Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Most U.S. Business Owners Prefer Customers Who Help Them Improve Cash Flow, Study Says

May 29, 2015

Fifty-six percent of U.S. business owners say having early payment options from their customers is a critically important business partnership consideration.

Container Rates Continue to Experience Volatility, Especially on Shanghai Routes

May 28, 2015

Drewry

The volatility of global spot freight rates since the start of 2015 has continued to increase in comparison to 2014, according to rate assessments on 11 routes gathered by the World Container Index (WCI). Price turbulence on the globally important Asia-to-Europe routes has been particularly high in 2015 with monthly volatility increasing 43 percent on average in comparison to 2014.

Manufacturing Jobs Are Coming Back to U.S. More and More, It Seems

May 27, 2015

Industrial Distribution

A study by the Reshoring Initiative shows that 60,000 manufacturing jobs were brought into the U.S. by a combination of reshoring and foreign direct investment in 2014, a record level and 400 percent increase since 2003.

Better Insights Into Your Operations

May 26, 2015

Jay Blinderman, Dir., Product Marketing, Honeywell's Vocollect Solutions

Two Decades of Evolution in Supply Chain Education

May 22, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Tim Brown, managing director of the Supply Chain & Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech, describes how supply chain education has evolved over the past two decades and highlights how the Institute is employing internet and hybrid classes to expand its continuing education program.

GE Team Builds Mini-Jet Engine with 3D Printing

May 21, 2015

Phys.org

GE engineers have been getting firsthand insights about additive manufacturing as applied to jet engines. News of their success in 3D-printing a mini-jet engine has gathered some attention.

Cheap Natural Gas Powers Chemical Exports from Houston, New Orleans

May 21, 2015

Maritime Executive

Just as southern California is the nation's top magnet for containerized cargo, so is the Gulf Coast the most attractive hub for movements of petrochemicals. Led by Houston and New Orleans, petrochemical activity is thriving due in no small part to growth in refining activity and an abundance of cheap natural gas.

Saudia Cargo Adds Paris to Freight Network

May 20, 2015

Saudi Airlines Cargo

Saudi Airlines Cargo is launching a new, dedicated freighter service to Paris/Charles de Gaulle international airport.

How Redbox Manages a Supply Chain with All New Products and Zero Replenishment

May 19, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Redbox has an unusual supply chain, with 10 new product introductions a week and no replenishments. An algorithm effectively allocates new DVD's among 43,000 kiosks, but this allocation is quickly skewed when customers use different kiosks to rent and return. Matt James, vice president, explains how the company solves this problem.

Amber Road Launches Global Trade Academy

May 19, 2015

Amber Road

Amber Road, a provider of software applications and data for global trade management, has launched a GTM training practice.

Pharmaceutical/Biotech

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Learn how pharmaceutical and biotech companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.