Transportation Management

Opinion: Logistics Business Rivals Agree on Policy

August 18, 2017

David Abney, UPS CEO, Frederick Smith, FedEx CEO, for The Wall Street Journal

At a time when the U.S. needs unity and bold reforms, American businesses must be partners in building the future. While the business community has diverse interests, every company should agree on basic policy priorities if we want to be globally competitive.

When Growth Mandates Change: Blue Diamond Reevaluates Its Supply Chain

August 18, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

The growers' cooperative, a dominant processor and marketer of almonds and related products, seeks to reconfigure its forward distribution network, to reflect current and future demand from retailers.

Why Discount Grocer Aldi Is Getting Into the Delivery Game

August 17, 2017

Fortune

One of the hottest discount supermarket chains in the U.S. is partnering with Instacart to offer grocery delivery - a service once reserved primarily for high-end food retailers and high-income customers.

Fitness Equipment Maker Gets Its Supply Chain in Shape

August 17, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

The manufacturer of such name brands as NordicTrack and Pro-Form found that home delivery of its product line was too flabby. A more robust last-mile provider toned things up.

A Five-Way Partnership Develops a New Way to Track High-Value Shipments

August 16, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Honeywell and Intel join in developing the technology for a new visibility and reporting platform that promises to provide close, real-time monitoring of goods in transit, aided by DHL, Kuehne & Nagel and Expeditors.

New All-Electric Delivery Truck Is on the Way, and It's Not From Tesla

August 16, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Chanje's vision sounds a lot like Tesla's: electric vehicles recharged via clean rooftop solar power.

How Arysta LifeScience Got Control of Its Spiraling Logistics Costs

August 16, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

The agrochemical giant was challenged by rapid growth, high service demands and the complexities of moving hazardous materials around the globe. Logistics outsourcing proved to be the answer.

China Says It Built a Railway in Africa Out of Altruism, But It's More Strategic Than That

August 14, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Africa's past is the mildewed train station in central Addis Ababa, where locomotives sit gutted and rusted tracks vanish in the grass. The line was once the greatest in Africa; built by France in the 1910s, it ran more than 450 miles northeast to neighboring Djibouti, where the desert meets the sea.

Hanjin Shipping Says Bankruptcy Claims Top $10Bn

August 14, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co., which roiled global trade and temporarily marooned more than half a million cargo containers when it filed for bankruptcy, says it has raised only a fraction of what it needs to repay creditors, whose claims total about $10.5bn.

Post-Brexit Customs Checks Might Cost $1.3Bn a Year

August 11, 2017

Supply Management

Brexit could cost £1bn ($1.3bn) a year in extra customs checks and huge border delays, a consultant has claimed.

Transportation Management

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding transportation management systems (TMS) and their impact on supply chain management. Today’s companies are moving goods across more suppliers, vendors and customers than ever before, and transportation management is critical in the overall supply chain. New technologies are optimizing productivity, increasing efficiency and cutting costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving supply chain operations through their strategic use of transportation management systems and software.