Steve Ellet, vice president of supply chain design at Chainalytics, discusses the importance of supply chain network design and how to build a process that ensures confidence in results.

There are sound economic and environmental reasons for commercial truck fleets to consider natural gas as an alternative to diesel fuel, says Patti Murdock, president and founder of Clean Logistics Consulting. Higher equipment costs and a still developing infrastructure, however, mean that it is not right for all situations.

UPS has launched UPS Temperature True Cryo, a service that includes real-time tracking and intervention services for healthcare customers with temperature-sensitive shipments.

Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc., a third-party logistics provider, is expanding its short-haul intermodal service, which is now available for moving commodities within the eastern U.S.

Kewill, a vendor of supply-chain execution software, has added features to its transportation-management platform, dubbed Kewill MOVE on the Cloud.