Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) articles from January 2005

Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) archives from January 2005

The virtual supply chain is a utopian view.(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
January 1, 2005... The virtual supply chain is a utopian view, says Dr. Mahender Singh. The researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Transportation and Logistics came to that conclusion after an exhaustive review of predictions for the...

Mergers and acquisitions continue to roil the supply chain software industry.(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
January 1, 2005... Mergers and acquisitions continue to roil the supply chain software industry. Last month Sterling Commerce, a maker of collaborative applications, said it signed a deal to purchase software vendor Yantra Corp. for about $170 million in cash....

Privatization in China makes a great leap forward as UPS takes direct control of its international express operations.(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
January 1, 2005... Privatization in China makes a great leap forward as UPS takes direct Control of its international express operations. UPS will pay Sinotrans, its longtime partner, $100 million to assume control of operations in 23 Chinese cities this year....

Independent truckers have come out swinging against electronic on-board recorders.(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
January 1, 2005... Independent truckers have come out swinging against electronic on-board recorders. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) strongly opposed electronic monitoring of truck drivers in its filing with the Federal Motor Carrier...

Could you use the services of a logistics-savvy intern?(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
January 1, 2005... Could you use the services of a logistics-savvy intern? If so, contact the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (formerly the Council of Logistics Management). The Oak Brook, Ill., group is once again sponsoring a summer intern...

Is your company on the leading edge of logistics innovation?(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
January 1, 2005... Is your company on the leading edge of logistics innovation? Then enter our Logistics Best Practices contest. The editors of Logistics Management will choose the most exemplary stories from among readers' submissions, then profile the winning...

Mexican and Canadian truck drivers should be fingerprinted if Americans are required to do so.(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
January 1, 2005... * Mexican and Canadian truck drivers should be fingerprinted if Americans are required to do so. That's the position staked out by National Tank Truck Carriers, a trade group that represents some 200 bulk motor carriers. The group made those...

Expedited freight volumes should pick up this year, predicts the Colography Group.(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
January 1, 2005... * Expedited freight volumes should pick up this year, predicts the Colography Group. The Atlanta-based market research firm says expedited revenue should reach $87.6 billion, a 4.2-percent increase from 2004. Colography forecasts the U.S....

Honors for the nation's busiest freight gateway go to the Port of Los Angeles.(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
January 1, 2005... * Honors for the nation's busiest freight gateway go to the Port of Los Angeles. According to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, L.A. handled an estimated $106 billion in imports and $17 billion in exports in 2003. That was $10...

Looking for the lowdown on a motor carrier?(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
January 1, 2005... * Looking for the lowdown on a motor carrier? Then you might want to check out a new website, wwww.truckersontheweb.com. Transportation Technical Services (TTS) has set up the online directory of some 2,600 U.S. and 400 Canadian trucking...

Shippers who need to get the scoop on the latest regulatory developments. should consider attending a gathering of transportation claims and legal professionals this spring.(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
January 1, 2005... * Shippers who need to get the scoop on the latest regulatory developments should consider attending a gathering of transportation claims and legal professionals this spring. The Transportation Consumer Protection Council (TCPC) and the...

The government of Taiwan is willing to help pay for widening the Panama Canal.(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
January 1, 2005... * The government of Taiwan is willing to help pay for widening the Panama Canal. President Chen Shui-bian made that offer to Panama's government last month. A capacity boost for the Canal, promised by Panamanian President Martin Torrijos, would...

Stumped by a logistics term?(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
January 1, 2005... * Stumped by a logistics term? The APICS Dictionary probably has the answer. APICS-The Association for Operations Management has released the 11th edition of its print dictionary and an illustrated version on CD-ROM. Each contains more than...

When the going gets tough ...(Viewpoint)
January 1, 2005... IT'S OK IF YOU FEEL A BIT QUEASY when you look at this month's cover image. Go ahead, take another look. That pit is where your logistics budget is headed in 2005 if you don't manage wisely. To help prepare you for the year ahead, Executive...

With the fourth quarter written in stone, it appears that the trucking industry will have boosted overall prices by 3.9% in 2004.(Trucking)
January 1, 2005... With the fourth quarter written in stone, it appears that the trucking industry will have boosted overall prices by 3.9% in 2004. Looking ahead, we forecast a 3.7% annual price hike in 2005. This will be the strongest two-year increase since...

Gaining lift in prices for air transportation simply wasn't in the flight plan for 2004.(Air)
January 1, 2005... Gaining lift in prices for air transportation simply wasn't in the flight plan for 2004. With 11 months of data collected, it looks like prices for domestic air shipments overall and for scheduled flights will both have risen by an average of...

The trend for water transportation rates appears to have settled on a more sedate path lately.(Water)
January 1, 2005... The trend for water transportation rates appears to have settled on a more sedate path lately. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' transaction-price survey of deep-sea transportation companies shows prices up just 3% in the 12-month period...

Our database for rail transportation prices extends back only as far as December 1996, thanks to the federal government's recent conversion from the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).(Rail)
January 1, 2005... Our database for rail transportation prices extends back only as far as December 1996, thanks to the federal government's recent conversion from the Standard Industrial Classification (SLC) to the North American Industry Classification System...

Readers forecast more rate hikes ahead: shippers see no end in sight to rising rates. Volatile fuel prices and capacity shortages in several modes are the culprits.(News & Analysis)
January 1, 2005... NEWTON, Mass. -- Shippers who responded to an exclusive Logistics Management reader survey said they foresee rate hikes averaging 4.5 percent across all modes this year. The survey was co-sponsored by DHL. The majority--82 percent--of the...

Oracle-PeopleSoft deal barely ruffles supply chain market.(Technology)
January 1, 2005... REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- Oracle Corp.'s buyout of PeopleSoft Inc. created a big splash in the software industry at large, but some analysts believe the merger will create little more than a ripple in the $5 billion supply chain software...

Will carriers follow Schneider's lead on driver wages?(Truckload)
January 1, 2005... GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Schneider National's announcement that it will raise pay rates next month for both its own drivers and owner-operators could trigger a new round of wage and rate hikes as motor carriers scramble to compete for drivers in a...

Intermodal's peak performance.(News Capsule)
January 1, 2005... Intermodal's Peak Performance Intermodal traffic in 2004 experienced few of the peaks and valleys that typically occur throughout the year. From February through Octoberm volumes rose steadily, reaching record levels that taxed...

DOT calls for covert checks on hazmat air shipments.(Hazardous Materials)
January 1, 2005... WASHINGTON -- A recent report criticizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for insufficient oversight of dangerous cargo shipments has raised the possibility of instituting covert inspections. That report, issued late last year by...

Report recommends actions to control transportation costs.(Research)
January 1, 2005... BOSTON -- A new study by the market research firm AberdeenGroup urges shippers to adopt several measures to retain hard-won freight-cost reductions in the face of capacity constraints and rising rates. The report, "New Strategies for...

Consolidators win right to sign contracts with shippers.(Ocean Shipping)
January 1, 2005... WASHINGTON -- Persistence has finally paid off for ocean freight consolidators. Last month consolidators, or non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) as they're usually known, won the right to sign confidential contracts with their shipper...

Answers to "test your logistics IQ" quiz.(News & Analysis)
January 1, 2005... Here are the answers to our "Test Your Logistics IQ" quiz, which appeared in the December issue of Logistics Management. We've listed the question number, the answer, and the article and issue in which that information appeared. All dates refer...

The Global Logistics Program at Georgetown University has formed an alliance with the Latin America Logistics Center to develop joint educational programs, research projects, and publications advancing logistics and supply chain management practices in Latin America.(New Services)
January 1, 2005... The Global Logistics Program at Georgetown University has formed an alliance with the Latin America Logistics Center to develop joint educational programs, research projects, and publications advancing logistics and supply chain management...

DHL Danzas Air & Ocean.(New Services)
January 1, 2005... DHL Danzas Air & Ocean now offers intrastate transportation within Alaska and Hawaii. "APS Instate" is available for full- and less-than-container load shipments, either as a stand-alone service or integrated into DHL's domestic airfreight...

Dedicated Transport LLC.(New Services)
January 1, 2005... After a management-led buyout, Dedicated Transport LLC will operate as an independent company under the leadership of its current executive team. The carrier will continue to offer dedicated contract carriage and logistics management services...

Vastera.(New Services)
January 1, 2005... Vastera, the supplier of global trade management software and services, will be acquired by JP Morgan Chase Bank. The deal will give JP Morgan customers access to a "one-stop shop" that combines management of international movement of goods and...

Old Dominion Freight Line.(New Services)
January 1, 2005... Old Dominion Freight Line is expanding its presence in western states by opening service centers in Modesto, Calif., and Colorado Springs, Colo. The new facilities will enable the LTL carrier to improve service to Southern and Central...

Third-party logistics company Exel will acquire Power Packaging Inc., a provider of USDA- and FDA-approved packaging to food and beverage companies in the U.S. and Canada.(New Services)
January 1, 2005... Third-party logistics company Exel will acquire Power Packaging Inc., a provider of USDA- and FDA-approved packaging to food and beverage companies in the U.S. and Canada. Exel had earlier bought several of PP's facilities in the U.S. and U.K....

Datebook.(Calendar)
January 1, 2005... Jan. 25-26. SM[C.sup.3]'s 50th Annual Winter Meeting. Atlanta, Ga. 800-845-8090 or www.smc3.com Jan. 27-28. 2005 Logistics Conference. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Conference Board. 212-339-0345 or www.conference-board.org/logistics.htm ...

UPS rate hikes may be higher than you thought.(Pricing)
January 1, 2005... ON JANUARY 3, UPS IMPLEMENTED its annual general rate increases, as it does every year at about that time. The nation's largest package carrier announced late last year that rates for UPS Ground service, which moves the bulk of the...

Global sourcing: opportunities and approaches for the 21st century.(Excellence)
January 1, 2005... In our last column (November 2004), we launched a discussion of global sourcing: acquiring materials from lower-cost countries to reduce costs and to support the considerations of complex, global business models. Today U.S. companies do...

Rate outlook: the money pit: a recovering economy and unpredictable energy prices mean shippers won't be able to escape tight capacity and rising transportation costs.(Cover Story)
January 1, 2005... Ask shippers what they think about freight rates these days, and they're likely to say they feel as if they're being sucked into a vortex of higher prices, with no way to escape. A confluence of events--labor shortages, regulatory costs,...

Tight Squeeze: as importers shift points of entry away from the West Coast, infrastructure at alternative ports will be pushed to the limits. How long can this remedy be effective?(Transportation Trends)
January 1, 2005... Last fall, news of increasing port congestion on the West Coast--a story usually limited to the pages of logistics trade journals--found its way above the fold of the nation's leading newspapers. By mid-October, as many as 40 container ships...

Shipper takes congestion Bull by the Horns.(Transportation Trends)
January 1, 2005... Rob Steere, director of operations and global logistics for energy-drink manufacturer Red Bull in Santa Monica, Calif., says he was simply "fed up." When one of his ocean carriers stopped calling at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach...

Dual perspectives: annual study finds that third-party logistics companies and their customers don't always see eye-to-eye when it comes to future opportunities for growth.(Global Logistics)
January 1, 2005... In an ideal world, shippers and their third-party logistics service providers (3PLs) would operate in complete harmony. Contract negotiations would be amicable, and all parties would be satisfied with costs, payments, and service levels. In...

What's driving the need for TMS?: two software experts offer their perspectives on where the market for transportation management software is headed.(Supply Chain Technology)
January 1, 2005... Over the past couple years, shippers have shown increased interest in using Transportation Management Systems (TMS) software to control logistics costs and find carriers. To find out what new directions shippers can expect in the TMS market,...

Bullseye! Tools to help you target the right site: need to choose a site for a DC? Optimize and simplify your search with network modeling technology.(Site Selection Tools: warehouse & DC)
January 1, 2005... There's a lot riding on where you decide to locate a distribution center or warehouse. The selection of a site will have a major impact not only on your company's operating costs but also on its customer service levels. Unfortunately, many...

Conveyor controls flow automatically.(New Products)
January 1, 2005... The "Accutronic" flat-belt-driven conveyor provides zero-pressure accumulation of cases, cartons, and totes. The unit's 24-volt electric stepper-motor lift mechanism eliminates the need for compressed air, increasing flexibility and saving...

WMS for small and mid-sized companies.(New Products)
January 1, 2005... Warehouse RX WMS Lite 7.0, a warehouse management system designed for low- to mid-volume facilities provides real-time inventory visibility to help improve cycle time and increase accuracy in either a manual or semi-automated environment. ...

Attachment handles four drums at a time.(New Products)
January 1, 2005... Liftomatic has released two forklift-mounted attachments designed for high-volume drum handling. No hydraulic or electrical connections are necessary. Both Units are capable of handling 1-, 2-, 3-, or 4-rimmed steel, poly, and fiber drums, and...

Color label printer offers 4800 dpi.(New Products)
January 1, 2005... Primera's new high-performance inkjet-based label and tag printer, the LX800, has a print resolution of up to 4800 dpi and can print an average of 2 inches per second. The unit is capable of printing label sizes up to 8 inches wide and 24...

Ink-jet printer delivers high-resolution coding.(New Products)
January 1, 2005... The Marsh 8000 large-character ink-jet printer can print 150 x 300 dpi. It generates large characters and bar codes for coding on shipping containers and corrugated cartons. The system is capable of line speeds of up to 200 feet per minute...

New padlocks improve warehouse security.(New Products)
January 1, 2005... Two new padlocks are designed for use in lockout and other industrial applications. The Brady Safety Padlock features a special six-pin cylinder that resists tampering. The body of the padlock is non-conductive and resists sparking, making it...

Collapsible containers designed for flexibility.(New Products)
January 1, 2005... Linpac Materials Handling's Ropak 3A series of collapsible containers offers a 32 x 30-inch footprint and load capacities of up to 2,000 pounds. The units are available in four heights: 25, 30, 34, and 39 inches. They feature non-sequential...

Little-known lawsuit could rock international shipping.(Parting Shot)
January 1, 2005... LAST FALL, DE TECHNOLOGIES of Blacksburg, Va., sued Dell Inc. in federal court for patent infringement. The patent in question: DE Technologies' claim that it invented the process by which international computer-to-computer commercial...