Total container volume—at 696,847 Twenty-foot Equivalents (TEU)—were up 8.75 percent annually and was below May and April, which hit 731,352 TEU and 707,182 TEU, respectively.
Data from both Commerce and NRF showed that retail sales decreased on a sequential basis in June for the third consecutive month. This marks the first time retail sales have fallen for three straight months since late 2008.
After slow but steady improvement over the first half of this year, small business optimism soured considerably in June, said analysts at IHS Global Insight.
China, at the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) meeting on 10 July 2012, said it was not in a position to accept the establishment of a panel requested by the United States, the European Union and Japan regarding its measures related to the exportation of rare earths, tungsten and…
Non-manufacturing activity in June was down slightly from May but still at a healthy level overall, according to the June edition of the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Report on Business.
While manufacturing has been a constant source of strong economic growth in an economy replete with warning signs, the Institute of Supply Management’s June Manufacturing report on Business released today showed that manufacturing activity for the month was not as strong as…
SCMR Group News Editor recently caught up with Doug Waggoner, CEO of Echo Global Logistics, a non-asset based freight brokerage company and a provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services, at last week’s eyefortransport 3PL Summit in…
Thursday, June 28, 2012 · John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor
American businesses are on track to double exports by 2014, meaning million of new U.S. jobs that are fueling the overall economic recovery, according to a top Commerce Department official.
Thursday, June 28, 2012 · John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor
Leading manufacturing and retailing companies are leveraging technology improvements for greater supply chain efficiency, leading to increased profits and smoother, cheaper transportation costs
The survey which examines the state of the industry, and how manufacturers are adapting and improving their supply chains, also explores and how technology plays a role in enabling manufacturers to be more successful.
Derik Andreoli, Ph.D.c., a senior analyst at Mercator International LLC and Logistics Management’s popular Oil & Fuel Columnist, said the volatility of energy expenses will be a given this year.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 · Shiv Shivaraman, Thomas Rings, Kish Khemani David Qu, and Dr. Marius Vaarkamp
Unfortunately you can’t just declare that your supply chain will be agile and expect it to happen. You need to transform your supply chain management structure to promote that agility.
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