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Transportation Trends

Understanding the increase in use of 3PLs, as well as, how companies decide how many 3PLs to use.

Volatility, globalization, higher customer expectations and new-product introductions are the “enemy” of the supply chain, and inventory and capacity are costly ways of combating them, says Puneet Saxena, vice president of industry strategies at JDA Software.

A look at a variety of risk-focused research efforts.

Operations and Strategy

Ensuring packaging is opitmized to reduce wasted space.

The highest logistics and supply chain salaries continue to be earned by those who concentrate on adapting new technological advances and maintain a life-long commitment to learning.

Purists like to argue about the differences between the two. But we say the distinctions are artificial contrivances, and if pursued, can take your eye away from the ball.

These days, it's hard enough to predict what will happen next month, let alone several decades from now.

Durable goods orders fell 4.2% in March, the biggest drop since January 2009, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Supply Chain Planning

Cooperation among supply chain security partners—along with active data exchange, proper funding for security initiatives, and effective technologies—are all needed to secure the global supply chain

Preciditons about what to expect for your supply chain in 2012.

This article takes a look at three key areas that have the ability to directly impact supply chain warehousing, distribution, logistics, and field operations, and they do it in significant ways.

Sustainability has been a buzzword for many U.S. businesses over the past few years, but has it actually been achieved?

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Air Freight

AMERICAN Airlines (AA) plans to slash 1,200 non-union jobs, including cargo staff, in a bid to reduce annual expenses by 20 per cent, according to reports.

KLM launched a Boeing 737-800 flight from Amsterdam to Paris carrying 171 passengers, fueled by a blend of cooking oil and jet fuel. It was the start of what the carrier hopes will be 200 such flights. Most important, though, it was a huge leap toward efficient, environmentally friendly aviation for KLM.

Ocean

Scores of shippers and their freight intermediaries agree that basic brokerage and forwarding services are keeping pace with demands from new and emerging markets.

n an effort to help importers and exporters benchmark their carriers’ service levels, Drewry and CargoSmart have agreed to introduce a wider range of container Key Performance Indicators

Truckload and LTL

Truck continues to be the primary mode of transportation for temperature-controlled transportation and with today’s capacity crunch this remains a challenge for shippers.

Border issues and how they affect the trucking industry.

Independent Mexican truckers are calling for clearer, fairer rules on vehicle weights and dimensions and for an end to discretionary permits that they say let double-trailer vehicles carrying as much as 100 metric tons of freight operate on narrow, two-lane roads.

Thanks to an improving U.S. economy, decent volume growth, and an avoidance of past errors, LTL is no longer the wreck on the highway.

Rail / Intermodal

Rail has invested $300 million to upgrade intermodal network in past five years.

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