Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) articles from April 2003

Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) archives from April 2003

The third-party logistics industry defied predictions and grew around 7 percent last year. (Management Update).
April 1, 2003... The third-party logistics industry defied predictions and grew around 7 percent last year. That's the assessment from Richard Armstrong, who compiles the annual guide to third-party logistics, "Who's Who in Logistics?" According to Armstrong,...

The exodus continues at the surface transportation board with the departure of yet another key official. (Management Update).
April 1, 2003... The exodus continues at the surface transportation board with the departure of yet another key official. In February, former chair Linda J. Morgan announced that she would be leaving this month, nearly nine months before her term expires. Now...

Who's overseeing logistics operations for the U.S. military in the war against Iraq? (Management Update).
April 1, 2003... Who's overseeing logistics operations for the U.S. military in the war against Iraq? The man who's ultimately responsible for getting supplies and materiel to U.S. troops in the Middle East is Major General Dennis K. Jackson, who joined the...

If you need to find out the latest developments in logistics and supply chain software. (Management Update).
April 1, 2003... If you need to find out the latest developments in logistics and supply chain software,, then the Distribution/Computer Expo, scheduled for May 20-22 at Chicago's Navy Pier, is the place to be. The event kicks off with educational seminars and...

There's a new twist in ocean shipping contracts this year. (Management Update).
April 1, 2003... There's a new twist in ocean shipping contracts this year. With so much riding on compliance with new trade security rules, more and more shippers are writing security-related requirements into their annual service agreements with ocean...

Troubled by new the homeland security rules? Then direct your complaints to Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.). (Management Update).
April 1, 2003... Troubled by new the homeland security rules? Then direct your complaints to Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) He takes over as chair of the newly formed Infrastructure and Border Security subcommittee of the House of Representatives. That panel--part of...

Longtime Logistics Management columnist William C. Copacino now has bigger shoes to fill. (Management Update).
April 1, 2003... Longtime Logistics Management columnist William C. Copacino now has bigger shoes to fill. The former managing partner of Accenture's Global Supply Chain Management practice was named group chief executive of Accenture's Business Consulting...

A successful WMS implementation can cut warehouse operating costs between 10 and 35 percent. (Management Update).
April 1, 2003... A successful WMS implementation can cut warehouse operating costs between 10 and 35 percent. That's the word from consulting firm KOM International Inc. in its recent white paper, "Warehouse Management System Cost Justification." If warehouse...

North American brokers unite. (Management Update).
April 1, 2003... North American brokers unite. In response to stricter border-crossing procedures mandated by U.S. Customs in the interest of ensuring security, customs brokers from the United States, Canada, and Mexico are getting together to present their...

Stevedoring Services of America has been awarded a contract to operate the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr. (Management Update).
April 1, 2003... Stevedoring Services of America has been awarded a contract to operate the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr. Secured by U.S. troops in March in the early days of the war, the 23-berth port is Iraq's only deepwater hub. The Seattle-based company won the...

Big Brown will soon sport a more colorful appearance. (Management Update).
April 1, 2003... Big Brown will soon sport a more colorful appearance. United Parcel Service will add new colors to its familiar brown logo and remove the bow-tied parcel that tops the brown-and-gold "shield" logo that has long been displayed on personnel...

If you feel like you're part of the reason your company is successful, you're not alone. (Management Update).
April 1, 2003... If you feel like you're part of the reason your company is successful, you're not alone. A survey conducted by Chicago-based HR Solutions Inc. found that 70 percent of employees in the transportation and logistics industry believe that their...

The salary story. (Viewpoint).
April 1, 2003... Our annual salary survey is always one of the most revealing articles of the year-and not surprisingly, one of the best read. The big news this year is that during a period of almost non-stop bad economic news, logistics managers were able to...

Trucking. (Price Trends).
April 1, 2003... The trucking industry may actually gain some pricing power thanks to the Iraq war and the devastating effect of higher diesel costs. But it will come at a cost: We expect small truckers to head for bankruptcy in record numbers, and the...

Water. (Price Trends).
April 1, 2003... Given the rough start to the Iraq War in March, it is no wonder that we've upgraded forecasts for water shipping rates. In the first quarter of 2003 (with two months of data collected at press time), average prices for shipping freight by water...

Rail. (Price Trends).
April 1, 2003... Railroads faced prewar economic uncertainties with a decided lack of pricing power. Linehaul operators were able to push through a price hike of 0.4% from January to February while average prices for shipping via trailers on flatcars actually...

Air. (Price Trends).
April 1, 2003... Air cargo rates aren't exactly flying high, but pressure to hike prices clearly favors the carriers while presenting new risks for airfreight shippers. In February 2003, average cargo prices for domestic carriers on scheduled flights increased...

Carrier costs and demands affecting transportation service prices. (Price Trends).
April 1, 2003... OIL PRICES Initial expectations of a short war caused crude oil prices to drop in March. But as reality set in, oil speculators started bidding up prices again. Those hikes aren't solely due to war, though. In the 12 months ending Feb....

DHL/Airborne deal could shake up U.S. express market: billion-dollar deal will give Deutsche Post subsidiary the No. 3 U.S. market position for overnight air shipments. (News & Analysis).
April 1, 2003... With the "duopoly" of United Parcel Service (UPS) and Federal Express (FedEx) firmly in its sights, DHL has agreed to purchase most of Airborne Inc. The deal will catapult the international express company and its parent, Deutsche Post World...

Rocketing fuel prices lead to higher surcharges. (News & Analysis: Transportation).
April 1, 2003... As fuel prices continue their unprecedented upward surge toward the $2 per-gallon mark, many package carriers have announced increased fuel surcharges to cover those costs. Ranging from a 0.25-percent rise to almost a full point, those...

California bill would shift some liability for local drayage to shippers and ocean carriers. (News & Analysis: Regulation).
April 1, 2003... A bill introduced into, the California legislature this spring pits trucking concerns against shippers, brokers, and steamship lines that arrange their own inland movements of ocean containers. The Intermodal Reform Act (AB 1651) would require...

Container inspection proposal could paralyze trade system. (News & Analysis: Security).
April 1, 2003... Shippers and carriers are fretting that a resurrected proposal for 100-percent inspection of all U.S.-bound containers from foreign ports, if passed, could create the very kind of disruption it seeks to prevent. The Port Protection Act of...

Winners circle. (News & Analysis).
April 1, 2003... * Schneider National Inc. has received the "Outstanding Carrier Award for Store Direct Delivery" from Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse. The award recognizes Schneider's commitment to delivering time-sensitive freight on schedule. * Lowe's...

Con-Way Central Express (CCX). (Logistics Briefing: Services).
April 1, 2003... Con-Way Central Express (CCX) has opened an expanded service center in Florence, Ky. Featuring 64 doors and more than 27,000 square feet of space on a 15.5-acre lot, the new facility provides next-day service to all points in Kentucky, Ohio,...

Siemens Dematic. (Logistics Briefing: Services).
April 1, 2003... Siemens Dematic has introduced www.rapidship.com, an e-business portal that offers a 48-hour lead time for delivery of gravity and powered roller, belt, and accumulation conveyors; motorized rollers; and lift tables. The site also handles...

US Freightways Corp. (Logistics Briefing: Services).
April 1, 2003... US Freightways Corp. has standardized its product line at all of its regional less-than-truckload subsidiaries. The new service categories include: USFPremier standard regional and next-day service; USFPremierPlus high-value inter-regional and...

Freight Solution. (Logistics Briefing: Services).
April 1, 2003... Freight Solution Providers now offers online bookings on its Web site, www.fspworld.com. Confirmation e-mails are sent automatically, and an online tracking system provides document imaging, real-time updates, and special appointment tracking....

China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO). (Logistics Briefing: Services).
April 1, 2003... China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) and its partners K-Line, Yang Ming, and Hanjin Shipping Lines now offer direct service from Boston to China. Weekly sailings depart Boston for Qingdao with subsequent stops at the ports of Hong Kong and...

Date book.
April 1, 2003... May 4-6. "Canadian/U.S. Border: A Unified Focus" annual spring conference. Ottawa, Ontario. Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance. (716) 754-8824 or canambta@aol.com May 5-6. FinListics: Financial Logistics Workshop. Atlanta. The...

You may qualify for a lower classification rating. (Bohman on Pricing).
April 1, 2003... Over the years, the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) has assigned one or more classification ratings, or classes, to thousands of articles. These classes affect the base freight rates that are applied to your products. NMFC...

Hanging in there: take heart--even in a recession, logistics professionals have seen their paychecks grow by 2 percent.
April 1, 2003... The numbers are in for our 2002 Salary Survey, and they look suspiciously familiar. Hold them up against the figures from 2001, and they are virtually the same. There are some differences, of course, but they are slight. The average salary, for...

Exchanges: friend or foe? Web-based transportation exchanges have become both rivals and business partners for truck brokers and 3PLs in their fight for the shipper's dollar.
April 1, 2003... Not long ago, Land O'Lakes dropped its third-party logistics company and transportation broker in favor of an online transportation exchange. The dairy and deli-products manufacturer, based in Arden Hills, Minn., now uses a private online...

How to comply with the new security rules: focus your attention on these four areas and you'll have the bases covered when it comes to compliance with trade security rules.
April 1, 2003... With millions of cargo containers arriving each year in the United States by ship, truck, and rail, these universal tools of international trade could be an attractive vehicle for terrorists to ship in bombs and other weapons of mass...

Boost logistics software: fast and sure, return on investment continues to make logistics software one of the strongest contenders for sparse corporate technology investment budgets.
April 1, 2003... The economic slump has not been kind to the business software market. For the past year, manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers in every industry have slashed capital investment and technology expenditures to protect their bottom lines....

Company listings. (Distribution/Computer Expo 2003).
April 1, 2003... Distribution/Computer Expo 2003 COMPANY LISTINGS Supply Booth Company & URL Chain Logistis WMS 1155 3PL Software ...

ERP vendors muscle into logistics: ERP vendors are targeting logistics applications for new sources of revenue. But can they compete with best-of-breed providers?
April 1, 2003... When you think of the top software packages for logistics or supply chain management, the first companies that come to mind aren't likely to be SAP Oracle, or J.D. Edwards. Yet a few years from now, say some experts, these and other stalwarts...

Should you build an island of automation? Automating certain tasks in the warehouse can stretch both dollars and productivity.
April 1, 2003... In this technology-dependent world, we often assume that automation must be the answer to every problem. Not so in warehousing. Most warehouses and distribution centers have shied away from large-scale or total automation due to its cost and...

Connecting supply and demand. (Copacino on Strategy).
April 1, 2003... Effective supply chain management is increasingly being recognized as a key driver of shareholder value, because it impacts all of the levers that influence that value-costs, customer service and revenues, and asset productivity. For that...

Shrink tunnel eliminates packaging problems. (New Products & Services).
April 1, 2003... The "soft convection" shrink tunnel from Lantech prevents common shrink-wrapping problems such as dog-ears, bubbles, and burnouts by ensuring uniform heat distribution. A stainless-steel wire belt provides improved air flow while eliminating...

Dynamic storage system for slip sheets. (New Products & Services).
April 1, 2003... The UniversALL Flo slip-sheet storage system combines a speed-controlled, wide-roller flow bed with a unique exit zone that activates a lowering mechanism. This allows easy access for platens or forks under plastic or corrugated slip sheets....

Lights brighten loading docks. (New Products & Services).
April 1, 2003... T&S Equipment's halogen loading lights are designed for use with 48-to 53-foot truck trailers. These 500-watt, heavy-duty lamps, made of die-cast aluminum, offer a wide area beam pattern for improved visibility. Available in wall, floor, and...

Help us help you. (Parting Shot).
April 1, 2003... As executive editor of this publication, I do my best to fulfill our mission of making sure you receive timely, accurate information that will help you do your job better. Each day, I have to make choices about which topics we give coverage to...