The use of outsourcing is steadily increasing, driving a growing need for the sharing of risk and performance reporting between outsource service providers and customers.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 · Xiaojia Chen and Shanglin Tsai
Studies on trucking freight mode selection usually focus on full truckload (TL) vs less-than-truckload (LTL). In recent years a variant of full truckload called multiple stop truckload (MSTL or multi-stop) has gained prominence as a potential cost-saving measure.
According to new research report published by Allied Market Research, titled the global third party logistics market is expected to reach $1,110 billion, registering a CAGR of 5.16% during the forecast period 2016-2022.
Even with a slight decline from June, manufacturing growth remained intact in July to kick off the second half of 2016, according to the most recent edition of the Manufacturing Report on Business released today by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).
Service levels are low and the sales force “complains” that customers are moving business elsewhere. Pressure is put on the Supply Chain group to provide some relief, so they work with sales to increase forecasts, adjust inventory planning parameters to hold additional…
The IATA-FIATA Air Cargo Program (IFACP) moves decision-making on the rules governing the airline-forwarder relationship away from an airline-led conference to a governance body jointly managed by forwarders and airlines.
The nation's supply chain managers U.S. businesses in many regions should start preparing now for the increased, extreme rainfall that a changing climate will almost certainly deliver.
In keeping with ocean cargo industry trend, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is the latest to implement the INTTRA eVGM Service. SOLAS Regulations, SOLAS INTTRA compliance 2016, Ocean Cargo Regulations.
As forecasted in Logistics Management recently, ocean cargo container carriers Hapag-Lloyd AG and United Arab Shipping Company S.A.G. (UASC) have agreed to merge.
According to CBRE data, industrial availability fell to 8.8. percent in the first quarter, which marked a decrease of 20 basis points from the first quarter's 9.0 for its lowest reading going back to the second quarter of 2001.
Just how disruptive was the SOLAS VGM amendment to global shippers? Was the Panama Canal expansion indeed the game changer it was meant to be? And have container carriers finally come up with a strategy to restore rates while still providing their promised standards of…
The market for top supply chain talent is tighter than ever, with potential candidates dictating the terms. Still, the best firms find ways to navigate this candidate-driven marketplace, in order to attract the best and brightest to their organizations. Here's how.
Commerce reported that June retail sales at $457.0 billion were up 0.6 percent compared to May and up 2.7 percent annually, following a 0.5 percent April to May increase and a 1.3 percent March to April gain. Total retail sales from April to June were up 2.6 percent compared…
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