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September 02, 2010

Global Logistics News: Despite Growing Recovery In Container Volumes, Ocean Shipping Capacity Still Growing Faster than Demand

New Report from Sea-Axis more Bearish for Carriers than Other Estimates; ''Effectively Fleet'' Capacity Growth to Far Exceed Demand Growth of 10% in 2010 and 2011

TOPICS : Global logistics | Global supply chain | Ocean carriers | Transportation

September 02, 2010

Supply Chain News: Pros and Cons of On-Demand Supply Chain Software

On-Demand Model Brings Lots of Potential Benefits, but There may be Trade-Offs; Both Sides Claim TCO Advantages

TOPICS : Supply chain software | Supply Chain Trends

September 02, 2010

RetailWire Discussion: Is it time for Brands to Go Direct to Consumers Online?

Is It Time For Brands To Seriously Consider Cutting Out The Middlemen?

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | e-fulfillment | Retail industry supply chain

August 31, 2010

Logistics News: You May Need a New WMS If..

Drivers of Warehouse Management System are Varied; The Six Most Common Project Scenarios

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

August 25, 2010

Logistics News: FedEx Wins Important Ruling in Contractor Legal Battle, but War far From Over

Multi-District Federal Judge Rules Kansas Contractors are not Employees, sends most Cases Back to States; Final Outcome will Now Likely Take Years to Play Out, as FedEx Looks for Contractors to Incorporate; Vestige of RPS

TOPICS : Parcel shipping/parcel systems | Transportation | Trucking

August 25, 2010

RFID News: Mobile RFID Readers Now also in Short Supply?

What a 20,000 Unit WalMart Order will Do to You; 300% RFID Market Growth in 2011?

TOPICS : RFID

August 24, 2010

Supply Chain News: Are Manufacturers Really bringing Back Work to US?

Anecdotes and some Data Say Yes - Even as Trade Deficits with China Rise; US Now has Total Cost Advantage in Some Areas, GE Executive Says

TOPICS : China | Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring | Supply chain costs

August 19, 2010

Logistics News: Material Handling Industry of America Ends Run of One Trade Event, Announces New MODEX Show in Atlanta

Event to be More Broad-based Supply Chain Focused, MHIA Says; Can New Event Shed ''Off-Year'' Image?

TOPICS : Material handling automation

August 18, 2010

Supply Chain News: Key Drivers of Successful Supplier Risk Management

Big Difference between the How Important Companies Says Risk Management Is versus What they are Really Doing about it, Research Finds; Could we Just have a Little Training?

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supplier relationship management | Supply chain risk

August 17, 2010

Supply Chain Video: Building an Effective Export Management Process for Medium and Small Businesses

A fast-paced discussion on what it takes to build an effective export management process, especially for small and medium business - though there are many insights here for larger companies as well.

TOPICS : Global logistics | Global supply chain | On Demand Software | Supply chain risk | Supply chain software