Logistics

Bringing Supply Chain Management Jobs Home

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Earlier this year, both Boeing and GE said they were committed to moving parts of their offshore manufacturing capabilities back to the U.S.

Busy Year For Mergers and Acquisitions Say Analysts

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 · Jeff Berman Deals cited by PwC in the Intersections report represent all announced deals for the quarter-as opposed to completed deals only-and the report does not parse out deals that are withdrawn, intended, or pending

Air Cargo Demand Compromised by Energy Expense Spikes

Monday, May 7, 2012 · Patrick Burnson The International Air Transport Association announced global traffic results for March showing that total freight demand climbed 0.3 percent compared to the same month last year

Jones Lang LaSalle report examines undersupply of logistics properties in China and plans for growth

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 · Jeff Berman A new report from global real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), entitled “China50: Fifty Real Estate Markets that Matter,” said that while China’s economy is strong, there is a significant under-supply of quality logistics-related real estate space.

Taking a Look at Current Ocean Cargo Contracting

Saturday, March 31, 2012 · Patrick Burnson In an ongoing effort to keep readers informed on the current state of ocean cargo shipping and contracting, Logistics Management (a sister publication) conducted a brief interview with one of the founders of Catapult International, a leading edge international shipping…

Panjiva data shows decline in U.S. bound shipments from January to February

Friday, March 23, 2012 · Jeff Berman Data from Panjiva, an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers, found that both United States-bound waterborne shipments and the number of manufacturers shipping to the U.S. from January to February declined, following gains from…

February retail sales show decent growth, according to Commerce and NRF data

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 · Jeff Berman Commerce reported that February retail sales at $407.8 billion were up 1.1 percent from January and up 6.5 percent compared to February 2011. The NRF reported that February retail sales, which exclude autos, gas stations, and restaurants, were up 0.5 percent on a…

Adoption of Global Containerized Freight E-Commerce Continues to Expand

Monday, February 27, 2012 · Patrick Burnson INTTRA, a leading provider of e-commerce solutions for the ocean freight industry, reports an increase in usage of their global e-commerce solutions by the containerized shipping industry

ISM non-manufacturing data shows growth for the 21st straight month

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 · Jeff Berman As was the case in July, the August edition of the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Report on Business outperformed its sister report focused on manufacturing.

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.

ISM July manufacturing report is down from June but still showing growth

Monday, August 1, 2011 · Jeff Berman In its July report, the ISM reported that the index it uses to measure the manufacturing sector—known as the PMI—was 50.9 percent. This represents a 4.4 percent drop from June’s 55.3 percent.

Case for inland ports is gaining traction, says Jones Lang LaSalle report

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 · Jeff Berman A new white paper from global real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle points to the increasing importance of inland ports as a critical link in the global supply chain.

UPS posts solid second quarter results despite flat volumes

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 · Jeff Berman Compared to the second quarter of 2010, which saw a 71 percent annual gain in earnings per share for UPS, this year’s second quarter might be viewed as being pale in comparison. But a close look at the numbers points to another strong earnings performance for Big Brown.

Supply chain management continues to expand in the cloud

Thursday, July 21, 2011 · Bob Trebilcock What’s the state of cloud computing?

Caterpillar may not be considering that many other options for Cat Logistics

Thursday, March 24, 2011 · Patrick Burnson While no announcement has yet been made, some industry analysts feel Caterpillar, Inc. is ready to sell its logistics arm