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Logistics news: Marsh Inc. provides details on potential impact of H1N1 on supply chain and the business worldSean Murphy, Associate Editor, November 16, 2009Supply chain managers need to examine what other effects a pandemic may have on key parts of a company's flow of inventory, goods and raw materials More
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Supply chain news: New book takes aim at supply chain riskFrank Quinn, Editorial Director, November 13, 2009As their operations grow more global and complex, companies are becoming increasingly worried about disruptions to their supply chains. The big challenge they encounter, says Gary S. Lynch of Marsh Inc., is identifying the potential risks and then effectively managing them. More
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Logistics news: AMR rolls out new initiatives for shippers at its Sustainability and Health Care exchangeSean Murphy, Associate Editor, November 12, 2009The research firm launched its first annual sustainability event, and also introduced a new, health care-specific version of its popular Top 25 supply chain ranking. More
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Parcel shipping: FedEx preps for busiest day of the year on December 14Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 11, 2009Gearing up for the holiday season, FedEx announced yesterday that it expects to move more than 50 million packages through its global FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, and FedEx Freight networks, during the week of December 14, which it said is the company's busiest week of the year More
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Green logistics: Senate EPW Committee passes 'Climate Change' billJeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 9, 2009S. 1733 the Clean Jobs and American Power Act-more commonly known as the "Climate Change" bill-was passed by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) by an 11-1 vote late last week. More
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LTL/transportation: Con-way reports Q3 net income is down 66 percentJeff Berman, November 4, 2009Con-way reported today that quarterly net income at 13.5 million was down 66 percent year-over-year, and quarterly revenue at $1.13 billion fell 17.3 percent. And operating income at $41.1 million was off 47.9 percent. More
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Logistics news: ISM takes steps to re-launch Logistics and Transportation GroupJeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 2, 2009In an effort to provide a fresh start for its members, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) recently announced it is taking steps to "rejuvenate and reconstitute" its Logistics and Transportation Group (LTG). More
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Cheaper leaner greenerBy Maida Napolitano, Contributing Editor, November 1, 2009Like most business sectors, warehousing and distribution operations have taken quite a hit in this economic downturn. In fact, Logistics Management’s 4th annual Warehouse/Distribution Center (DC) Operations Survey reveals that the industry continues to hunker down and look internally for ways to cut costs as businesses cope with low consumer demand and overcapacity. More
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Outsourcing and respectBy John A. Gentle, DLP, November 1, 2009The idea of outsourcing often comes about when the CEO, controller, or another member of senior management reads an article—or has been speaking with a 3PL—about saving a minimum of 10 percent or more of their logistics costs by turning to a third party. However, I've found that these “savings opportunities” are often purely theoretical and are only supported by manageme... More
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Freight forwarders brace for changeBy Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor, November 1, 2009According to Global Freight Forwarding 2009, the recent report compiled by London-based Transport Intelligence Ltd. (Ti), this dynamic sector “is in the eye of a recessionary storm.” In fact, industry analysts who’ve examined market growth rates from 2008 and the first half of 2009 note that since the middle of last year there has been a massive reduction in demand for all for... More
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Cap and trade front and center in Kerry-Boxer legislationBy Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 1, 2009Legislation introduced late last month by Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and John Kerry (D-Mass) may have a major impact on freight transportation and logistics issues. The goal of the Boxer-Kerry legislation is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent from 2005 levels—a number that represents a three percent increase from the House version of this bill that w... More
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Question of future capacity looms for shippers and carriersJeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 1, 2009Despite some recent sequential increases in trucking volumes, capacity has steadily continued to leave the marketplace in recent quarters. According to trucking analysts, the reasons for the capacity exodus vary, but they generally come back to common refrains, including low demand and consumer spending in conjunction with tight credit markets. More
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European Logistics: Meeting the challenge of climate changeBy Dagmar Trepins, European Correspondent, November 1, 2009While the global logistics and transportation industry is still working on global standards for accounting and trading greenhouse gas emissions, European third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and ports have started to green their own operations. Many have introduced new products and services to provide shippers with sustainable transport and logistics options in order to help organizations bet... More
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The case for private fleetsBy John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor, November 1, 2009Private fleet managers have heard all the arguments against their very existence: It’s a cost center; they’re inefficient; fleets eat away corporate profits; we’re in the widget business not the transportation business. “Private fleet justification exercises are a fact of life at many companies—more so perhaps in tough economic times” More
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Management Update, November 1, 2009More
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NITL Executive of the Year: Remaking the rules with Nick DiMichaelBy Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor, November 1, 2009
As shippers and carriers work together to rebuild the global economy, the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) has chosen one of the men behind the legal framework of this monumental effort as its 2009 John T. McCullough Award—an honor also known as the NITL Executive of the Year. Nicholas J.
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Six secrets of supply chain planning mastersMark Pearson, November 1, 2009Consider the new landscape facing today’s supply chain managers: new global supply sources; customized products and services; faster product development life cycles; emerging markets and customer segments. Small wonder that supply chain planning is more complex now than ever. But what exactly are the toughest challenges and how are they being surmounted? Answering these questions was the ... More
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Logistics technology: The last mile for supply chain managementBob Trebilcock, MMH Executive Editor, October 30, 2009When it comes to the supply chain, inventory management stops at the distribution center dock door for most companies. Yes, a retail chain may have an inventory management program to track the inventory inside its stores, but it's still in a silo. Often, there is a disconnect between the inventory in the store and the inventory in the warehouse. More
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Ocean shipping/global logistics: Port Tracker report calls for 12.7 million TEU for 2009 retail import cargo volumeJeff Berman, Group News Editor, October 22, 2009Like last month, estimates for total 2009 import cargo volume at major U.S. container ports have been revised upward, according to the monthly Port Tracker report by IHS Global Insight and the National Retail Federation (NRF). More
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Green logistics: Industry expert cites ways of going green and cutting costs at the same timeSean Murphy, Associate Editor, October 21, 2009It's possible to go green without going into the red, and supply chain management by definition is geared to do just that, according to a veteran supply chain expert and educator More
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