Logistics Management - January 1, 2009
Cover Story
2009 Logistics Rate Outlook: Window of Opportunity
As 2008 came to a close, world markets were in slow-motion freefall, retail spending was off significantly, and overcapacity was the prevailing condition of virtually every transportation mode. Rather than a perfect storm, this represents a perfect break in the weather for shippers who have been battered for months by heavy fuel surcharges and uncertainty as to what modal alternatives to consider.
- Columns
- Andel on Distribution
- Andel on Distribution: Warehouse expenses down, IT expenses up. Connection?
- Bohman on Pricing
- Bohman on Pricing: Home delivery carriers offer many pricing options
- Mulani on Excellence
- Mulani on Excellence: Maximizing worldwide effectiveness with a centrally led operation
- Sage Advice
- Sage Advice: Christmas vacation
- Viewpoint
- 2009 Logistics Rate Outlook: Assessing the opportunity
- Departments
- Management Update
- Logistics Management: Management Update
- Price Trends
- Pricing Across the Transportation Modes: Price Trends
- Features
- Global Logistics
- Global Logistics: Burton catches air in new markets
- Supply Chain Technology
- Logistics Technology: The state of on-demand: Catching Fire
- Transportation Trends
- Transportation Trends: Parcel express roundtable: Slugfest
- Warehouse and DC
- Real warehousing and distribution center stories: Low Cost Deep Impact
- News
- Infrastructure
- Obama’s focus on infrastructure may spur economic recovery
- Ocean Shipping
- Panama Canal development project on pace for completion
- Transportation Regulation
- HOS regulations here to stay
- Trucking
- YRCW, Teamsters reach tentative terms on contract modifications; puts 15 percent ownership in employee hands
- Special Reports
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