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April 09, 2013

Logistics News: More than a Century Later, Rail Carriers Once Again in Logistics Sweet Spot

Rails Investing Billions to Improve Service, Handle More Types of Freight; Share Seems to be Growing, but ATA Says Trucks will Increase Percent of Freight Moved over Next 10 Years

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation | Trucking

April 08, 2013

Supply Chain News: Rise in China Wages Now Means Labor Costs about 20% Lower in Mexico, New Study Finds

Wages have Stagnated in Mexico for a Decade, While Rising Sharply in China, New Bank of America Study Says, as Country Becomes Increasingly Favored Sourcing Point

TOPICS : China | Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Outsourcing/offshoring

April 08, 2013

Supply Chain Video News for April 8, 2013

New 3PL Magic Quadrant from Gartner, Walmart Ups the eFulfillment Ante, New ''SuperTruck'' Tests Results Extremely Positive

TOPICS : VideoNews

April 02, 2013

Supply Chain News: Input and Commodity Costs Mostly Flat in Q1, Lowest Rise Since 2010

Demand is Soft and Supplies Plentiful in Most Categories; US Dollar Strength Also Helps

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management | Supply chain costs

April 01, 2013

Supply Chain News: Multi-Channel Fulfillment Wars Continue on, as Walmart Makes a Lot of News

Says It May Use Customers for Delivery, Will Pilot New Locker Program, is Expanding Test for Stores as Fulfillment Points

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | e-fulfillment | ecommerce | Logistics costs | Logistics | Retail industry supply chain | Wal-Mart

March 31, 2013

Logistics News: New SuperTruck May Improve Diesel Mileage by More than 50%, Make Big Dent in Logistics Costs

Cummins, Peterbilt, Says Initial Tests Show Mileage Climbs to 9.9 Miles Per Gallon, Freight Efficiency by 61%

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

March 27, 2013

Should Supply Chain Design be a Core Competence?

Design is Certainly the Flip Side of Strategy; A More Complex and Dynamic Supply Chain World

TOPICS : Network design/optimization | Supply chain excellence

March 27, 2013

Supply Chain News: For the First Time, Gartner Releases a Magic Quadrant on Global Third Party Logistics Providers

Just Four Providers Make the ''Leadership'' Quadrant - We Tell You Which are In and Which Are Out

TOPICS : Global logistics | Global supply chain | Logistics | Outsourcing/offshoring | Third-party logistics

March 26, 2013

Supply Chain News: Is the Market Taking a Liking to Baxter, the ''New Age'' Industrial Robot from Rethink Robotics?

There May be a Few Dozen Baxters Currently in the Field, Including One at Toy Maker KNex; Understanding How New Applications will be Released

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Material handling automation

March 25, 2013

Logistics News: Understanding Bold New Intelligrated Software Strategy

Four Years after Intelligrated Acquired FKI, It has Recently Acquired Providers of WMS, WCS, Labor Management and Voice Technologies; What Does it Mean?

TOPICS : Distribution | e-fulfillment | Labor Management Systems | Logistics | Material handling automation | Supply Chain Execution (SCE) | Warehouse Mananagement Systems