Consolidated Fastfrate Inc., a leading provider of transportation and logistic services in Canada, today announced that Peter Marshall has been named President and Chief Executive of Consolidated Fastfrate Inc. and its subsidiaries, effective immediately. Ron Tepper will become the Company’s Executive Chairman and focus on the growth and strategic direction of Fastfrate.
Aravo Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand Supplier Information Management (SIM)software and services, today announced that GE has launched Aravo SIM (TM) to power and transform GE’s supplier information management processes across all of its business units worldwide.
In November we launched the SCN Supply Chain Network Group on Facebook in concert with our article Start Utilizing Facebook for Business? As many of our readers utilize LinkedIn versus Facebook, we’ve now also established the SCN Supply Chain Network Group on LinkedIn. Simply click here to request membership in this group and we look [...]
We’re pleased to present Supply Chain Network readers with an interesting and insightful series of articles on Supply Chain Fraud contributed by Norman Katz of Katzscan Inc.
Regardless of where you operate in North America, Europe or Asia, the regulatory framework and compliance requirements continue to tighten and simply reporting losses as shrinkage just doesn’t cut [...]
Our next SCN Webinar is scheduled for November 12th at 10:00 am eastern featuring a presentation and video demonstration by Seegrid’s Joel Reed of the Seegrid moblie robotic pallet trucks. Somewhere in the back of my mind I guess I knew it would happen someday, but to be honest I hadn’t really thought that much [...]
From Supply Chain Digest: “I am just back from Denver and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) annual global conference. Thanks to the many of you who have written with kind words for the daily video summaries offered by myself and Gene Tyndall. If you would like to catch any of those three [...]
Researching specific logistics and supply chain management topics, looking for freight and transportation tips or if you need more information on SCM software solutions you’ll find many interesting and in depth articles published previously here on the Supply Chain Network site. Check out our SCN Articles archive and explore our continuously growing resource for thought [...]
DENVER, Oct. 6, 2008 – Results from the “2008 3PL Provider CEO Perspective” surveys were presented today by Dr. Robert Lieb, Professor of Supply Chain Management at Northeastern University, and Joe Gallick, Senior Vice President of Sales for Penske Logistics, at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Annual Global Conference in Denver.
Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a global leader in supply chain, warehousing and transportation management solutions, today (10/3) announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Transpacific Container Terminal Ltd. (TCTL) and CRSA Logistics Ltd. (CRSA). Also being acquired are CRSA operations in Hong Kong and Shanghai, China. The [...]
From accenture.com: “During the 1990s, a leading sportswear company hit the headlines because of the intense scrutiny it attracted over the treatment of workers in its suppliers’ Asian factories. Not long after that, several large U.S. retailers drew unwelcome attention to themselves over similar allegations of labor exploitation. The case for a sustainable supply chain [...]
Terra Technology, the leading provider of demand sensing and inventory optimization solutions for consumer products companies, today (9/30) announced that David Mills, associate director of global business planning for Procter & Gamble, and Michael Mastroianni, vice president of supply chain strategy at Terra, will present “Demand Sensing-Enabled Supply and S&OP Improvements at P&G” at the [...]
From Canadian Security: “Like many warehousing and distribution service operations, having hundreds of employees and dozens of visitors passing through your facilities each day means that security measures to ensure the safety of employees and the sanctity of the inventory must be accurate, efficient and considerate of personal privacy. For Best Buy Canada Ltd., which [...]
