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February 13, 2013

Global Logistics News: Updated! Clerical Workers Union Surprisingly Rejects Contract, Potentially Leading to Another Strike at LA/Long Beach

Generous Offer Approved by Leadership Goes Down;''Spoiled Kids'' Says Los Angeles Times; New Details of Rejected Contract Surface; Talks Said to be Occurring

TOPICS : Global logistics

February 12, 2013

Logistics News: Q4 Truckload Carrier Results and Comments

Profit Growth Strong Overall, but Not Shared Equally; Move to Intermodal, Dedicated Continues on for Some

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

February 11, 2013

Supply Chain Video News for Feb. 11, 2013

Descartes CEO Art Mesher Says we Need Some ''Entrust'' in Our Supply Chains; A First Look at the Giant Maersk Triple E; UPS Rolls Out the All-Electrics

TOPICS : VideoNews

February 11, 2013

Predictions from Supply Chain Gurus for 2013 Part 2 - Full Text Version

Complete Predictions from Mike Regan, Gene Tyndall, Evan Armstrong and More

TOPICS : Supply chain thought leadership | Supply Chain Trends

February 06, 2013

Supply Chain News: Interesting Look at Procurement Benchmarks in the Industrial Sector from Latest CAPS Research Report

Percent of Total Spend Managed by Procurement Continues to Grow, While Only 50% are Currently Using E-Auctions

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply Chain studies

February 06, 2013

Predictions from Supply Chain Gurus for 2013 - Full Text Version

Complete Predictions from Cecere, Gartner, IDC Manufacturing Insights and More

TOPICS : Supply chain thought leadership | Supply Chain Trends

February 05, 2013

Logistics News: When Automating a DC, be Sure to Stay on Top of the WMS-WCS Discussions

Key Decisions on Where the Intelligence Rests, How Integration Is Done Often Made by Vendors and Consultants, Leading to Issues Down the Road; Customer Involvement Needs to be Planned for from the Start

TOPICS : Distribution | Material handling automation | Supply Chain Execution (SCE) | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

February 05, 2013

Global Logistics News: East and Gulf Coast Longshoremen Reach Deal with Ports, Finally Ending Container Cliff Threat

Deal Still has to be Ratified by Rank and File, but that is Near Certain; Does Anyone Care about Costs to Shippers?

TOPICS : Global logistics | Logistics costs | Logistics | Ocean carriers | Transportation

February 04, 2013

Logistics News: Does Growth in Logistics Outsourcing Mean Companies Need Different Manager Skill Sets?

Is it Time to More Explicitly Create an Internal ''4PL?'' Greg Aimi of Gartner on What the Continued Growth in Outsourcing Means for Logistics Talent Management

TOPICS : Global logistics | Logistics costs | Managing effectively | Outsourcing/offshoring | Third-party logistics