Lynn Brown, associate director of the Transportation & Logistics Flagship Program at the University of North Florida, discusses what recruiters are looking for among graduates of transportation, logistics and supply-chain management programs.

Manufacturing in the U.S. is growing stronger, but maintaining and strengthening America's competitiveness in the global market will require a tremendous measure of planning, effort and focused financial investment.

Scott Webb, assistant professor of logistics at Georgia Southern University, shows how companies can avoid "cannibalizing" their existing product lines - and how they can strategically employ the practice as well.

Kewill Plc, a provider of software for managing global trade and logistics, has launched the Kewill Universal Carrier Module.

CEVA Logistics has expanded its less-than-containerload (LCL) ocean freight services into the U.S. Midwest.

Accellos Inc., a vendor of supply-chain execution software, has developed version 6.4 of the AccellosOne Warehouse Management System (WMS).

Inttra, a global electronic-commerce network for the ocean shipping industry, has formed an alliance with CargoSphere, a cloud-based confidential rate network.

RedPrairie Corp. has acquired Vortex Connect, a vendor of mobile workforce management technology.

PrimeRevenue, provider of a platform for supply-chain finance delivered under a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, has expanded operations in two locations, in addition to releasing version 5.4.3. of its OpenSci SCF platform.

Motorola Solutions has introduced a vehicle-mount mobile computer for use in warehouse and distribution environments.