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Quest for Quality - Complete Report
Logistics Management & Reed Business Information Research

The Quest for Quality is the most extensive market research study conducted in the logistics industry. Each year this study evaluates and measures transportation service providers, determines relevant criteria when selecting a provider, and examines performance measurements and expectations of providers.

Full Research results for: Third-Party Logistics | Truckload & Van Lines | Ocean Carriers | Air Express & Air Cargo Carrier Providers | LTL Carriers | Railroads/Intermodal Marketing

26th Annual Quest for Quality Awards: The envelope please....

Quest for Quality - Third Party Logistics Providers
Logistics Management & Reed Business Information Research

There was a time when it appeared that 3PLs were poised to experience exponential growth year after year with no signs of stopping. In fact, in mid-2008 we reported that the global 3PL sector had just posted a record $487 billion in gross revenues, and the U.S. sector had just tallied its second straight year of single-digit growth after nearly a decade of averaging 14 percent annual growth. more....

THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS: Kings of networking

Quest for Quality - Truckload
Logistics Management & Reed Business Information Research

As our senior trucking correspondent John Schulz deftly surmised last month in our 2009 Annual Report, the truckload (TL) sector has always been cast as the engine driving innovation in the trucking industry. But, today, it’s playing the part of a shrinking giant. more....

TRUCKLOAD: Truckload Method actors

Quest for Quality - Ocean Carriers
Logistics Management & Reed Business Information Research

As Executive Editor Patrick Burnson has reported almost daily on logisticsmgmt.com, ocean liner executives are anxious to see the final credits roll on 2009. But it’s safe to say that those same executives are quietly anticipating the sequel due to hit the screens in 2010. The current working title: “The Comeback.” more....

OCEAN CARRIERS: Comeback story coming soon

Quest for Quality - Air Express & Cargo Carriers
Logistics Management & Reed Business Information Research

While every transportation mode has taken a beating at the box office this year, there isn’t a mode that’s been more ripped to shreds by the critics than air carriers. However, the most recent numbers reported by our air cargo correspondent Karen Thuermer show that air freight demand has stabilized for the past five consecutive months in the-20 percent range, indicating that the industry may have seen the worst of the economic downturn. more....

AIR CARRIERS: Still flying high

Quest for Quality - LTL Carriers
Logistics Management & Reed Business Information Research

Some analysts say they’re using mirrors. Others say they’re using green screens and computer-generated imagery to give the illusion of success during the worst freight downturn we may ever see. No matter what method they’re using to stay relevant, the Regional LTL winners listed on this page deserve a special round of applause.

REGIONAL LTL: Best use of special effects

NATIONAL LTL: High drama on the open road

Quest for Quality - Railroads/Intermodal
Logistics Management & Reed Business Information Research

Back in 2008, it seemed that most freight transportation modes were acting out a depressing scene from a classic Ingmar Bergman film. The cold, mist, and fog seemed to engulf all modes, with one exception: the railroads.While truckers and ocean carriers were watching their volumes and earnings sink, business on the rails appeared to be chugging along as carriers exercised strong pricing power and financial returns despite the grim freight climate. Fast forward to July 2009 and it looks as if the recession has finally caught up to the rails. more....

RAIL/INTERMODAL: Rising stars

Transportation, Logistics and the Law, Second Edition
By William J. Augello, Esq., Former Adjunct Professor, University of Arizona,
James E. Rogers College of Law

This is no ordinary textbook. It not only relates the laws and regulations, carrier tariffs and practices governing transportation and logistics in today’s environment, it focuses on the problem areas that have resulted in disputes and litigation? and suggests how these pitfalls can be avoided. It covers real-world experiences during the author’s 50 years of practicing transportation law, during which he counseled shippers and their trade associations, carriers, brokers and freight forwarders on a wide variety of problems.

The Advanced Supply Chain Management Workbook
A complete step-by-step methodology for making business process improvements

By Charles Poirier, Bill Houser and Craig C. Poirier

This workbook provides a complete step-by-step methodology for making improvements to any process or function within a supply chain—in any business of any size. No matter the level of expertise, this workbook is the most comprehensive guide for supply chain novices to the advance professionals, who have a desire to reach the next level of improvement across an extended business network. Rich in appropriate models and case study substantiation, the workbook is one of a kind, covering every subject of interest to supply chain enhancement.

Global Survival Guide
Logistics & Supply Chain Resources to Help You Succeed in the World Arena

By the Editors of Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review

Logistics and supply chain professionals need every edge they can get to succeed in today’s tough global arena. That’s why the editors of Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review have put together the "Global Survival Guide." This comprehensive resource features articles, insights, and information from the pages of LM and SCMR. It’s a compendium of the best from recognized authors and thought leaders—covering everything from global supply chain strategies to practical tips on how to move your reight ore efficiently.