Wednesday, November 14, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
For the first time in three months, retail sales ticked down slightly as consumers cooled discretionary spending in the face of inclement weather and uncertainty in Washington.
Saturday, November 10, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
Like the duopoly of UPS and FedEx, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is calling for a very active holiday shipping season, expecting 385 million packages to be shipped, which represents a 20 percent annual gain and would be a USPS record.
Saturday, November 10, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
When the NITL’s 105th annual meeting & TransComp exhibition convenes in Anaheim this week, there’s bound to be considerable attention paid to the pending expansion of the Panama Canal. Shippers will learn that West Coast ports will not remain complacent.
Thursday, September 27, 2012 · Rob Swanson
When supply chain is asked to do their part in reducing the company’s overall costs, the options are to be Reactionary or Strategic
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
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.
Monday, July 2, 2012 · Jayanth Jayaram and Balram Avittathur
India is a highly attractive market for multinational companies. But to successfully source or sell products there, they need to realize that conditions may differ greatly from the more developed economies they are used to. This is especially true when it comes to the supply…
Monday, July 2, 2012 · Mike Ledyard
Things will get better. But before the economic turnaround is finally completed, supply chain professionals will continue to be tasked with doing more with limited—and in some cases fewer—resources. Impossible? Not if you take advantage of tools available that can improve…
Thursday, June 21, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
As noted in today’s news section, The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) recently looked at the 70 countries that account for 96 percent of global GDP and are home to 87 percent of the world’s population.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
In a preemptive move to protect its market share, the Los Angeles Harbor Commission adopted a 2012-13 fiscal year budget last week of approximately $954.1 million for the Port of Los Angeles.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 · Morgan L. Swink, Ronald R. Johnson, and Francis J. Quinn
This year’s survey focused on the progress being made across three capabilities that are essential to supply chain success today —visibility, analytics, and flexibility. As in past surveys, clear levels of competency emerged among the respondents. We’ve termed them the…
Monday, January 16, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
Retail sales growth in 2012 will still grow at a rate faster than many other industries, said industry experts.
Monday, October 24, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The two most important measures of consumer confidence, the Conference Board’s consumer confidence index and Reuters/University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index will show confidence and sentiment at recessionary levels in October
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