Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) articles from June 2007

Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) archives from June 2007

Sharing the logistics landscape.
June 1, 2007... By Wayne Bourne Are you sharing your landscape? No, I don't mean your front lawn or your garden. I'm referring to the logistics landscape, that area formerly called distribution and transportation-the department that you're responsible for...

Gold winner: CDW goes west.
June 1, 2007... By Michael Levans, Chief Editor The technology direct-marketer's operations team wasted no time opening a new West Coast DC that has improved customer service, reduced express transportation costs by 40 percent, and ushered in overall...

Silver winner: Alcoa Plays matchmaker.
June 1, 2007... By Tom Andel, Executive Editor The aluminum maker now side-steps the capacity crunch by matching inbound with outbound shipments through an innovative web portal resulting in reduced yard congestion, safer plants, and lower costs for the...

Bronze winner: Bakers steps up the speed.
June 1, 2007... By Jeff Berman, Senior Editor With the help of its freight forwarder, the shoe retailer is moving freight from China directly to its U.S. stores faster than ever before while cutting transportation costs by 15 percent. Back in 2003,...

Honorable Mention: Interface's green epiphany.(Company overview)
June 1, 2007... By Tom Andel, Executive Editor In 1994, Ray Anderson, CEO of Interface Inc., was asked what he was doing to protect the environment. He didn't have an answer. He was then handed a book written by Paul Hawken, called 'The Ecology of...

Not dead after all.
June 1, 2007... By Tom Andel I wasn't on the LM editorial staff more than a couple weeks before I had my first Al Pacino moment. Remember that scene in Godfather III when an exasperated Michael Corleone grouses, 'Just when I thought I was out, they pulled...

Price Trends.
June 1, 2007... By Elizabeth Baatz Pricing Across the Transportation Trends Trucking Elizabeth Baatz The most recent survey data from Bureau of Labor Statistics shows average prices charged by U.S. trucking companies increased 0.9% in April....

Even flow.
June 1, 2007... By Bridget McCrea, Contributing Editor Three top supply chain software analysts help shippers assess the growing number of Global Trade Management solutions en route to turning trade compliance into a competitive advantage. Global...

CEVA inks definitive agreement to acquire EGL.
June 1, 2007... By Jeff Berman, Senior Editor Analysts say deal provides shippers with expanded freight forwarding capabilities and a broader warehousing network. HOUSTON and AMSTERDAM, Netherlands-After weeks of on and off negotiations, third-party...

New WERC president says it's payback time.
June 1, 2007... By Tom Andel, Executive Editor OAK BROOK, Ill.-Ken Miesemer, a senior consultant with the St. Onge Co., assumed the presidency of the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) during WERC's annual conference earlier this year. ...

AASHTO Summit: Industry leaders rally for freight.
June 1, 2007... By John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor CAMBRIDGE, Md.-Business has entered the 21st century. Unfortunately, an aging and patched-up U.S. freight transportation system has not. That was the gist of the recent three-day 'Transportation...

STB hands down major trucking deregulation decision.
June 1, 2007... By Ray Bohman While congress substantially deregulated interstate for-hire trucking service with the passage of the ICC Termination Act of 1980 and subsequent legislation implemented by the Surface Transportation Board (STB), some...

Getting the balance right.(Company overview)
June 1, 2007... By John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor Hoping that freight downturn is over, LTLs seek pricing 'equilibrium' as corporate giants UPS and FedEx up the ante in the ever-evolving $33.6 billion marketplace. The less-than-truckload (LTL)...

Will 3PLs grab the global opportunity?
June 1, 2007... By Greg Aimi As supply chains go global and become more complex, 3PLs have a huge opportunity to add real business value to their clients' operations. Over the last 18 months, more and more clients have been asking us who are the...

Bridging the supply chain and logistics cultural gap.(Company overview)
June 1, 2007... By Michael A. Levans, Chief Editor Four seasoned supply chain executives share their insights into the role that communication plays in building productive relationships with global logistics and trading partners. The threat of...

Global 3PL Growth Taking Off.
June 1, 2007... By John Paul Quinn With the U.S. economy hitting a sluggish spell, 3PLs are finding that offshore markets are where the real action is-as long as the risks are understood. The relentless, aggressive growth and expansion of the global...

Proceed with caution.
June 1, 2007... By Elizabeth Baatz, Contributing Editor Our intrepid economist follows up on our initial 2007 rate outlook and forecasts that shippers will now face increased pricing uncertainty in nearly every mode. Here's where we stand six months...

Management Update.
June 1, 2007... By Staff An Executive Summary of Industry News Out of shape? New USPS shape-based pricing is here, and shippers who weren't prepared may have gotten bent out of shape. Items sent without the correct postage were either returned or sent...

And the winners are...
June 1, 2007... By Michael A. Levans, Chief Editor Following tradition, I'd first like to thank the more than 80 logistics and supply chain managers who took the time to enter our 2007 Best Practices in Logistics Management Awards. Knowing the myriad...

The tale of the perfect RFID read rates.
June 1, 2007... By John Kerr, Contributing Editor Schiff Nutrition saw the Wal-Mart RFID mandate as a chance to gain competitive advantage. Now they're proving that building a successful RFID infrastructure isn't reserved for the Fortune 500. 'Holy...