Global Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Council Packs In Content for St. Louis Meetings

February 13, 2013

SCOR Global User Meeting Will Be on First Day of Supply Chain World North America

EnVista Debuts Facility Design and Build Practice

February 13, 2013

EnVista, a supply chain consultancy and information-technology services firm, has created a facility design and build practice.

Machine-to-Machine Application Market Grows, But Poor Security Is Major Issue, Report Finds

February 13, 2013

ABI Research

The financial golden goose egg of M2M services that has attracted the attention of carriers globally risks being thwarted by the growing security concerns in M2M applications. Porous security is exposing vulnerabilities in a large number of use-case scenarios, including SCADA systems, telemedicine, and telemetry.

Industry Needs Better Transportation Management and Dynamic Optimization, Study Says

February 13, 2013

U.S. Xpress

Only 59 percent of shippers use performance metrics to manage freight costs and only 43 percent are currently running or planning to implement a transportation management system, according to a survey of more than 400 logistics managers by transportation services provider U.S. Xpress Enterprises.

CRM Comes in Number of 'Flavors' These Days

February 13, 2013

Technology Evaluation Centers

Even though CRM solutions are very "trendy" and in demand these days, CRM solutions do not follow a "one size fits all" approach.

Retail Imports to Increase 8.5 Percent in February After Ports Contract Deal Reached

February 13, 2013

National Retail Federation

With a tentative contract deal reached with East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers - though a key West Coast agreement remains unsettled - import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 8.5 percent in February over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Small, Mid-sized Businesses Depend More on International Trade, Survey Finds

February 13, 2013

DHL

International trade and cooperation has become a key driver of small business success, according to an in-depth and wide-ranging study by IHS and DHL Express.

Chinese New Year Has Great Affect on Shipping

February 12, 2013

JOC Sailings

Doing business in other countries means working within the cultural context. Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, which started Feb. 10, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays.

Four Priorities Identified to Securing Air Cargo Supply Chain

February 12, 2013

IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) identified four priorities to make air cargo more secure and urged stakeholders to move forward on the implementation of the Secure Freight principles. Secure Freight was initiated by IATA to promote global security standards in order to facilitate safe, secure and efficient operations of air cargo.

Supply Disruptions Sometimes Affect Share Value for Long Periods

February 12, 2013

CFO

Supply-chain disruptions cut about 7 percent of a firm's shareholder value, according to research by Accenture cited in a recent World Economic Forum (WEF) report on supply-chain resiliency.