Logistics Management - June 1, 1998

Some recent research results provide persuasive evidence that businesses had better focus on their supply chains. Start with a study conducted by the international consulting firm A.T.

• FREIGHT GATEWAYS
• A winning distribution tradition

• International News
• Australian dock strike holds up U.S.-bound cargo
• Logistics giants head to Brazil

• Logistics Online
• Top Secret

• MANAGEMENT
• REVERSE LOGISTICS: Five Steps to Success

• Management
• Outsourcing helps Service Merchandise manage returns

• Market Watch
• Recent price trends in Transportation Services
• Water
• Labor
• Air
• Rail
• Fuel
• Recent price trends in transportation services
• Trucking

• New Products & Services
• When time is of the essence...
• When time is of the essence...
• New Lift/Leveler System Saves Dock Space
• When time is of the essence...
• Labelmaster Products Catalog Available
• When time is of the essence...
• When time is of the essence...
• When time is of the essence...
• Pentax Technologies Introduces Portable Printer
• When time is of the essence...
• When time is of the essence...
• When time is of the essence...
• When time is of the essence...

• New Technology
• PC*Miler Expands Routing Database
• Low-Cost Distribution Package
• Printer Features Applicator for Small, Delicate Labeling
• Hand Held Adds More Features to Dolphin Terminal
• Software
• Software Designed for Medium-Sized Warehouses

• News & Analysis
• Conference & Meeting Planner
• On the road again
• A roundup of North American news
• Border Lines
• Border Lines
• Border Lines
• Border Lines
• Augello on Law & Regulation
• We still need continuing education in transportation
• Bohman on Pricing
• B/L Forms: And then there were two...
• Copacino on Strategy
• Surge and uncertainty--the real supply-chain test
• Currie on HazMat
• The escalating cost of non-compliance
• Doing Business
• Doing Business
• ECONOMY
• APICS index suggests sluggish growth
• EDUCATION
• CLM sets conference agenda
• FUEL
• Diesel prices drop again after spike
• INNOVATION
• Return of the zeppelin!
• Logistics Briefing
• Services
• Services
• Services
• Services
• Services
• Services
• Services
• MARITIME
• APL-NOL prepare to meet future challenges
• News Capsule
• Looking good
• People
• People
• SITE SELECTION
• Twin Cities most costly for warehousing
• TECHNOLOGY
• Bar-code market poised for growth
• TRANSPORTATION
• Union Pacific to sell Overnite
• WAREHOUSING
• Panelists foresee an end to storage

• OUTSOURCING CASEBOOK
• National distribution without the growing pains

• PARCEL EXPRESS
• Punch, counterpunch

• Parting Shot
• From supply-chain manager to CEO

• SOFTWARE bridgeS
• Crossing the great software divide

• STRATEGY
• Building a world-class supply chain

• Stra
• Polaroid's Supply-Chain Experience

• Tech Perspective
• Software makes do-it-yourself logistics possible

• Technology News
• Postal Service Proposes Replacing Stamps With Bar Codes
• CAPS Links Up With PeopleSoft
• Symbol Makes Bid for Telxon
• Unova to Acquire Amtech's RF Unit
• WMS Developers Look to Shipping-Systems Vendors for Alliances
• Catalyst WMS to Go Global
• KSA Strikes Alliance With RockPort

• Up Front
• An executive summary of industry news
• The Department of Transportation
• Many of today's supply-chain designs do not meet the needs of high-value customers
• The buzzword of the month is "intersourcing."
• Menlo Logistics has announced six contracts valued at $1.15 billion
• The Intermodal Association of North America has initiated a pilot Intermodal Equipment Maintenance and Best Practices Program
• The number one reason why international relocations fail
• Keep an eye on our Web site
• Yellow Corp. has announced it will sell its regional less-than-truckload carrier, Preston Trucking Co.
• Aviation security measures, recommended in response to the TWA Flight 800 crash
• Manufacturers are unhappy with their distributors' performance in inventory management
• They're everywhere, even in logistics--lawyers, that is.