Supply chain management - Articles - Page 39

Schneider Launches Cross-Border Customs Service; Adds Montreal Lane

October 2, 2015

Schneider Intermodal has created a new program for streamlining customs clearance for select shipments crossing the U.S.-Mexico border by rail.

Banner Health: Balancing Supply-Chain Cost and Quality

October 2, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Doug Bowen, vice president supply chain, and Terry Loftus, medical director, surgical services and clinical resources, discuss the initiatives that Banner Health has undertaken in recent years to cut inventory and logistics costs, without affecting the quality of service to doctors and patients.

The Procurement Function Braces for Radical Change

October 2, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A message to procurement managers: Your job is about to be transformed "almost beyond recognition."

Private Label Goods Highly Beneficial to Retailers, Study Suggests

October 1, 2015

Deloitte

The private label industry now represents one in every $6 of spend in the United States and poses a significant opportunity for retailers to drive margin, differentiate products, and serve consumer's wide and changing tastes.

The Top Issues Facing Motor Carriers Today

October 1, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

John Lower, director of strategic carrier management with Transplace, discusses the big issues that carriers and shippers are grappling with today, including new regulations, tightening truck capacity and the concept of the "preferred shipper."

ALK's Latest PC-MILER Software Integrates With TMW Systems

October 1, 2015

ALK Technologies

PC-MILER 29, the latest version of routing, mileage and mapping software from ALK Technologies, has been approved for use with multiple products in TMW Systems' portfolio of transportation and fleet-management products.

AMI U.K. Launches Online Cargo Portal for Freight Agents

October 1, 2015

Air Menzies International Ltd.

The U.K. arm of Air Menzies International Ltd. (AMI), a trade-only wholesaler of airfreight and express capacity, has launched an online Quote&Book portal.

Plug Power Forms Capital Financing Arm for Third-Party Leases

September 30, 2015

Plug Power Inc.

Plug Power Inc. has formed Plug Power Capital Inc., a capital-financial arm that will offer the program known as GenFund, to provide customers with access to third-party leases.

Shift Freight Adds Outbound Markets to Midwest, California

September 30, 2015

Shift Freight

Shift Freight, a less-than-truckload carrier, has added outbound, east-to-west service to the Midwest, and southeast to California.

View Technologies Unveils RFID Software Platform

September 30, 2015

View Technologies

View Technologies has created the inView Platform, a software framework enabling access to real-time data for items incorporating RAIN RFID (passive UHF) tags in retail, manufacturing and logistics.