http://www.supplychainnetwork.com Ask, Learn, Build & Collaborate Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:20:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECHO), a leading provider of technology enabled transportation and supply chain management services, today announced that it will open a new office in Atlanta, Georgia on March 15, 2010. Building on its already impressive growth in 2009, Echo is excited to expand its service area ... http://www.supplychainnetwork.com/echo-global-logistics-announces-opening-of-new-office-in-atlanta-georgia/ Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), announces the confirmed speaker lineup for its annual Supply Chain Management Summit on April 13-14 in San Francisco, CA. In partnership with Logistics Management, SCM World, and Supply Chain Management Review, the theme of this year’s Summit is Proactive Supply Chain Strategies for ... http://www.supplychainnetwork.com/aberdeen-group-confirms-expert-speaker-line-up-for-annual-supply-chain-management-summit/ Dr. John T. (Tom) Mentzer, one of the nation's most prominent supply chain educators and authors, died Friday after a long illness. Dr. Mentzer was the Harry J. and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business in the Department of Marketing and Logistics at the University of Tennessee. He ... http://www.supplychainnetwork.com/dr-john-mentzer-dies-was-renowned-supply-chain-educator-author/ Four Soft Limited, (NSE: "FOURSOFT", BSE 532521), a global leader offering software solutions for Logistics and transportation, is participating in the Logistics 2010 event organized by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) in Orlando, Florida, between the 21st and 23rd of February 2010. Retail logistics represents one of the largest ... http://www.supplychainnetwork.com/four-soft-participating-in-leading-retail-consumer-products-event-rila-logistics-2010/ The Retail Industry Leaders Association's (RILA) Logistics Conference is the undisputed leader for retail and consumer product executives in logistics distribution and supply chain management. The conference brings together representatives of all major retail and consumer product segments, along with relevant solutions providers. Top supply chain executives and their teams ... http://www.supplychainnetwork.com/retail-industry-leaders-associations-rila-logistics-conference-2010/ Four Soft Limited, India (NSE: "FOURSOFT", BSE 532521), a global leader offering software solutions for transportation and logistics, today announced that it is bringing top players of the logistics industry on a single platform to form a strategic initiative - FFIFA(Freight Forwarding Industry & Four Soft Alliance). The objective of ... http://www.supplychainnetwork.com/ffifa-alliance-for-global-standards-best-practices/ From LM: "When Walmart Stores, Inc. announced yesterday that it formed a strategic alliance with Li & Fung, both sides declared victory. Besides this deal, Walmart's new sourcing strategy involves the creation of Global Merchandising Centers, and a change in leadership and structure. "The newly-established Global Merchandising Centers represent the ... http://www.supplychainnetwork.com/supply-chain-walmart-forms-strategic-alliance-with-li-fung/ Barloworld Supply Chain Software wins contract for global CAST implementation 12 January 2010 - Nestlé has selected Barloworld Supply Chain Software for supply chain modelling, network design and optimisation. Barloworld Supply Chain Software will implement its CAST software on a global scale - a powerful, desktop based application to evaluate ... http://www.supplychainnetwork.com/new-agreement-to-drive-global-supply-chain-modelling-at-nestle/ Four Soft (4S), a global leader offering software solutions for transportation and logistics, announced today that Mondial Logistics has selected 4S eLog® to automate the management of its warehouses throughout its locations in the Netherlands. The contract was executed through Four Soft Netherlands BV, a subsidiary of Four Soft Limited, ... http://www.supplychainnetwork.com/four-soft-wins-contract-from-mondial-logistics/ The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) will hold its sixth annual European conference and research seminar in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, March 24-26, 2010. “We have created a truly unique event with a keynote address by one of Europe’s leading supply chain executives, cutting edge supply chain education, the release ... http://www.supplychainnetwork.com/6th-annual-cscmp-european-conference-march-24-26-rotterdam/