Supply Chain Management

Price of Diesel Continues to Fall

Wednesday, December 18, 2013 · SCMR Staff Diesel prices dropped for the second straight week, with the average price per gallon falling 0.8 cents to $3.71, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration.

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.

Big Gains Posted By Fedex

Wednesday, December 18, 2013 · SCMR Staff Fedex reported reports that its fiscal second quarter net income increased 14 percent annually to $500 million.

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.

“NAFTA 2.0” Still Alive for US-Canadian Supply Chain Managers

Monday, December 16, 2013 · Patrick Burnson Trade ministers from 12 countries—including the US and Canada—failed to come to agreement at their final meeting in Singapore late last year on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Supply Chain Managers Require “Building Blocks,” says E2open

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?

Supply Chain Managers Heartened by Port Tracker Report

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.

Mid-Market Looks Like a Bright Spot for Supply Chain Management

Monday, December 9, 2013 · Patrick Burnson According to the first Sage Mid-Market Business Index survey, American business confidence in the mid-market is the fifth highest in the world.

Countdown to implementation of the Japan Advanced Filing Requirement

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…

U.S. Supply Chain Managers Are Advised to Curb Their Enthusiasm Until Global Markets Pick Up

Tuesday, December 3, 2013 · Patrick Burnson While the Institute of Supply Management reports that economic activity in the manufacturing sector was strong for the sixth straight month, supply chain managers may still wish to examine this “exuberance,” say economists.

Supply Chain Managers May Expect Decline in Warehouse Vacancies

Thursday, November 21, 2013 · Patrick Burnson Fourteen consecutive quarters of declining vacancies in the warehouse sector highlight the U.S. industrial real estate market’s momentum through the third quarter of 2013, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

Partnership to Revitalize Air Cargo

Thursday, November 21, 2013 · Patrick Burnson Quality, Efficiency and Security Top Issues

SF Bay Area Sets the Supply Chain “Green” Standard

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.

E2open Achieves ISO 27001 Certification

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

Port of Los Angeles Incentivizes Inbound Vessel Calls

Monday, November 11, 2013 · SCMR Staff An incentive program that will reward shipping lines bringing new container business is now in place