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October 04, 2007ROI and the Elephant in the Room
The ROI from investments in supply chain and logistics software and automation are often dependent on efficiency gains that frankly mean reduced staffing levels - white collar or blue collar. That puts managers in a very tough spot - and often the headcount never really goes away. So did the company really save money? What is the answer here that works for everyone?
  Topics : Logistics costs | Supply chain costs | Supply Chain Planning software
   
September 19, 2007Logistics News: American Chemistry Council Report Charges Railroads With Overcharging on Fuel Surcharges to the Tune of $6.5 Billion Since 2003
Report Could Bolster Potential for Class Action Status for Shippers in Lawsuit; Report Says Surcharges were Profit Centers, While Carriers Say "No Way"
  Topics : Logistics costs | Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation
   
September 18, 2007Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Is Oil Price History about to Repeat Itself?
Recent Price Run-Up Has Almost Identical Pattern to 1973-1982, after which Prices Dropped Like a Rock
  Topics : Logistics costs | Transportation
   
September 10, 2007Transportation News: ATA Makes Strong Case in Court Filing to Delay Enforcement Appeals Court Decision Striking Down Key Provisions of Hours-of-Service Rules
Decision Overturns Changes Favorable to Carriers and Shippers While Leaving Negative Rule Changes in Place; Carriers Can Not Simply Amend Processes and Systems on a Dime
  Topics : Logistics costs | Transportation | Trucking
   
September 06, 2007Global Logistics: Importers Again Dodge Fee, as California Bill to Levy $30 Surcharge on Each Shipping Container is Scrapped for Now
Looking at a Veto from Schwarzenegger, Legislator Cancels Vote, but Arnold Signals He is OK with the Concept Overall; Where will the State find the Money for Needed Logistics Infrastructure Improvements?
  Topics : Global logistics | Logistics costs | Ocean carriers | Transportation
   
July 17, 2007Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: World Oil Reserves
Have We Reached Peak Oil? Chart Is Not Encouraging, and Suggests More Bad News for Oil Prices Down the Road
  Topics : Logistics costs | Peak Oil | Transportation
   
July 16, 2007Supply Chain Thought Leaders Series: Labor Management in Distribution and Macro Logistics Trends
A Variety of Macro Developments in the Logistics Area are Putting Pressure on Costs and Labor Resources. In this Discussion with SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore, Manhattan Associates Peter Schnorback Discusses the Logistics Environment, and the Key Benefits Labor Management Systems Bring to Help Combat these Operational Pressures
  Topics : Distribution | Labor Management Systems | Logistics costs | Warehouse Mananagement Systems
   
July 10, 2007Transportunities: What Kind of Results Can You Expect from Carrier Bid Optimization Projects?
Question to SCDigest Has Us Thinking about CBO and the Factors that Impact Potential Savings
  Topics : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation
   
July 06, 2007Global Logistics: Port Congestion Worries Fade, as Container Volume Growth Slows Dramatically
All of a Sudden, Double Digit Increases are Gone; Where is the Volume?
  Topics : Global logistics | Global supply chain | Logistics costs | Logistics | Outsourcing/offshoring | Transportation
   
June 14, 2007State of the Logistics Union 2007
CSCMP and Rosalyn Wlson are back with their annual State of Logistics Report. We're back with our review and comment, as a variety of pressures continues to drive logistics costs higher.
  Topics : Logistics costs | Logistics | Supply chain costs | Transportation
   

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