Global Logistics

DHL to Spend $52.5m on Indonesia Positioning

March 12, 2013

DHL Supply Chain will invest $52.5m over the next few years to further strengthen its position in Indonesia. By 2015, the company plans to increase its transportation fleet by over 100 percent up from its fleet of 370 vehicles at present and grow its staff strength by over 70 percent from its current base of some 2,250 employees.

Top Companies to Boost Predictive Analytics Technology Spending

March 12, 2013

Procurement Leaders

Most high-performing companies will manage their business processes using real-time predictive analytics or "extreme collaboration" by 2016.

U.S. Consumers Value Low Prices More than Same-Day Delivery, Survey Finds

March 12, 2013

Boston Consulting Group

Consumers are much more interested in free delivery and lower prices than in the same-day delivery of goods ordered online, according to a survey conducted by The Boston Consulting Group. Only 9 percent of the 1,500 U.S. consumers surveyed cited same-day delivery as a top factor that would improve their online shopping experience, while 74 percent cited free delivery and 50 percent cited lower prices.

Washington's Transportation Policy: Dancing Through the Minefield

March 11, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

One could say that transportation faces multiple hurdles in the coming year, in the guise of new regulations and legislation that promise to have a serious impact on all modes. Me? I prefer to think of it as a minefield.

Keys to Fulfilling Multiple Channels From a Common DC

March 11, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Jason Denmon, apparel industry executive with Fortna, offers advice on how companies can utilize a common distribution center for servicing multiple brands or channels - and why it's so tough to get it right.

Supply Chain Takes Its Power Position in the Retail Industry!

March 11, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: Retail is in a dramatic transformative phase. Consumers' multichannel access and shopping and web commerce vs. in-store shopping have retailers experimenting with many new approaches and technologies. Multi-merged channel expectations put fulfillment front and center as a major concern - no more relegating supply chain to the backwaters of retail management! - Ann Grackin, CEO, ChainLink Research

NewAge Software & Solutions Enters North American Market

March 8, 2013

NewAge Software & Solutions

NewAge Software & Solutions, a provider of software applications for freight forwarders and logistics companies, has entered the North American market.

China Denies Status of World's Largest Trader

March 7, 2013

The China Post

China has a new status its government doesn't want - world's biggest trader. Trade data from both governments indicate China passed the United States last year in total imports and exports by a margin of $3.86tr to $3.8tr. That is about $44bn, or just over one percent of China's total.

Air Menzies International Sets Up Operations in India

March 6, 2013

Air Menzies International

Air Menzies International, a global trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler, has set up a new regional division to foster its development in India, and launched its own operation in Mumbai.

Legacy Supply Chain Services Acquires Vitran SCO

March 6, 2013

Legacy Supply Chain Services

Legacy Supply Chain Services has acquired Vitran Corporation Inc.'s Supply Chain Operation (Vitran SCO).

Global Logistics

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