Wednesday, August 17, 2011 · Frank Quinn
Companies that have adopted category management practices—managing product categories separately and customizing them according to specific customer needs—outperform others on a number of key supply chain metrics.
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.
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
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…
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.
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.
Monday, August 15, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The benefits of “quality output,” a 24/7 working model, and low cost production can commonly be found in supply chains reliant on a near-shoring model. Now these same tactics are showing positive results for the reverse end of logistics,” said a prominent industry…
Friday, August 12, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
President Obama’s “National Export Initiative” of doubling exports by 2015 took a significant hit today, with the release of new figures by the Department of Commerce
Thursday, August 11, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
In an announcement made this week, UniGroup, Inc., the parent company of transportation companies comprising United Van Lines, Mayflower Transit and UniGroup Worldwide UTS, has introduced a new global logistics company called UniGroup Worldwide Logistics.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
As noted in an earlier report, a new UPS survey of healthcare executives revealed some surprising facts about new trends global distribution. Subsequent interviews captured more information on reverse logistics
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Healthcare executives in the U.S., Europe and Asia are seeing both risks and opportunities as the pace of change in the healthcare industry accelerates globally, according to a new UPS survey.
Monday, August 8, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki
If you’re spent just a little time watching the 2011 drama regarding the debt ceiling, you probably are wondering whether there are adults or children running things in Washington.
Friday, August 5, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The ongoing economic downturn is teaching manufacturers and retailers a great deal about squeezing the margins of inventory and creating a viable and sustainable alternative distribution network, said a prominent reverse logistics expert
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 · Frank Quinn
My fellow blogger on scmr.com, Bob Rudzki, has a new book out that I think you’ll find interesting, informative and—most important of all—practical
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