Management

Four Reasons 2014 Will Be The “Year of The Distribution Center”

Wednesday, February 5, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
According to research by Jones Lang LaSalle Industrial markets nationwide have been recovering for more than four full years, with 15 consecutive quarters of positive net absorption.

E2open Expands Cloud Capabilities For Supply Chain Managers

Wednesday, February 5, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
E2open, a provider of cloud-based service for collaborative planning and execution across global trading networks, today announced the availability of E2 Planning and Response version 11.2, which includes improved “what-if” scenario and simulation capabilities, network…

Port of Los Angeles Aims to Improve Drayage Operations

Monday, January 27, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
In the coming weeks, the Port of Los Angeles will start construction on two major roadway projects that will improve the Harbor I-110 Freeway and nearby surface streets in San Pedro and Wilmington.

Become a Peer Voter in the Gartner 2014 Supply Chain Top 25 Ranking

Monday, January 20, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Gartner’s Supply Chain Top 25 is an annual ranking that calls out large manufacturers and retailers from the Fortune Global 500 and the Forbes Global 2000 who display superior supply chain performance, capabilities and leadership of the best supply chains.

How to Speak Senior Executive Lingo: A Guide for Supply Chain Professionals

Monday, January 20, 2014 · J Paul Dittmann
Leading firms now see the supply chain functional leader as the necessary executive to coordinate the end-to-end supply chain process, even though he or she does not control it all.

New Maritime Chief Picked for Port of Oakland

Wednesday, January 15, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
The new year looks promising for the Port of Oakland, which has just announced the hiring of a distinguished industry veteran as its Director of Maritime.

Supply Chain Management: The Holiday Shipping Wars

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 · SCMR Staff
When it comes to e-fulfillment, it's not enough to pick and pack the order. We need to remember that the process isn't complete until the customer gets the order.

Rail/Intermodal: Transparency Will Be Key

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Brooks Bentz, a partner in Accenture’s supply chain management practice says that intermodal shippers can shield themselves from unexpected rate hikes by negotiating contracts for a distribution network, rather than by picking lanes.

Trucking 2014: Yield Management Will Tell the Tale

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Stifel Nicolaus analyst John Larkin agrees that supply chain managers should take a look at the big picture and should closely monitor the “fiscal cliff” negotiations and broader economic data reports in early 2013.

Quantum Storage Announces New West Coast Distribution

Monday, December 23, 2013 · SCMR Staff
New facility reduces transit time by as much as a week.

Dematic Acquires Upturn Solutions

Monday, December 23, 2013 · SCMR Staff
The acquisition of the Bigfork, Montana-based Upturn enhances Dematic solutions and expands its capability into distribution center workflow, asset and inventory management, and preventative maintenance.

Relief for Multiemployer Pension Plans Coming in 2014

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.

Productivity and Machinery: The State of Manufacturing Workers

Wednesday, December 18, 2013 · Phillip Odette
The average American worker is edging up against a boundary of productivity that places a ceiling on how efficient companies such as manufacturers can be.

Unions Continue to Hold Grip on Trucking Industry

Wednesday, December 18, 2013 · SCMR Staff
Unionized jobs in the trucking industry today are as scarce as four-leaf clovers in the desert, and the growing nonunion trucking sector says that is no accident. They work hard at it every day.

E2open Partners with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
The agreement includes supply chain services delivery and joint marketing efforts in the United States.
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