Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) articles from December 2006

Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) archives from December 2006

Ready to ace your final?
December 1, 2006... By Staff You've been a good student all year, but now it's time to see if you've been paying attention. Put away all textbooks, open your bluebook, and begin your Logistics Final Exam. You've never missed a class. You've completed all...

Price Trends.
December 1, 2006... By Elizabeth Baatz Pricing Across the Transportation Modes Source: Elizabeth Baatz, Thinking Cap Solutions. E-mail: ebaatz@ice-alert.com Trucking Elizabeth Baatz Average prices charged by LTL carriers fell 2.2% in...

Make sure you"re aware of adverse tariff rules.
December 1, 2006... By Ray Bohman Just about every for-hire carrier that operates in interstate commerce and is licensed by the U.S. government issues a tariff containing its rules. After the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), which enforced federal...

Management Update.
December 1, 2006... By Staff Shippers have lost a true champion . Longtime Logistics Management contributor William J. Augello passed away last month at the age of 80. Bill practiced transportation law for more than five decades and was known throughout the...

Take a break: Take the Quiz.
December 1, 2006... By Michael A. Levans, Chief Editor If there's one thing we learned about Logistics Management readers over the course of 2006 it's that you're a resilient bunch. Faced with what we predicted would be a year-long 'endurance test,' most of...

Real-world advice on logistics and supply chain excellence.
December 1, 2006... By Bridget McCrea Annual Global Supply Chain Conference addresses the multiple challenges logistics and supply chain professionals are facing in today's competitive business environment For the fourth consecutive year, experts from all...

Supply Chain Conference Session: How Business Intelligence Can Enhance Supply Chain Management.
December 1, 2006... By Bridget McCrea Lack of business intelligence across the enterprise can keep companies from achieving peak supply chain performance. On the other hand, when they do have solid business-intelligence capabilities in place, companies not...

Supply Chain Conference Session: Building a Connected Supply Chain in 90 Days.
December 1, 2006... By Bridget McCrea Logistics service providers, retailers, and manufacturers all face the problem of how to achieve full visibility across their supply chains without a massive investment and perhaps multi-year implementation. In this...

Logistics Management Keynote Session: How Vulnerable is Your Supply Chain?
December 1, 2006... By Bridget McCrea It's no secret that supply chain security is top of mind for almost everyone these days. Ever since 9/11, an increasing focus has been placed on keeping global transportation networks safe from harm. And there's a lot to...

Supply Chain Management Review Keynote Session: Supply Chains for the Information Age: Mastering Uncertainty and Change.
December 1, 2006... By Bridget McCrea No one likes change. In fact, it's human nature to resist it and to try to keep things as routine as possible. It may sound good in theory, but it rarely works that way in the supply chain environment, where change is the...

Logistics Conference Session: Gaining Real Benefit from Your Global 3PL Partnership.
December 1, 2006... By Bridget McCrea The relationships between a shipper and its service providers are critically important. While one might assume that a company's bonds with its third-party logistics provider (3PL) would be solid and seamless, they rarely...

Logistics Conference Session: Getting to Real Time in the Warehouse: Looking Outside the Four Walls.
December 1, 2006... By Bridget McCrea There was a time when simply knowing what was going on within the four walls of your warehouse was enough to keep your company growing and productive. No more, said Wilson Rothschild, supply chain management solutions...

Logistics Conference Session: Actively Manage Your Inbound Transportation.
December 1, 2006... By Bridget McCrea Outbound transportation is getting a lot of attention these days as companies strive to hit or beat promised ship dates. It makes sense to pay attention to this area because it provides a direct connection to valued...

Supply Chain Conference Session: New-Generation Supply Chain Planning.
December 1, 2006... By Bridget McCrea In this conference session, Infineon Technologies discussed its experiences with adopting a supply chain business-process platform. The company has replaced three different legacy order-management systems for planning and...

Supply Chain Conference Session: Sourcing and Procurement as a Competitive Weapon.
December 1, 2006... By Bridget McCrea Electronic sourcing and procurement have evolved from "nice-to-have" features to mandatory tools for supply chain managers today. The days of manual processes are all but gone, replaced by sophisticated systems that can...