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May 18, 2017

Supply Chain News: US Rail Carriers See Strong Volume, Profit Growth in Q1

Profits Up 10.1%, as Coal Volumes Recover, Net Margins Remain Very High

TOPICS : Transportation

May 16, 2017

Global Supply Chain News: Swedish Chemicals Company Yara Plans to have Autonomous Container Ship Running by 2020

Ship will Also be Battery Powered, Take 40,000 Truck Deliveries off the Road

TOPICS : Global logistics | Ocean carriers


May 15, 2017

Supply Chain News: Is US Manufacturing Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

Manufacturing Employment Way Down from 1979 Peak, but Recent Trend is Positive; US Public Backs Investment in Manufacturing

TOPICS : Manufacturing

May 15, 2017

Supply Chain News Makers Video Series: Highlights of the 2017 DC Metrics Study

Dr. Top New Karl Manrodt of Georgia College and Colleagues Talk about New Top Metric, Strategic HR and more

TOPICS : Distribution | Metrics/Performance measurement | Supply Chain studies

May 12, 2017

Amazon makes bigger push into furniture, among the fastest-growing online categories

Retailer aims to take on leaders Wayfair and Pottery Barn

TOPICS : Web News

May 09, 2017

Supply Chain News: Yet Another Soft Quarter for US Truckload Carriers in Q1, as Volumes, Rates Remain Weak

Profits for Our Group of Six Carriers Down 18.6%, as Swift Says Industry ''Continues to be Plagued with Excess Capacity''

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

May 09, 2017

Supply Chain News: When In Doubt, Beat Up on Suppliers, as Walmart, Sainsbury's Both Demand Big Savings from Vendors

Walmart Asks Vendors to Reduce Pricing to Establish Price Leadership, While Sainsbury's Attacking Rising Costs

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management | Retail industry supply chain | Supply chain costs | Wal-Mart

May 08, 2017

Supply Chain News: Theft in Distribution Centers Growing Threat, Security Expert Says

Internet Opens Up Huge Market for Stolen Goods, While Video Cameras Hardly Help, Barry Brandman Says

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics costs | Logistics | Supply chain risk