Global Logistics

How to Create an Operationally - Resilient and Efficient Transportation Policy

July 8, 2013

Manhattan Associates

Incorporating variability into transportation modeling

Just How Much Inventory Is Out There, Anyway?

July 8, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Hamish Brewer, chief executive officer of JDA Software, was giving a speech at the Economic Club of Phoenix last year, when the topic of global inventory levels came up. The question he posed: How much stuff is currently in transit or socked away in warehouses the world over? The answer: Nobody really knows.

Crowley Launches LCL Service From Chicago to Caribbean, Central America

July 8, 2013

Crowley Maritime Corp.

The logistics group of Crowley Maritime Corp. is launching a weekly less-than-containerload (LCL) service from Chicago to the Caribbean and Central America.

Uncertainty Impacts Shippers with Volatility in General Rate Increases

July 8, 2013

The Loadstar

A series of general rate increases on the Asia-North Europe trade have gone into effect as container shipping lines once again attempt to force freight rates up to break-even levels, amid warnings from shippers and analysts that pricing volatility is set to continue - and possibly worsen.

Apriso Offers 'Smart-Pull' Manufacturing Processes

July 3, 2013

Apriso Corp.

Apriso Corp., a vendor of software for global manufacturing, has created an application to enable "pull-triggered" manufacturing and supply-chain processes.

Proponents Go on the Road to Promote Adoption of E-Air

July 3, 2013

Air Cargo World

Momentum seems to be surging for the multilateral e-Air Waybill with the recent endorsement by the Airforwarders Association and the Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America.

What Do Supply-Chain Managers Want From Technology?

July 3, 2013

Dwight Klappich, VP Research, Gartner

Container Shipping Rates Continue to Fall in June, But Will They Rise in July?

July 2, 2013

Xeneta

The market index for Asia to North Europe is still on the decline, with the average for a 20-foot seeing a 19-percent drop since the 26th of May compared to the 26th of June, according to Xeneta, the price comparison service for sea freight. The market average for a 40-foot in Asia to North Europe performed similarly with a 20-percent decline in container shipping rates in the same period.

What a Dream! Boeing to Configure 787 as a Cargo Freighter

July 2, 2013

CargoFacts.net

From the very beginning of development of the 787 family, Boeing said it would design the Dreamliner with the plan of eventually offering it in freighter configuration. The key word, of course, was "eventually."

Is the President's National Export Initiative a Dud?

July 1, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It's been more than three years since the Obama Administration launched its National Export Initiative (NEI), with much ballyhoo. The stated goal of the massive effort was to double U.S. exports within five years - from $1.57tr in 2009 to a projected $3.14tn in 2015.

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