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November 03, 2014

Logistics News: Q3 2014 Truckload Carrier Review and Comment

Carriers have Good but Not Great Results in What Should Have Been a Stronger Quarter; Many Slowly at Last Adding Capacity, Though Often in Dedicated

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

October 29, 2014

Supply Chain News: JDA Software Rebrands Company, Makes Interim CEO Dail Permanent

New ''Plan to Deliver'' Theme Has Meaning on Multiple Levels, as Company Also Re-Orgs to Become More Customer Centic

TOPICS : Supply Chain Planning software | Supply chain software

October 29, 2014

Supply Chain News: Procurement, Tax Considerations, and a Procurement Operating Company Part 2

With a Global Procurement Center in Low Tax Location, Companies Need to Optimize Legal Title Flows of Procured Goods and Materials

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain costs

October 27, 2014

Supply Chain News: New Study from Boston Consulting Group Show Modest Increase in Reshoring Interest, but Picture Remains Unclear

US Likely to Gain Share as Percent of Total Manufacturing Footprint for Average Company

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Outsourcing/offshoring

October 22, 2014

Supply Chain News: Volkswagen to Bring in the Robots to Replace Retiring Baby Boomers

Board Member Says Strategy Will Not Impact Germany Unemployment Rate, but That is a Bit Misleading

TOPICS : Auto industry supply chain | Manufacturing

October 22, 2014

Supply Chain Thought Leadership Video Series:: Understanding Supply Chain Centers of Excellence Part 1

What is a Supply Chain Center of Excellence? How are they structured? What are the benefits and keys to success?

TOPICS : Managing effectively | Supply chain excellence | Supply Chain Trends

October 21, 2014

Supply Chain News: Fascinating Panel Discussion at CSCMP on Transportation was Long on Insight - with a Bit of Controversy

Shippers Expect Sharp Rate Hikes over Next Year, While One Panelist Says Driver Shortage is Overblown

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

October 21, 2014

Global Supply Chain News: As Price of Bunker Fuel Falls Rapidly, Do Not Expect End to Slow Steaming Anytime Soon

Industry Economics, Capacity Fears Mean Carriers will Resist any Moves to Again Crank Up Their Speeds

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

October 20, 2014

Supply Chain News: Insights from the Gartner Warehouse Management System Magic Quadrant

Supply Chain Execution ''Convergence'' is Critical Trend, While Users Need to Well Understand Different On-Demand Deployment Models, Gartner Says

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

October 16, 2014

What are the Hot Applications for RFID in Supply Chain?

Tom O'Boyle, director of RFID Systems for Barcoding Inc, on Where he Sees the Action for RFID in the Supply Chain

TOPICS : RFID