Facility location & network design - Articles - Page 37

Site Selection for Retail Distribution Facilities

April 11, 2013

Rich Thompson, Supply Chain & Logistics Group Director, Jones Lang LaSalle

Supply Chain Challenges from Apparel Software Trends

April 9, 2013

Social and environmental compliance are the main issues facing today's apparel supply chains, according to industry experts consulted by just-style. The continued shift towards faster and faster fashion cycles, along with pressure on retailers to adapt to an omni-channel experience, is also throwing up challenges when it comes to flexibility in global sourcing.

Recipharm Site Approved for Supply of Products to Japan from France

April 9, 2013

Supply Chain Europe

Recipharm's solid dose facility located in Fontaine, France, has been approved for supply of manufactured products to Japan's pharmaceuticals market following a recent inspection by the PMDA, the Japanese drug agency.

Old Dominion Freight Line Enhances Service-Center Network

April 9, 2013

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has made several enhancements to its network of service centers.

Enterprise Zones May Make It Worthwhile to Consider Locating Business in California

April 9, 2013

Industry Week

If you're looking to set up shop in a west coast market, don't automatically strike California off your list of potential sites. Believe it or not, there are places all over the state that are friendly to manufacturing.

Panama Canal Expansion to 'Stress' Intermodal Networks, Trucking Services

March 21, 2013

Inter-American Development Bank

To cope with the larger vessels that will transit through the Panama Canal when its expansion is complete in 2015, Central American countries must dramatically improve their intermodal road and port network infrastructure, the quality of their trucking services and strengthen their institutional coordination, two studies issued today by the Inter-American Development Bank show.

Supply Chain Relocation Allows for New Freight Forwarding, Multimodal Options

March 19, 2013

Handy Shipping Guide

Supply chain and logistics service provider ModusLink Global Solutions plans to move its operations in The Netherlands from Apeldoorn to a new location in Venray.

March 19, 2013

Bloomberg

Bollore SA, an investment company controlled by French billionaire Vincent Bollore, is competing to expand its African unit to operate five more port terminals and is eyeing similar growth in Asia and Latin America.

Aramex Signs Agreement for UAE National Railway

March 19, 2013

Arabian Business

Global logistics giant Aramex has signed an agreement to use the UAE's planned national railway network, its operator Etihad Rail has announced. The signing of the memorandum of understanding comes at a time of rapid growth for the Middle East's transport and logistics market.

Keppel Expands in Singapore with New Air Logistics Hub

March 15, 2013

Noodls

Keppel Logistics Pte Ltd. (Keppel Logistics), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd, (Keppel T&T), has leased a two-hectare site for 30 years from JTC Corporation to develop an air logistics hub in the eastern part of Singapore.