Logistics Preview for June 2005

-- Logistics Management, 6/15/2005

2005 Best Practices Award Winners
Our 2nd annual awards program drew many exemplary entries from shippers that are providing outstanding customer service while controlling costs. It was a tough decision, but LM's editors chose Gold, Silver, and Bronze award winners that have developed simple but effective approaches to managing logistics.
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Transportation Trends:

Renew your carrier relationships
It's time to adopt an incentive-based approach if you want your motor carriers to perform their best.

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Logistics Technology:

EMS completes the visibility picture
When event management software is integrated into broader applications, shippers can see every step of their shipment's...

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Global Logistics:

Keep it moving
Attention to detail will help your shipments move swiftly and securely across the U.S borders with Canada and Mexico.

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Warehouse and DC:

Are there ever any happy returns?
Probably not. But here are some basic guidelines to help you successfully manage returned goods in your warehouse.

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UPS to buy Overnite, enter LTL sector
After months of speculation about its plans, UPS finally put the rumors to rest and entered the trucking business with its proposed acquisition of Overnite Corp.

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Shipper group promotes bill to spur rail competition
Captive railroad shippers stand to gain from a bill filed last month in Congress to promote more railroad competition.

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Study finds leading shippers deploy new set of best practices
A new set of best practices is emerging to meet today's reality of capacity constraints, rising rates and surcharges, and an increasing hunger for transportation information...

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Trucking industry challenges fingerprint checks
The trucking industry has taken its case against fingerprint-based background checks for hazardous materials drivers to the halls of Congress.Full Story

Management Update
An executive summary of industry news Full Story

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Viewpoint:

Meet the best in logistics
Over the years, one of our toughest task has been getting shippers to share their logistics success stories. That's all changed.

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Byrne on Excellence:

A primer on profitable pricing
Most companies are in a constant state of debate over which improvement...

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Parting Shot:

Want real rail reform? Build the Iron Highway
Small steps are encouraging, I suppose. They let us take heart that we're making progess...

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This issue sponsored by: Terrapinn