Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) articles from August 2008

Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) archives from August 2008

Hiding from customer complaints?
August 1, 2008... By John A. Gentle, DLP Contrary to popular opinion, customer service is not about order processing. It's actually about maintaining your company's best interest, and it demands a rigorous commitment and a specific level of skill in the...

Green Transportation Planning: Private fleets lead the way.(Company overview)
August 1, 2008... By Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor A recent study done in conjunction with Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review revealed that running a tight fleet will put you in the best position to implement and maintain a long-term...

Delivering on the promise.
August 1, 2008... By Logistics Management Staff Which carriers and third party providers have delivered on their promise of world-class service? For the 25th year, our readers cast their votes for the most reliable service providers in logistics and...

NATIONAL LTL: Canvassing the nation.
August 1, 2008... Logistics Management Staff As John Schulz writes in this month's Special Report, the LTL sector is truly the Rodney Dangerfield of trucking. Despite the fact that this mode of carriage is practically essential to running the nation's...

REGIONAL LTL: Perennial local front runners.
August 1, 2008... Logistics Management Staff Over the past few years, the leading regional LTL players have shaken the dead weight from their campaigns and the most vibrant have worked diligently to re-vamp their message to their local constituencies. If...

TRUCKLOAD: Influential long-haulers.
August 1, 2008... Logistics Management Staff Over the past few years it's been difficult to find a sector of the logistics and transportation industry that's been beaten up more by the pundits than truckload-and then along came sharply rising oil and fuel...

RAIL/INTERMODAL: Popularity rising in the polls.
August 1, 2008... Logistics Management Staff As our Jeff Berman reported last month in our 2008 Annual Report, the two sides of the rail equation-shippers and carriers-seem to have arrived at a stalemate. On one side are the Class I carriers that, in most...

OCEAN CARRIERS: Steadfast incumbents.
August 1, 2008... Logistics Management Staff For the past four years we've been reporting that ocean carriers have been working feverishly to differentiate themselves as ocean shippers have started to treat the mode as a mere commodity. Well, it appears...

AIR CARRIERS: Delivering under pressure.
August 1, 2008... Logistics Management Staff When you dig into the numbers over the past year it would be tough to find a group under more pressure from rising fuel costs than the world's air carriers. As LM 's Karen Thuermer reported last month in our 2008...

FREIGHT FORWARDERS: Foreign policy titans.
August 1, 2008... Logistics Management Staff Year after year it seems that we report that globalization-and now the growing shift to near-shoring-will continue to paint a pretty rosy picture for the world's freight forwarding community. This past year was...

THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS: Shifting in the polls.
August 1, 2008... Logistics Management Staff According to the reporting of our intrepid John Paul Quinn in LM 's annual 3PL Market Report this past June, the overall market is still posting impressive revenue numbers despite a bit of a slowdown in the U.S....

Fuel of the future.
August 1, 2008... By Tom Andel It may take a few more years before fuel-cell-powered lift trucks are standard equipment in distribution centers, but one young visionary sees a possible shortcut. There's a new book out called The Dumbest Generation....

Price Trends.
August 1, 2008... Elizabeth Baatz Trucking Elizabeth Baatz In June, average transaction prices reported by all trucking companies increased 2.3% from a month ago and surged 10.1% from the same month a year ago. That clinched an 8% year-ago gain in...

Sourcing savings in services.
August 1, 2008... By Narendra Mulani Sourcing and procurement are only one part of the supply chain equation. But in some respects-including the potential for cost reduction-they're among the most important. Take maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO)...

The Lean Journey/Part II: Putting lean to work.
August 1, 2008... By Karl B. Manrodt, Ph.D, associate professor logistics, Georgia Southern University; Kate Vitasek, managing director for Supply Chain Visions; Rich Thompson, senior vice president, supply chain consulting, Jones Lang LaSalle Our exclusive...

Decision 2008: Implications for your logistics operations.
August 1, 2008... By Benjamin Gordon, BG Strategic Advisors Where do the presidential candidates stand on key logistics and transportation issues? One of our favorite analysts reveals the four areas you need to watch as you plan your global supply chain...

SaaS is on the map.
August 1, 2008... By Bridget McCrea, Contributing Editor Called the 'polar opposite' of traditional license-based software, software as a service (SaaS) is gaining momentum as shippers become more comfortable with the model and vendors add more relevant...

Major STB captive-shipper decision draws *line in sand* on rates.
August 1, 2008... By John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor The door is now wide open for increased shipper/carrier negotiations as the STB orders rate relief for DuPont in case against CSX. WASHINGTON-In a rare win for shippers at the Surface...

Bush lifts ban on offshore oil drilling, waits on Congress.
August 1, 2008... Jeff Berman, Group News Editor WASHINGTON-President George W. Bush announced he will lift the executive ban on offshore drilling for oil, which he said will allow for increased domestic oil exploration if Congress lifts its current ban on...

YRC counts on *Velocity Network* for return to profitability.
August 1, 2008... John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor WASHINGTON-YRC Worldwide, parent of three of the nation's largest LTL carriers accounting to more than one-fourth of the $33.6 billion LTL sector, is counting on speed to return to profitability after...

Familiarize yourself with your carrier's rules tariffs.
August 1, 2008... By Ray Bohman In addition to its scale of base rates (generally called 'class rates'), less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers publish a tariff containing its rules. If a carrier is party to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC), as...

Non-Traditional Services Save the Day.(Company overview)
August 1, 2008... By John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor Staid no longer, venerable LTL carriers are devising diversification strategies to meet shipper demands. In turn, regional carriers are forming alliances, launching new services, and leaping into...

Management Update.
August 1, 2008... Staff An executive summary of industry news Contract near? The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) said in an interview with Logistics Management late last month that a new contract agreement with the Pacific Maritime...

Quest says service improving.
August 1, 2008... Michael A. Levans, Group Editorial Director Out of all the market-defining research we do over the course of a publishing year I find the dissection of our annual Quest for Quality survey results to be the most satisfying. While the...