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

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

Singing the praises of intermodalism.
March 1, 2008... By Wayne Bourne Die you ever have to make up your mind-. -pick up on one and leave the other behind; it's not often easy and not often kind; did you ever have to make up your mind? The words were written by John Sebastian, the song...

24th annual Salary Survey: Stuck.
March 1, 2008... By Jeff Verman, Senior Editor Median salary hasn't budged for three years and a majority of shippers say that next rung is just out of reach. However, a surprising 57 percent report that they're satisfied with their logistics careers...

Inventory managers hold keys to economy.
March 1, 2008... By Tom Andel The pundits are gnashing their teeth about the state of the U.S. economy. Logistics managers can save their dental work. After 10 consecutive months of expansion, economic activity in the manufacturing sector hit the...

Price Trends.
March 1, 2008... By Elizabeth Baatz, Thinking Cap Solutions Pricing Across the Transportation Modes Trucking Elizabeth Baatz Talk of overcapacity and recession are making shippers more aggressive in their rate negotiations. Recent data from...

Follow the demand.
March 1, 2008... By Narendra Mulani Today's companies reside in a 'multi-polar world,' a place with new and powerful epicenters of economic power. In the multi-polar world, North American and European businesses remain strong. But the influence of new...

2008 3PL Utilization Survey: A New Twist.
March 1, 2008... By Brooks Bentz, Partner, Accenture Our recent research paints a clearer picture of current 3PL usage and validates the subtle emergence of 'hemispheric supply markets.' We certainly won't be stopping any presses by reporting that the...

Tapping the Potential of Smart Containers.
March 1, 2008... By James Giermanski, Director, Center For Global Commerce at Belmont Abbey College Smart containers hold huge promise for improving supply chain efficiencies and for strengthening security worldwide. But if they are to realize their...

How will Bush's stimulus package affect shippers, economy?
March 1, 2008... By Jeff Berman, Senior Editor That's the question. Transportation analysts say the $168 billion boost for consumer spending could prompt short-lived, incremental freight demand and force shippers to re-think inventory. WASHINGTON-When...

Labor peace in hand, national LTLs eye pricing recovery.
March 1, 2008... By John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor WASHINGTON-Shippers beware: The new five-year labor contracts with the Teamsters union at ABF Freight System and YRC Worldwide could mean an end to the bargain-basement freight rates of the past two...

Obama calls for a National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank.
March 1, 2008... By Jeff Berman JAMESVILLE, Wis.-Last month, Presidential candidate Barack Obama may have helped make transportation infrastructure a critical issue leading up to this November's election when he called for the establishment of a National...

Consider all services and pricing options.
March 1, 2008... By Ray Bohman Now that United Parcel Service (UPS) and FedEx Corp. have fully integrated their LTL carriers into their systems (UPS Freight and FedEx Freight) they now offer a wide variety of air and ground delivery services at varying...

North American ports: New gateways on the rise.
March 1, 2008... By Patrick Burnson While container throughput is still the major metric used to measure a seaport's strength, shippers understand that leading load centers are completely reliant on vessel deployment schedules. Familiar patterns will be...

2008 Is it trucking's bounce back year?
March 1, 2008... By John D. Schulz To try to answer this question, we asked a handful of leading trucking CEOs and executives for their take on exactly what shippers could expect from their carriers in 2008. Here's what they had to say about how they're...

Ready to get on board?
March 1, 2008... By Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director Four intermodal experts discuss the realities of current utilization, rail service inconsistencies, and future infrastructure needs and offer practical advice for shippers who may be tentative...

Management Update.
March 1, 2008... Staff An Executive Summary of Industry News White House lays out transportation budget . Although President George W. Bush's Fiscal Year 2009 budget allocates $68 billion for the Department of Transportation (DOT) and places an...

No need to feel stuck.
March 1, 2008... Michael A. Levans, Group Editorial Director For the last few years shippers have operated in the most challenging logistics and transportation environment the market has ever seen. Shippers feel that they've been put to the test, and many...

Locating Your DC: Part 2 Zooming in on the perfect site.(Company overview)
March 1, 2008... By Maida Napolitano, Contributing Editor With new markets opening in different parts of the country and more suppliers shipping product from beyond the Atlantic and Pacific, computer models indicate that a new DC is definitely in your...