Global Logistics

Retail Imports to Increase 3.9 Percent in December Despite Calif. Port Strike; Eyes on East, Gulf Coast Ports

December 13, 2012

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.9 percent in December despite a strike that closed the nation's largest port complex for the first few days of the month, but retailers are keeping a close watch on a possible strike on the East Coast and Gulf Coast, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Aligning Transportation With a Single Platform

December 13, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Mike Mulqueen, senior director of product management at Manhattan Associates, talks about the advantages of integrating all aspects of transportation management onto a single platform and how the resulting holistic approach drives value at many levels.

CargoSmart Offers New Visibility Tool for Ocean Shipments

December 13, 2012

CargoSmart Ltd.

CargoSmart Ltd., a vendor of shipping and logistics applications in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) mode, has created a new visibility tool for shippers and logistics service providers.

Demographics: Not Just for Marketers Anymore

December 12, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Joey Carnes, CEO of MIQ Logistics, says that changing demographics, especially the aging of global populations, will have a profound impact on consumer-driven supply chains in the next five to 15 years and needs to be given greater weight in supply chain models.

A CPG Giant Aims for Sustainability in Its Global Supply Chain

December 12, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

A conversation with Pier Luigi Sigismondi, chief supply chain officer of Unilever

Seers of the S.F. Roundtable Divine the Future of SCM

December 10, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Two things you should never do on an empty stomach: shop for groceries, and predict the future. In the case of the latter, that must be a guiding principle of the San Francisco Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, which takes care to feed attendees before presenting its annual, much-anticipated predictions for the coming year and beyond.

Venture to Publish Airfreight Rate Benchmarks

December 10, 2012

Drewry

Independent specialist advisors Drewry and global forwarder network WACO-System intend to introduce the first independent multi-trade air cargo freight rate benchmarks into the market.

Seers of the S.F. Roundtable Divine the Future of SCM

December 10, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Seko Logistics Opens Offices in Uganda, Ethiopia

December 7, 2012

Seko Logistics

Seko Logistics, a global logistics service provider, has expanded its presence in East Africa with the opening of offices in Uganda and Ethiopia.

Developing Superior Supply Chain Talent

December 6, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

David J. Closs, McConnell Professor of Business Administration at Michigan State University, says that cross-functional experience and training are essential to developing superior supply chain talent and explains why competition for that talent is increasing.

Global Logistics

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