As logistics technology continues to become more complex and costly and the need for collaborative supply chain initiatives across company borders increase, third party logistics becomes an even more attractive alternative. In order to better serve this multi-billion dollar industry and the customers of third party logistics providers, Supply Chain Network has established a new [...]
From The Globe and Mail: “The United States has agreed to work with Canada and Mexico to develop a North American carbon market that would allow Canadian emitters to meet some portion of their targets through purchasing credits in the vast NAFTA marketplace. The agreement by leaders from the three countries could help keep down [...]
From Discover: “Five patent applications for technology that aims to control the weather bear the signature of a man who knows how to think big: Microsoft founder Bill Gates. The applications made public by the U.S. Patent Office last week describe floating devices that could reduce the strength of hurricanes by drawing warm water from [...]
Joel L. Sutherland, Managing Director of Lehigh University’s Center for Value Chain Research will receive the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) 2009 Distinguished Service Award. CSCMP presents the award annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to the art and science of supply chain and logistics management. The award is the [...]
Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? Welcome to the World of Socialnomics!
Think of the possibilities for generating, forecasting, monitoring and responding to real time direct from consumer and B2B customer demand for your products, equipment and services!
As the recession continues in the world’s economies many are looking for opportunities to save on expenses without having to spend precious capital up front to achieve these savings. Although there may be other ways of accomplishing this goal, one sure way for most companies is to look into a contingency courier cost savings program.
This week we upgraded the SCN Tweetsearch application to provide you with twice as many real time updated results from Twitter. So look below for instant updates on “supply chain” or enter any term you’d like in the search box below to see what experts and practitioners from across the Tweetsphere are saying right now!
From Industry Week: “The uncertainty of being unable to accurately forecast mid-term cash flow creates a potentially dangerous scenario when combined with shrinking levels of cash on hand in most industries, plummeting revenues, reduced margins, and limited availability of credit and cash from other external sources. A new study from the Hackett Group found that [...]
The 17th edition of the leading third-party logistics providers 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 263 3PLs.
i2 Technologies today announced that Companhia de Bebidas das Americas, or AmBev (NSE:ABV), is live with i2 transportation solutions to help it reduce logistics costs, improve service levels and extend its mission of increased environmental responsibility. AmBev selected i2’s entire suite of transportation solutions, along with the i2 Agile Business Process Platform, to help plan [...]
By Jon Hansen: “I recently posed a question on the importance of Multiple Supply Chain Networks which, within a matter of several hours, elicited 14 responses from around the world. And while the majority of respondents felt that the findings from an ISM, CAPS and AT Kearney 2006 report were not indicative of general market [...]
From Executive Healthcare: “Collaboration is a key to success in most improvement efforts, and healthcare is no different. Through the sharing of information and best practices and learning from each other, we have found we can accelerate the rate of improvement for the members of our healthcare alliance. By working together to share clinical knowledge, [...]
From ProcurementAsia: “Structural changes that have taken place in the express industry mean 3PLs need to reorganise their networks to survive, says a new report. DHL, TNT, FedEx and UPS have not been spared the effects of lower volumes, with all four recording lower profits in the last quarter.
