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

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

The pendulum revisited.
January 1, 2008... By Wayne Bourne Shortly after I retired as transportation chief of a large multi-national retailer, I was often asked a variety of questions. How high will fuel go? Will capacity level out? Will the driver shortage finally play itself out?...

2008 Logistics Rate Outlook: Uncertainty abounds.
January 1, 2008... By John Paul Quinn, Contributing Editor A confluence of economic circumstances has caused the transportation industry to cast a cold and watchful eye on rate forecasts for the coming year. While top industry analysts have been reluctant to...

Price Trends.
January 1, 2008... By Elizabeth Baatz Pricing Across the Transportation Modes Trucking Elizabeth Baatz Trucking prices accelerated at the end of 2007, causing upward revisions to forecasts. In November, prices quoted by general freight long...

Four trends supply chain leaders need to understand.
January 1, 2008... By Narendra Mulani As the new face of this column, I thought I'd begin my tenure with a discussion of the key 'supply chain trends' that are changing the way supply chain and logistics leaders go about their business. In one sense,...

Are you green yet?
January 1, 2008... By Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor Shippers are facing pressures to reduce their carbon footprint by moving freight with environmentally friendly carriers and logistics partners. Here's how a few cutting-edge companies have cleaned up...

Perfect harmony.
January 1, 2008... By Bridget McCrea, Contributing Editor Combining voice, RF, RFID, and other hardware systems to improve real-time data collection is enhancing WMS performance-and can lead to dramatic gains in overall supply chain operations. Everyone...

Port Security Grant program to get full funding.
January 1, 2008... By Jeff Berman, Senior Editor After facing the possibility of losing federal capital, U.S. ports set to receive $400 million for FY 2008. ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Early last month the future of port security looked dim when The Associated Press...

U.S. needs to spend intelligently on security without risking JIT inventory programs, experts say.
January 1, 2008... By John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor WASHINGTON-During a symposium on U.S. competitiveness in a global economy sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held here last month, experts said that this nation's heightened security measures...

GRIs: Know the variations.
January 1, 2008... By Ray Bohman As most of you know, right around the first of the year the nation's three major non-governmental package carriers, United Parcel Service (UPS), FedEx Corp (FedEx), and DHL implement their general rate increases (GRIs). For...

Roll in the Savings.(Company overview)
January 1, 2008... By John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor When robust growth was fueling inefficiencies in its logistics unit, STERIS consolidated regional and long-haul LTL operations and awarded one enterprise-wide contract. Today, the shipper is counting...

Management Update.
January 1, 2008... By Staff An Executive Summary of Industry News 'Tis the season for Teamster contracts . December saw both UPS and YRC Worldwide Inc. sign new deals with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The Teamsters told UPS it had...

Uncertainty abounds.
January 1, 2008... Michael A. Levans, Group Editorial Director One of the toughest things we do is develop our annual Rate Outlook cover concept. The cover needs to resonate with you immediately and clearly define that gut feeling you have about your...

DC automation: Taking the plunge.
January 1, 2008... By Maida Napolitano, Contributing Editor When it comes to automation, many facilities operators are stuck in neutral. But these three companies jumped right into materials handling technology and kicked productivity into high gear. ...