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 · Jeff Berman
Another week brought another increase in the price per gallon of diesel, with prices rising 2.1 cents this week to $3.534 per gallon
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