From marketwire.com: ” The traditional cost-cutting imperatives of Supply Chain Management (SCM) consulting services have changed, driven by a host of new client demands and market influences. Where SCM consulting engagements were historically driven by expense mitigation and process controls, SCM advisory work is now prefaced on strategic value and competitive advantage, according to consulting [...]
From mmh.com: “Achieving “operational excellence in the supply chain” was the overarching goal of the speakers, attendees and sponsors at last week’s Material Handling and Logistics Conference in Park City, Utah, sponsored by HK Systems. Seven tracks – strategy, responsibility, best practices, innovation, technology, focus and document storage – organized the more than fifty sessions, [...]
Carriers large and small are looking into options to create green plans for their transportation business for both financial reasons and to be prepared for any future legislation on the environment and carbon emissions reduction. In Part 3 of this series James Menzies introduces some simple steps carriers can take to implement a green plan. [...]
STOUGHTON, WI – The 16th edition of the leading third-party logistics guide, Who’s Who in Logistics, has just been released. The new edition, in two volumes – The Americas and International, has been expanded with in-depth profiles of 242 3PLs.
Of the 3PLs profiled, over 70% are private versus publicly traded companies. Who’s Who [...]
From Worldskyrace.com: “Buoyant Flight is an inherently efficient form of transportation. This is the main reason why skyships were so promising in the1920s when airplanes still seemed a speculative venture. While today they are forgotten by many, skyships were actually very successful. By 1937, commercial passenger skyships of the Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei (DZR) had flown [...]
From marketwatch.com: ” PakSense, Inc., an innovator in sensory solutions for packaging, announced today the release of PakSense Ultra T3 powered by HarvestMark, a farm to fork traceability solution with integrated temperature monitoring and Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) capabilities. Combining industry leading technologies from PakSense and YottaMark, Ultra T3 is an industry first that [...]
From Supply Chain Standard: “High Street retailers are coming under increasing pressure as consumers cut back on discretionary spend, leading many retailers to slash prices in order to attract trade. However, winning sales under these conditions has its impact on margins with the consequence that costs, and in particular, operational costs associated with preparing orders [...]
