Facility Location Planning

Trends in Industrial Real-Estate

May 11, 2012

Rob Wheeler, Vice President for Industrial Services, Cresa Chicago

The Challenge of Lean Collaboration for OEMs, Contract Manufacturers

April 16, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

A conversation with Jay Hollenbeck, director of business solutions with Flextronics.

50 Chinese Cities to Watch Over Next Decade in Such Sectors as Retail and Logistics

March 23, 2012

Jones Lang LaSalle

A report from Jones Lang LaSalle, China50: Fifty Real Estate Markets that Matter, highlights the opportunities for corporate real estate investors, developers, retailers, logistics companies and hotel operators in 50 secondary and tertiary cities across the country. Nine cities, defined as Tier 1.5 Transitional Cities, have separated themselves from the pack: Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shenyang, Suzhou, Tianjin and Wuhan. They are fast-tracking to maturity and, as large diversified open economies, are creating depth across multiple real estate sectors.

Industrial Real Estate Bellwethers Signal Positive Start for 2012

February 24, 2012

Jim Dieter, SIOR Executive Vice President, Cushman & Wakefield

ODW Logistics Acquires Operating Authority in California

February 22, 2012

ODW Logistics Inc.

Jacobson Companies and Fonterra North America: A Working Relationship

December 29, 2011

SupplyChainBrain

Transport Perform, a Cloud-Based Software, Gets New Version

December 20, 2011

Airlic

Direct-to-Store Takes Giant Step, and the Top Prize (copy 1)

December 16, 2011

SupplyChainBrain

For this year's Supply Chain Innovation Award, first place goes to Ahold USA and its partners - ES3 and Del Monte Foods - for a distribution system that streamlines order-to-store deliveries from days to hours.

How to Improve ROI on Product Returns (copy 1)

December 15, 2011

SupplyChainBrain

ADT Security Systems joins with Inmar Reverse Logistics to revamp the company's method for the receipt, management and disposition of returned parts, an opportunity that it had previously overlooked.

Mega-Cities in Emerging Markets Pose Special Logistics Challenges

December 15, 2011

SupplyChainBrain

A conversation with Edgar Blanco, research and executive director, SCALE Latin America, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics.

Facility Location Planning

The latest news, analysis, services and systems for facility location planning and network design and their impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are planning their location of facilities and the underlying transportation network in order to deliver goods in a more timely and efficient manner than ever before. New technologies are transforming the way companies search for and choose the right location for a facility in a region — allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using facility location planning solutions to power their supply chains.