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January 06, 2015

Supply Chain News: Commodity and Input Prices Collapse in 2014

Every Category Sees Sharp Declines for the Year, Especially in the Second Half; Will Fall Continue?

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain costs

January 05, 2015

Supply Chain News: The Myth of the ''Market Rate'' for Transportation Lanes

Dr Chris Caplice of MIT Says that Unfortunately it Really Does Not Exist

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

January 05, 2015

Supply Chain News: UPS, FedEx Avoid Delivery Meltdown for Christmas 2014

Investments in Technology and Capacity, Limits on Last Minute Deliveries Do the Trick

TOPICS : Distribution | e-fulfillment | ecommerce | Parcel shipping/parcel systems


December 16, 2014

Logistics News: Controversial 34-Hour Restart Rule Rolled Back for Now, while ATA Says US Truck Driver Pay is On Par with General Household Income

New Law Suspends Rule Until DOT Performs Study on Impact; Driver Shortage and Turnover Show Pay not Nearly High Enough

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

December 15, 2014

Supply Chain News: Doing Lean Versus Becoming Lean

Just ''Doing Lean'' will leave you Frustrated and Lacking Sustainable Change

TOPICS : Lean | Manufacturing

December 15, 2014

Annual Kantar Retail Ranking of the Top Retail Supply Chains for 2014

Walmart Dominates Once Again, with Giant Lead over Number 2 Kroger

TOPICS : Retail industry supply chain | Wal-Mart

December 10, 2014

Supply Chain News Makers Video Series: Expert Stephen Schork on Where Oil and Diesel Prices are Headed

We recently had the chance to speak with well-known energy sector expert Stephen Schork, author of The Schork Report, about where Oil and Diesel Prices are Headed

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation


December 08, 2014

Global Supply Chain News: Is It Time to Change Rules for How Port Labor Negotiations are Handled?

As West Coast Ports Talks Drag On and Threat of Strike Grows, Some Call for Putting Port Labor Under Railways Labor Act

TOPICS : Global logistics | Ocean carriers | Transportation