Supply Chain by the Numbers
   
 

- Oct. 28 , 2010 -

   
 

This Week’s Supply Chain by the Numbers for Oct. 28, 2010

   
 

Amazon's DC Blitz; Trucker Profits Looking Good; WalMart Seeks Growth from Massmart; More Goverment Pressure on Engine Makers for Truck MPG Growth

   
 
 
 

13

Amazing number of new distribution centers that on-line retail giant Amazon.com is opening this year, according to its most recent quarterly earnings call, which will bring its total number of DCs to 52. Amazon continues to grow its top line at a breakneck pace.
 
 



 

20%

The improvement in fuel use and carbon-dioxide emissions for trucks in the US by 2018, according to new regulations announced this week by the Obama administration. The new requirements are scheduled to begin phasing in starting in 2014.

 
 
 
288

Number of stores in the Massmart chain, a warehouse club style retailer operating under a number of banners, across 14 African countries, though most are located in South Africa. Massmart is in the news this week because it appears WalMart is about ready to spend some $5 billion to acquire the chain, as the search for growth now turns to Africa.
 
 
 
 
18%

Growth in profits in the 3rd quarter for truck giant JB Hunt, with year over year revenue growth of 31%. The Dedicated Contract Services division increased weekly revenue per truck by 14% compared to a year ago; the core truck division saw revenue per truck  up 7.2%.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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