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ISM August manufacturing report is down slightly from July

Friday, September 2, 2011 · Jeff Berman
While manufacturing may be experiencing a bit of a slowdown, the overall numbers in the August edition of the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing (ISM) Report on Business still point to growth.

UPS provides big picture view of reverse logistics

Friday, September 2, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Regardless of whether manufacturing is done near-shore or off-shore, an efficient supply chain approach is ultimately required for reverse logistics.

New Hackett Study explores future of off-shoring

Friday, September 2, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
As more attention is being paid to the “volatility” in the supply chain, many shippers are reassessing their global sourcing and distribution strategies. Will multinationals retreat to a hemispheric near-shoring model, or opt for a hybrid that still has an international…

Supply chain managers face productivity challenges

Thursday, September 1, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
As Americans prepare for the long Labor Day weekend, supply chain managers may wish to consider how they can regain some measure of lost productivity in the fall

Asia Pacific is focus of new ISM partnership

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
ISM has entered a partnership that significantly expands training opportunities for supply management professionals throughout the Asia-Pacific region

Slow steaming is disrupting supply chains

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Leading global importers and exporters participating in recent survey addressed concerns about “slow steaming” in the transpacific

Room at the top still exists for global 3PLs

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Damco’s recent announcement that it would expand its services may have surprised some industry insiders, but not Brandon Fried, Executive Director of The Airforwarders Association

Damco remains in expansion mode

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Damco joins several other leading freight forwarders in positive numbers this year

Double-digit growth in Asia Pacific logistics set to continue

Thursday, August 18, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The dynamism and complexity of the Asia Pacific transport and logistics market offer investors and operators the industry’s best prospects for growth and returns

Panama Canal Authority to showcase expansion effort

Thursday, August 18, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The CEO of the Panama Canal, Administrator/CEO Alberto Aleman Zubieta, announced today that the Panama Canal Authority will host its first-ever best practices Engineering and Infrastructure Congress

Rutgers University and VICS to Host Logistics Summit

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The Center for Supply Chain Management at Rutgers Business School and the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association announced a joint Logistics Summit to be held September 27-28, 2011 in New Brunswick.

Global freight forwarders have mass appeal

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Dick Armstrong, chairman of supply chain consultancy Armstrong and Associates said that there’s a certain paradox when considering that most of the leading freight forwarders are from the EU when most of the actual business is generated in the Asia Pacific arena

Kuehne + Nagel tops ranking of largest freight forwarders

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Research by Transport Intelligence, contained within its latest report Global Freight Forwarding 2011, has found that Swiss-based Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) topped the ranking of the world's largest forwarders in 2010 in terms of combined air and sea freight revenues. DHL was…

More on new Reverse Logistics trends

Monday, August 15, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
This is the second of a two-part interview with Diane A. Mollenkopf, Ph.D., McCormick Associate Professor of Logistics Department of Marketing and Logistics University of Tennessee College of Business Administration.

Industry expert outlines new trends in Reverse Logistics

Monday, August 15, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Diane A. Mollenkopf, Ph.D., McCormick Associate Professor of Logistics Department of Marketing and Logistics University of Tennessee College of Business Administration shares her views on Reverse Logistics.
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