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April 14, 2010

Logistics News: US Truckload Industry Struggles Likely to Continue, as Market and Carrier Strategy Changes Mean Shippers will Face New Landscape

As Hunt, Schneider Continue to Emphasize Intermodal, Long-Haul Truckload Market Will Shift; Role of Bid Optimization in Commoditizing Freight

TOPICS : Transportation Management Systems | Transportation | Trucking

April 13, 2010

Supply Chain News: Manufacturing Sector Looks Bright across the Globe, but can Everyone Bank on Exports? Technology Spending Up 22% so far in 2010

An Outbreak of Positive PMIs; China Experiences Trade Deficit for First Time in Six Years – even as Exports Grow 22%

TOPICS : China | Manufacturing

April 13, 2010

Supply Chain News: Understanding the PMI and other Indexes from the Institute for Supply Management

Real Value is Near Real-Time Snapshot of the Economy and Direction; Just what is a Diffusion Index? We Explain

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply Chain studies | Supply Chain Trends

April 12, 2010

Supply Chain Video: Managing Supply Chain Innovation Successfully

What is the role of Supply Chain Innovation? What are the barriers to achieving it consistently, and what are the keys to developing an innovative supply chain culture?

TOPICS : Managing effectively | Supply chain excellence

April 07, 2010

Interesting Week of News in RFID

Impinj Claims Breakthrough in Portal Readers; Ranking RFID Handheld Reader Vendors; Savi and ODIN Plan to Partner for Logistics Tracking; New Zealand RFID Provider Outsmarts Security Guards

TOPICS : RFID

April 07, 2010

Supply Chain News: Rising Commodity Prices Again Pinches Bottom Lines, as Manufacturers Have Hard Time Passing on Price Increases

Input Costs Rising Unusually Fast versus Previous Recoveries; Low Factory Utilization Levels Limit Pricing Power

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain costs

April 06, 2010

Logistics News: Here We Go - Oil Reaches $87, amidst Predictions for another Race to $150.00

Up 70% in 12 Months; Diesel Prices Reach more than $3.00 for First Since 2008; Will New Supply Keep Lid on Costs?

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Transportation | Trucking

April 06, 2010

Logistics News: Wearable RF Devices Gaining interest as Hands-Free Option; OHL Finds 10% Gain even over Voice

Significant Improvements in Durability over Older Units; Often Plug and Play in Replacing Handheld Terminals

TOPICS : Data collection/AIDC | Distribution | Logistics | Order picking

March 31, 2010

Global Supply Chain News: Conviction of Rio Tinto Employees Shows Risks of Doing Business in China

Four Employees may have been Taking Bribes, but Timing is Suspicious; 18 Other Australians Now Being Investigated for Economic Crimes; Staying Squeaky Clean

TOPICS : China | Green supply chain | Supply chain risk