Global Supply Chain Management

Applying Risk Management to Carrier Selection

June 5, 2013

Jeff Tucker, CEO of Tucker Companies, explains how a court case changed the ground rules around carrier selection and offers steps that shippers and brokers can take to reduce their risk of liability.

Changes in Retail Increase Focus on Last-Mile Logistics

June 5, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Jim Wicker, President of JW Logistics, talks about changes in the retail industry that are increasing the focus on last-mile logistics and the challenges this poses for both retailers and their transportation providers.

The Confusing World of U.S. Export Regulations

June 5, 2013

Logistics Edge

Export regulations were - and are - anything but straight-forward. One reason is that they reflect political pressures and interests. And these pressures and interests change with the wind.

Consumers Want Choices and Convenience When Shopping Online, Study Finds

June 5, 2013

UPS, comScore

Release of the second UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper: A Customer Experience Study analyzes omnichannel retailing and shows consumers want more choices when it comes to shopping online, more control over when their purchases will be delivered and a convenient returns process. They're also using social media to shop for the best deals and expect more shipping options from e-tailers.

Introducing the Supply Chain Design Center of Excellence

June 5, 2013

John Ames, Senior Vice President of Solutions, LLamasoft

Report From SCOPE Spring 2013

June 5, 2013

Toby Harris, Group Conference Director, Quartz Events

Logistics and Transportation Management Education Offered by APU

June 4, 2013

Fleet Owner

The American Society of Transportation and Logistics (ASTL) has granted an academic waiver to American Public University (APU) for its undergraduate and graduate transportation and logistics degree programs.

4000 African Employees Develop International Logistics Skills

June 4, 2013

All Africa

DHL Express said it has trained 4000 of its employees in 51 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa using an in-house Certified International Specialists learning and development program.

Shippers Rely More on Collaboration to Manage Freight, NASSTRAC Study Reveals

June 4, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Brian Everett, executive director of NASSTRAC, reveals results of a shipper study on freight management and discusses other NASSTRAC initiatives.

Insights on Transportation Spend Management

June 4, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Functional silos and lack of visibility across an organization are two factors that contribute to sub-optimal management of transportation spend. Richard Erickson of Syncada and Allan Miner of C.T. Logistics discuss how freight audit/payment solutions help overcome these challenges.