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August 08, 2016

Supply Chain News: Rail Carriers See Soft Q2 Again in Terms of Volumes, but Stay Very Profitable

Rates are Up Marginally on Lower Volumes; Kansas City Southern Only Carrier to See Profits Up in Quarter

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation

August 05, 2016

Cargo Thefts Drop but Average Loss Rises

An estimated $39 million in cargo was stolen in second-quarter 2016

TOPICS : Web News



August 02, 2016

Supply Chain News: US Truckload Carriers Have Another Soft Quarter in Q2 on Weak Demand

Profits Down 13.7% Year Over Year, as Average Operating Ratio Rises 3.6 Percentage Points, Rates Down Modestly

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

August 01, 2016

Global Supply Chain News: Global Trade has Actually been Shrinking Since the Start of 2015, New Report Says

Center for Economic Policy Growth Says Estimates Showing Slowing but Positive Growth are Wrong, as Localization Measures Reduce Export Volumes

TOPICS : Global supply chain | Green Sourcing

July 26, 2016

Supply Chain News: Retailers Rethinking Inventory Strategies

In an Omnichannel World, Many Retailers Getting Very Aggressive, After Years of Slowly Rising Inventories

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Inventory management | Retail industry supply chain | Supply Chain Trends

July 26, 2016

RFID and IoT News Round Up for July 26, 2016

Impinj Soars after IPO; Euro Countries Building Dedicated IoT Networks; Technology to Shrink RFID Tags Size by 25 Percent

TOPICS : Internet of Things | RFID

July 25, 2016

Supply Chain News: Airbnb for the Warehouse Market Raises Big Money

Seattle-Based Flexe Raises $14 Million to Build Out Its Warehouse Space Marketplace

TOPICS : Distribution | e-fulfillment | Warehouse design

July 20, 2016

Supply Chain News: Ford Testing Collaborative Robots on Factory Floor

In Cologne, Germany Plant, Workers Put Shock Absorbers in Place, and Robot Does the Rest

TOPICS : Auto industry supply chain | Manufacturing