Recently added articles from Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO):
To be or not to be. . .
Jun 01, 2009 ... By Wayne Bourne I am a consultant. I have been for several years and it's what I enjoying doing. I have the right experience, education, and contacts to make a real go of it. I work for the clients I choose and on projects I enjoy: and best of all, I am blessed with an high ...
K-C's Triumphant Trailer Tracker.
Jun 01, 2009 ... By John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor By applying modern technology and problem solving to one of the oldest problems in the book, Kimberly-Clark has reduced trailer detention, cut back significantly on third-party jockey services, practically eliminated the need for trailer ...
Papa John's QC Quest.
Jun 01, 2009 ... By Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor Taking a measured approach, the pizza purveyor automated its transportation processes and created a holistic solution to achieve load visibility--and in turn has cut freight spend by 15 percent and turned up the heat on quality control. ...
NewEgg.com Cooks up A New Model.
Jun 01, 2009 ... By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor Rapid growth forced the e-tailer to roll out a new automated order processing system to its East Coast DCs resulting in improved processing time and near flawless quality control and order accuracy--all without adding or subtracting headcount. ...
Price Trends.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Elizabeth Baatz, Thinking Cap Solutions Pricing Across the Transportation Modes Trucking Staff Average prices charged by the trucking industry increased an unexpected 0.7% from March to April. The cause lay squarely in the lap of local truckers ...
Reduce supply chain risk by increasing procurement expertise.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Narendra Mulani Most companies have some risk management expertise within their finance organizations. However, most companies have minimal risk-management expertise within their supply chain organizations. Take the procurement function: Despite tenuous business ...
Reassessing risk.
Jun 01, 2009 ... By Jade Rodysill, Craig Faris, and Bill Spinard, Accenture The global economic downturn has changed the nature of supply chain risk. How ready are companies to face and respond to this new challenge? The global economic downturn has changed the nature, magnitude, and ...
Wireless.
Jun 01, 2009 ... By Bridget McCrea, Contributing Editor While wireless technology has come a long way in the past 35 years, adoption has been slow with some shippers still relying on paper-based communications to get the day's orders processed and shipped. Here are a few points to consider if ...
Supply chain redesign still top priority.
Jun 01, 2009 ... By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor Nearly 80 percent of LM survey respondents indicate supply chain redesign is essential, even as oil and fuel prices decline. Waltham, Mass.--When the price of a barrel of oil hovered around $150 and diesel was nearly $5 per gallon ...
Mexican trucks could be heading this way soon, DOT's LaHood says.
Jun 01, 2009 ... John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor Washington--Mexican drivers, currently banned from operating on U.S. highways outside a 25-mile zone near the southern border, might be making a U-turn and heading back north. That's the word from Transportation Secretary Ray ...
YRCW revises credit amendment.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jeff Berman, Group News Editor Overland Park, Kan.--After indicating in a recent 10-Q filing it may not meet its second quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) covenant of $45 million, YRC Worldwide reconfigured its amendment with its ...
Has Opportunity Set Sail?
Jun 01, 2009 ... Patrick Burnson With 2009 now judged as "a wash," liner execs are banking on a 2010 rebound. The good news for U.S. shippers is that there's still leverage in contract negotiations, more balance in the trade, and less seaport congestion--but for how long will the opportunity ...
The Top 50 3PLs: Treading water.
Jun 01, 2009 ... By Patrick Burnson While not exactly drowning in red ink, many global 3PL players are hoping that they can stay afloat until the demand (and debt) cycle makes its full turn. Here are some of the current trends in the 3PL market that shippers need to understand heading into 2010 ....
3PLs put accent on IT services.
Jun 01, 2009 ... By William Atkinson For users of 3PL services, the type and availability of IT services offered by the provider is becoming a bigger factor in the evaluation and selection process. The availability of value-added IT services from third-party logistics services ...
Why 3PLs need to build their brand.
Jun 01, 2009 ... By Robert C. Lieb and Kristin J. Lieb A fast-changing, competitive arena has made it more difficult for third-party logistics providers (3PLs) to differentiate their services in the marketplace. But clear differentiation--call it effective branding--is essential to long-term ...
Management Update.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff An Executive Summary of Industry News A year for the ages. According to Jon Langenfeld, senior research analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co., "2009 is a freight year for the ages." Speaking at the recent National Shippers Strategic Council (NASSTRAC) annual ...
Persistence and passion.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Michael A. Levans, Group Editorial Director In keeping with tradition, I would first like to thank the more than 40 logistics and supply chain managers who took the time to enter our 2009 Best Practices in Logistics Management Awards program. With shippers juggling more duties ...
Redrawing your DC network.
Jun 01, 2009 ... By Maida Napolitano, Contributing Editor With sales plummeting and stores closing, you suddenly find yourself with a distribution infrastructure that's designed to support a much bigger organization. You've got to scale back, and you've got to do it quickly. Here are seven ...
Apocalypse now.
May 01, 2009 ... By John A. Gentle, DLP Just when you thought that all the surprises were over, out of nowhere warehouse employees are reporting that drivers are saying that their companies will be sending bids out to shippers for their capacity next year. Why that's ridiculous, you say. It ...
2009 Technology Roundtable: Navigating the Storm.(Discussion)(Company overview)
May 01, 2009 ... By Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director Feeling challenged by the course ahead? Our panel of four leading analysts suggests that some strategic technology investment-coupled with the optimization of what you already have-should help shippers steer into less daunting waters. ...