Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) articles from April 2009

Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) archives from April 2009

More work for the lucky few.
April 1, 2009... By Wayne Bourne As they say on the farm, this is a time when the wheat gets separated from the chaff. Or let me be a little more specific: The time has come for the elite logisticians to go to work to keep their jobs. Yes, you heard me. I...

Subway's Journey to Green.
April 1, 2009... By Tina Fitzgerald, Director of Produce and Social Accountability, IPC; Tim Brown, Principal, Chainalytics, LLC; and Elizabeth Stewart, Sustainability Director, Subway Over the last three years, the quick-serve leader's green logistics...

Price Trends.
April 1, 2009... Elizabeth Baatz Pricing Across the Transportation Modes Trucking Elizabeth Baatz After a surprising 8.1% LTL price hike in January, the latest surveys from the Bureau Labor Statistics shows LTL companies cut their transaction...

When to make "exact change".
April 1, 2009... Narendra Mulani Supply chain executives are currently facing two distinct road blocks. First, there's the disruption borne of globalization; and second, there's the fallout from the global economic meltdown. As a result, many supply chain...

Right shoring: A flexible strategy for tough times.(Company overview)
April 1, 2009... By Amit Gupta & Ganesan Ramachandran, Accenture Although far-shore operations can often equate to cost-savings, a better plan is right-shoring, or combining on-shore, near-shore, and far-shore operations into a single, flexible, low-cost,...

Scrutiny rules the day.
April 1, 2009... By Bridget McCrea, Contributing Editor It shouldn't surprise anyone that logistics and supply chain operations are being asked to weigh every penny of SCM software spending in 2009. However, industry analysts insist that you can't employ...

Senate Committee endorses railroad antitrust legislation.
April 1, 2009... By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor Opinions of industry stakeholders vary on long-term impact of removing antitrust exemptions for railroad industry. Washington--The Senate Judiciary Committee voted by a 14-0 margin last month to pass...

Battle royale brewing over card check legislation.
April 1, 2009... John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor Washington--In mid-March it appeared that four U.S. senators would likely decide the fate of the most controversial piece of labor legislation of the young Obama administration. The Employee Free Choice...

Freight forwarders cite serious issues regarding air cargo security screening.
April 1, 2009... Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor Washington--Despite significant progress being made in screening cargo on passenger planes, there are still major challenges ahead on the path to safeguarding air cargo in this country according to the...

Planning to arbitrate a CCSB Classification decision? Think again.
April 1, 2009... Ray Bohman Since 2003, the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) has allowed parties dissatisfied with freight classification decisions made by the former National Classification Committee (NCC), and now its successor, the Commodity...

Improving 3PL management: Parting is such sweet sorrow.
April 1, 2009... By Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor Two new research studies reveal that the recession has indeed created a disconnect between shippers and their logistics service providers. How can you close the gap? Upon first reading...

Only the Strong will Survive.
April 1, 2009... By John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor Trucking is a "scary" industry to be in right now. But top trucking executives say the economic downturn is no time to cut corners on service as they cope with industry overcapacity and shippers...

Management Update.
April 1, 2009... Staff An Executive Summary of Industry News NRS Chairman Walsh remembered . LM regrets to report that Frank J. Walsh, Chairman of National Retail Services (NRS), a provider of global logistics services for U.S. retailers, recently...

Green in action.
April 1, 2009... Michael A. Levans, Group Editorial Director We broke the mold with this month's cover story; and quite frankly, I couldn't be more pleased. Instead of being inundated with more theory on why you should consider "greening" your...

5 reasons to take a second look at fleet managment programs.
April 1, 2009... By Maida Napolitano, Contributing Editor Today's lift truck fleet management programs have gone beyond simple maintenance and lease agreements. They've become a total service solution meant to comprehensively manage the true costs of total...