Tuesday, February 4, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
The growth in the number of freight forwarding companies joining the Airforwarders Association (AfA) has reached unprecedented levels, with the organization's regular membership rolls expanding by nearly 25 percent over the past year.
Monday, January 27, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
AsiaInspection, (AI) a leading provider of quality control services for businesses importing from emerging Pacific Rim nations, observes that 2013 was a challenging year for brands and retailers
Monday, January 20, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
While Air cargo volumes have crept along at a snail’s pace during most of 2012. The year ended without a push for last minute electronics and other higher value retail goods to fill the space on cargo planes to capacity.
Monday, January 13, 2014 · SCMR Staff
Optimism appears to be the operative term in describing growth prospects at U.S.-based retail container ports in 2014, according to the most recent edition of the Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and maritime consultancy Hackett Associates.
Monday, December 23, 2013 · SCMR Staff
Help is on the way to ease the financial burden of unionized trucking companies that belong to multiemployer pension plans and possibly assist those companies in their attempt to continue to belong to those plans under modernized rules.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 · Doug Macdonald
Like other strategic functions in the enterprise, procurement’s role continues to evolve, and procurement leaders and organizations are now tasked with increasing responsibilities from addressing more complex spend categories to taking a more active role in managing risk and…
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
“Rethinking the Building Blocks of the Modern Supply Chain,” a recently-published white paper produced by E2open, posits the question: How do you manage demand you can’t predict with supply you don’t control?
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 · SCMR Staff
The Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and maritime consultancy Hackett Associates is calling for a positive end to 2013.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 · Rosemary Coates
Perhaps in our rush to take advantage of low cost manufacturing in China, we overlooked some of the costs.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
Japan’s 24 Hour Rule, the Advanced Filing Requirement (AFR), goes into effect on March 1, 2014 and the penalty phase will apply just 10 days later on March 10, 2014. This doesn’t leave much time for those who have not already begun the process of selecting a service…
Thursday, November 21, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
The San Francisco Bay Area can easily lay claim to being the epicenter for supply chain sustainability, with scores of companies here united in a mission to make transportation cleaner and more efficient.
Saturday, November 16, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
Improved economic fundamentals will drive an acceleration in 2014 growth, said IHS Global Insight economists.
Saturday, November 16, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
E2open joins many leading, global businesses that have earned the prestigious ISO 27001 certification, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Salesforce.com
Monday, November 11, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
Stormpulse, Inc., a weather intelligence company, announced it will expand its focus beyond the tracking of weather related business threats with the launch of “Riskpulse, risk management software as a service (Saas) package.
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