Logistics

February retail sales show sustained growth, says Commerce and NRF

Friday, March 11, 2011 · Jeff Berman Retail sales continued their solid momentum with February data showing sequential and annual growth, according to data from the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF).

Durable goods orders are up in January, but supply chain concerns linger

Friday, February 25, 2011 · Jeff Berman In a sign that the economic recovery is showing some more positive signals, the Department of Commerce reported this week that new orders for manufactured durable goods in January went up $5.3 billion—or 2.7 percent—to $200.5 billion.

PwC report points to increased transportation and logistics M&A activity

Friday, February 18, 2011 · Jeff Berman Continuing a trend that showed signs of increasing traction during the second half of 2010, there are signs that transportation and logistics merger & acquisition activity is continuing to rebound, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.

JLL says logistics properties playing a role in industrial real estate market recovery

Tuesday, January 4, 2011 · Jeff Berman Even though many facets of the industrial real estate market are not close to a full recovery, one area in which appears to be growing are markets with strong logistics infrastructure that serve as distribution hubs to regions with large populations, according to a report…

Signs Point to a Promising New Year

Wednesday, December 29, 2010 · Frank Quinn Managers working in logisitics and supply chain management can look forward to a better year ahead in 2011 if the early indicators are right.

Accenture supports global business transformation program at fast retailing

Tuesday, December 28, 2010 · SCMR Staff Accenture announced that it has supported the successful delivery of an information technology transformation program at Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

New demand and supply chain certificate program launched

Tuesday, December 28, 2010 · SCMR Staff Wentworth Institute of Technology’s College of Professional and Continuing Education announced a new certificate program, 21st Century Demand and Supply Chain Management, to be offered in spring 2011.

Exports and employment may have little linkage

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 · Patrick Burnson Jock O’Connell, Beacon Economics’ International Trade Adviser said that exports are not necessarily going to generate more supply chain jobs

U.S. industrial market ending year on a positive note

Monday, December 13, 2010 · SCMR Staff Supply chain efficiencies remain a primary focus for industrial space users nationwide heading into the final weeks of 2010, said a leading industrial brokerage firm

Near-sourcing gains traction in supply chain

Wednesday, November 24, 2010 · Patrick Burnson Since issuing its study last summer, Global consultancy IDC Manufacturing Insights contends that U.S. manufacturers are continuing their flight from low-wage outsourcing

UPS Logistics Technologies to be acquired by Thoma Bravo

Friday, November 19, 2010 · Patrick Burnson UPS today announced an agreement to sell its UPS Logistics Technologies unit to Thoma Bravo, LLC, a leading private equity investment firm

National intermodal policy must drive rail plan, say educators

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 · Patrick Burnson In its comments on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “National Rail Plan,” prominent supply chain educators have taken issue with several objectives

Robust throughput at Port of LA points to transpacific resilience

Monday, November 15, 2010 · Patrick Burnson Officials at the Port of Los Angeles, report that year to date, container volumes are up 17 percent, underscoring the continued reliance shippers have on transpacific calls to West Coast ocean cargo gateways.

Emerging markets drive mobile phone sales to new level

Monday, November 15, 2010 · Patrick Burnson Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled 417 million units in the third quarter of 2010, a 35 percent increase from the third quarter of 2009, according to Gartner, Inc

New Webinar Event to Focus on Supply Chain Productivity

Friday, November 12, 2010 · Frank Quinn "Virtual Conference" sponsored by Supply Chain Management Review and Logistics Management magazines will examine tools and techniques to improve productivity in transportation, warehousing, logisitics, and labor management.