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There is still no good business for transport companies...
in Supplychainer, on November 17, 2009
...les outlook for logistics companies especially in the U.S.
Before the latest economic bust, the freight industry enjoyed a very happy holiday season when retailers stocked their shelves with every...
Dreaming in Italian? Take a Video Tour of the Bertone Collection
in carzz.org, on October 28, 2009
... Wagon, about which they said "with three guys onboard, and all our luggage, that car pulled like a freight train and cruised effortlessly all the way up to 190KPH! Passing was no problem—from 2000 to...
Damco uses dashboard for carbon emissions reporting in its operations
in Supplychainer, on July 31, 2009
... Damco , the freight-forwarding branch of Copenhagen, Denmark-based Maersk Group, is introducing what it calls a supply chain carbon dashboard, a graphic that allows customers to track carbon emis...
The world's oldest bible reunited online
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-08
...ocial
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in Wangtam, on 2009-05-12
... optimize user experience | W3 SIMULATOR
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Fedex announces the quarter earnings are down 75 percent
in Supplychainer, on March 22, 2009
...t on the transportation sector, especially the sales of logistics service provider as there is less freight to be relocated. The new quarterly earnings of Fedex is one evidence of this:
Net income f...
Subway awards C.H. Robinson 'Supply Chain Partner of the Year'
in Supplychainer, on September 1, 2008
...e. "C.H. Robinson assisted us with the development and implementation of our two-phase managed freight solution, our transportation Center and our portfolio freight bidding. This has resulted...
FedEx Freight provides five supply chain scholarships for University of Arkansas
in Supplychainer, on August 7, 2008
... According to a press release by University of Arkansas, FedEx Freight has provided five scholarships to students in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas through th...
Supply and demand planning in the military
in Supplychainer, on July 21, 2008
...ider (here russian forces), they have kept the costs down and have gotton rid of maintenance of air freight.
Do you have more ideas for improving SCM in this area?
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XTL wins excellence award for green transportation
in Supplychainer, on July 1, 2008
... latest emissions standards. In addition, the company also supports industry efforts through its ecoFREIGHT initiatives, which are aimed at reducing environmental and health impacts of freight transpo...
DHL U.S. starts with organizational change after rising losses
in Supplychainer, on June 6, 2008
...ake in its operation is the decision to focus on the UPS Aviation component and outsource its air freight movement to its parcel competitor. In the time of high fuel cost, DHL has to be efficie...
DHL opens a €300 million facility in Leipzig, Germany
in Supplychainer, on May 29, 2008
...sa, called AeroLogic, will also use Leipzig as its home airport when it officially begins express freight operations in spring 2009.
In an effort to reduce its CO2 footprint, the hub also has 1,000 s...
Postal Service Issues Advisory on Work at Home "Reshipping" Scam
in Home Based Business, on May 3, 2008
... out using the prepaid shipping labels the company supplies. There is a very legit business called freight forwarding that does this sort of thing, but this is not it. In this case the victim is recei...
Truck companies are using new strategies to combat rising fuel prices
in Supplychainer, on April 25, 2008
...nies have started to look for new strategies to reduce the amount of diesel used:
- Analyzing the freight portfolio carefully and look for ways to decrease the weight (e.g. packaging removal where p...
Coca Cola updates its JDA Supply Chain Pack
in Supplychainer, on March 12, 2008
...ware solution," Frankenberg added.
Coca-Cola Consolidated also utilizes JDA Collaborate, JDA Freight Audit & Payment and JDA Shipment Execution, all powered by Manugistics.
...
New Webcast in Transportation Cost Reduction
in Supplychainer, on February 20, 2008
...a suitable transport Spend Management system, this will lead to around 9% cost reduction in the freight cost at the end of the day. The speaker in the webcast will be Ian Hobkirk of Aberdeen Group...
Meter Magic
in carzz.org, on February 20, 2008
...Why fumble for change next time you pull up to a parking meter. Want a way to avoid the freight using good old ingenuity?
Take a peek -
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Unique Drives - Hamburg
in carzz.org, on February 16, 2008
...nwerder. What makes the tunnel so unique is that the entry points on each side of the river are via freight elevators.
Due to the small size of the tunnel, by modern standards, it is now used mostly ...
Agistix uses Oracle's on-demand offering
in Supplychainer, on January 28, 2008
...productivity.
In terms of practical examples of these improvements, Fox explained how when a heavy freight shipment needs to go out for bid, the bid first goes out to the heavy freight carriers the A...
Coast-to-Coast by Rail in a Classic Cadillac
in Classical Drives, on January 24, 2008
...d with my "engineer" communicating with train controllers we could easily be slotted into freight and passenger schedules. Of course any sane person might wonder why I'd want to do this....
Best Trucking companies of the year 2007
in Supplychainer, on December 25, 2007
... companies in the U.S.
This year's list in Less than Truckload includes YRC Worldwide, Fedex Freight and Con-way Freight as top 3 and also Swift Transportation Co., Schneider National and ...
DHL buys out remaining share of Sinotrans-Exel JV in China
in Supplychainer, on December 23, 2007
... was reported that DHL had expressed interest in bidding for a 50 percent stake in Exel-Sinotrans freight forwarding Co Ltd, a joint venture between Exel LLC, an affiliate of Deutsche Post. DHL...
Agility wins Best Airfreight Forwarder at Supply Chain Asia Awards
in Supplychainer, on November 26, 2007
... Agility was the winner of the Best Airfreight Forwarder Award at the inaugural Supply Chain Asia Awards at a glittering ceremony in Hong Kong.
According to AME Info. , Olaf Tauschke, Agili...
Oops, We Forgot to Order Rock Band says Best Buy
in XboxSpace, on November 22, 2007
... the products they want in our stores. Sometimes situations beyond our control such as shipping and freight issues can make it difficult for a customer to obtain what they are looking for," Best ...
British Airways Bans Kayaks
in The Outdoor Weblog, on October 24, 2007
...ds and sails
surfboards
kayaks or canoes
pole vaults
javelins
Please contact your local freight company to arrange carriage for any items that exceed the permitted weight and size. ...
Elmer's Selects Kewill´s Order Fulfillment Solution
in Supplychainer, on September 25, 2007
Iconic glue producer Elmer's Products has tapped a solution from Kewill as part of an initiative to streamline its order to fulfillment process and to fully automate the company's four distribution facilities.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with facilities in Statesville, Ann Arbor...
Indian railways pilots RFID for improving wagon efficiency
in The RFID Weblog, on September 10, 2007
...ailway networks in the world carrying more than sixteen million passengers and one million tones of freight everyday and if you are a person who keeps tab on what all is happening around the world the...
University of Arkansas is ranked 13 in supply chain education
in Supplychainer, on August 25, 2007
...that's quite an improvement!
The Supply Chain Management Research Center has cosponsored FedEx Freight International Graduate Logistics Case competition for the past four years, which has enabled...
Schwedische Stahlindustrie setzt auf RFID
in RFID Weblog, on 24.08.07
...it is traveling. Each tag is encoded with its own unique ID number and the wagon number of the freight car to which it is attached.
Die Kosten für die Implementierung wird mit 100.000 Euro beziffer...
Averitt Express Opens Supply Chain Solutions Facility on Mexican Border
in Supplychainer, on August 22, 2007
... Averitt Express , provider of provides freight transportation services, is strengthening its international service offering with the opening of a new Supply Chain Solutions facility in Pharr/McAll...
New gathering about container security issues in the Middle East
in Supplychainer, on August 22, 2007
Dubai, UAE will host a gathering in November 2007 on issues related to security of the containers. With under investment by ports, there is currently a debate that whether governments should enforce laws regarding the use of relevant technology or not. So Telematics Update , a U.K. based res...
Canada Organizes First SCL Green Supply Chain Award
in Supplychainer, on August 16, 2007
...ce through:
• identifying goals to reduce the fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from freight facility operations;
• developing an action plan detailing how each of these goals will be ach...
Kehe Food Distributors Implements RedPrairie Supply Chain Suite
in Supplychainer, on August 6, 2007
...olutions will replace its custom legacy systems, providing better overall inventory control , freight savings and labor management.
Kehe plans to implement the RedPrairie solutions at their mai...
2007: A busy year for M&A activities in Logistics
in Supplychainer, on July 19, 2007
After the busy 2006 in which there were approximately $7 billion in mergers and acquisition activity in the transportation and logistics market, activity in this space through the first seven months of this year appears to be maintaining that momentum, according to Logistics Management Ma...
The logistics world is waking up to the enormous potential of the halal industry
in Supplychainer, on July 12, 2007
...various players in the logistics industry to climb aboard the process including ports, shipping and freight forwarding, warehousing and handling facilities. Abdullah maintains that this area still nee...
Now there is a greater need for simulation than ever
in Supplychainer, on June 14, 2007
... Eric Joiner of Freight Dawg provided a nice comment for my previous post "Can simulation benefit supply chain organizations?" which I brought here without any change:
To my mind th...
Con-way Truckload initiative takes driver shortage head-on
in Supplychainer, on June 5, 2007
...Management. "With a consistent driver base, we are better able to understand our shipper's freight transport needs. Our ultimate goal...is to provide the best possible service to these custom...
Pretty in Pink - The New Power Color
in Bizinformer, on May 17, 2007
...e woman of today who likes to look sweet and fresh in pink but who is more powerful that a speeding freight train.
SheKnows is a wonderful combination of all of the magazines in the grocery store c...
Seko and Synergy partner to offer integrated supply chain services for UK shippers
in Supplychainer, on May 9, 2007
... SEKO , a global provider of freight forwarding and logistics solutions announced its strategic partner in the UK has established a new marketing partnership with SYNERGY , a London-based retail l...
Dallas establishes the biggest logistics park in North America
in Supplychainer, on May 8, 2007
One of the reasons that made me go to Spain Last August was the plans of the Aragon's local government in Spain to establish the biggest logistics park in Europe. After visiting the park's facilities in Zaragoza, Spain; I was incredibly amazed by the idea of establishing a hub to offer in...
FedEx introduces next-business-day delivery service in China
in Supplychainer, on April 1, 2007
...ervice was that up to 90 percent of its international customers have expressed interest in domestic freight forwarding services.
"The potential of our domestic-only customer base is enormous, an...
MIT Engineers design Interplanetary Supply Chain
in Supplychainer, on March 29, 2007
... If you think shipping freight from Cincinnati to El Paso is challenging, imagine trying to deliver an oxygen generation unit from the Earth to a remote location on the moon.
By 2020, NASA plans ...
Nippon Cargo Airlines uses Boeing's Service-Chain Solution
in Supplychainer, on March 24, 2007
...es ' spare-parts inventory under a program designed to improve spare-parts availability for the freight carrier while reducing operating costs.
Under the Integrated Materials Management (IMM) pro...
Future of forwarding industry: How does it look like?
in Supplychainer, on March 6, 2007
...nother one in the future, I will provide a summary of it. Enjoy!
What does the future hold for the freight forwarding industry as a whole, and for mid-sized service providers specifically?
"Glob...
IBM, i2 & SaaS
in The CIO Weblog, on March 5, 2007
... investments to deliver the i2 hosted and subscription-based transportation management solution, i2 FreightMatrix.
i2 FreightMatrix is an internet-based software as a service (SaaS) solution designe...
U.S. railroad: still going down!
in Supplychainer, on February 19, 2007
... United States railroads freight traffic continue to be hampered by winter storms, as traffic was down again for the week ending January 27 compared to the corresponding week in 2006, according to d...
More on the Citigroup lawsuit
in Sox First, on February 9, 2007
...ding. The case revolves around the alleged conflict of interest Citigroup found itself in with the freight company Toll's $A5.5 billion ($US3.9 billion) takeover offer for stevedoring outfit pa...
Airlines face cartel class action
in Sox First, on February 2, 2007
...art of a secret cartel that used fuel, security and war-risk surcharges artificially to inflate air freight prices.
The lawsuit was lodged in the Australian Federal Court by class action specialist ...
Sample Business Plans D-F
in Biz Plan Hacks, on December 29, 2006
...urer - Soy Products Jean's Tofu Delight
Foosball Bar Tavern Foosball Hall
Freight Brokerage Silicon Freight Brokers
Furniture - Office - Retail WorkChairs
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UPS in trouble !
in Supplychainer, on December 28, 2006
...he Supply Chain Solutions reductions on Oct. 19, they told analysts that UPS's Supply Chain and Freight segment, which includes Supply Chain Solutions, UPS Freight and several smaller subsidiaries...
New trends for the price of rail transport
in Supplychainer, on December 18, 2006
...into account some of Wall Street's price forecasts, we now predict the escalation rate for rail-freight service will be 7.9% in the final quarter of 2006 compared to the same period a year ago, no...
New trends for the price of sea transport
in Supplychainer, on December 9, 2006
...fferent modes of transportation)
In October 2006, another 3.6% price hike beset shippers who moved freight via inland waterways. Recent discussions with shippers indicated that continuing price hikes...
New trends in prices of air transport
in Supplychainer, on December 6, 2006
...ober. Here is part of some summary of their analysis:
New analysis of trends in the domestic air freight industry has resulted in a substantial revision in our forecast. In October, the average pri...
UPS to cut 1,200 supply chain jobs
in Supplychainer, on October 23, 2006
...siness First , in a conference call with analysts, company officials said UPS' Supply Chain and Freight segment, which includes UPS Supply Chain Solutions, UPS Freight and several other smaller su...
University of Arkansas awards supply chain scholarships
in Supplychainer, on October 21, 2006
...low. Sisti is a senior and a Walton College Honor Fellow. He completed a summer internship with ABF Freight System and is currently interning at Nestle Purina. Both are pursuing transportation and dis...
Global logistics: latest version of Audax's FCS provides Management Console and will appeal to global manufacturers looking to become their own 4PL
in Supplychainer, on October 18, 2006
...les 4PLs to get an even better view of what is happening in
the delivery pipeline, where FCS tracks freight from when it exits the factory to final
delivery.
"FCS allows manufacturers to get a b...
Bootstrapper brings social conscience to entrepreneurship (Part 1)
in BootStrapMe, on October 16, 2006
... over potential customers, she jumped at the opportunity.
"We were trying to catch up with a freight train that was already moving," Styles said.
Styles and her husband of six years, Octa...
FWL Technologies wins Asian Logistics Award
in Supplychainer, on October 10, 2006
... 5th Asia Logistics Awards in Singapore last night following a poll of 9,000 readers of Lloyds' Freight Transport Buyer Asia and a final round of evaluation by an international panel of logistics ...
Great Flying Fiction
in The Aviation Weblog, on October 7, 2006
...ad taken off from St. Antony in the Caribbean to deliver the ten priceless paintings and a cargo of freight to Bermuda but somehow the aircraft seemed to have gone in the wrong direction and flew into...
FedEx completes purchase of Watkins Motor Lines
in Supplychainer, on September 11, 2006
... and Watkins Canada Express, Watkins' LTL carrier in Canada, to FedEx National LTL and Fedex Freight Canada will begin immediately, according to a FedEx release.
"FedEx Freight, FedE...
UPS opens big Canadian supply chain facility
in Supplychainer, on September 10, 2006
...apabilities in Canada and making a link with UPS Canada's transportation network of package and freight services. It will provide order fulfillment operations; critical parts deployment, and freig...
Labour row looms as TNT finds buyer of supply chain unit
in Supplychainer, on September 6, 2006
There is a rumbling of an escalating dispute between transport sector trade unions and Netherlands-based express and logistics company TNT over labour issues, notably in Australia. This follows TNT's decision to sell its international logistics division, which includes a joint ventur...
New research report by Prologis on freight transportation strategies
in Supplychainer, on August 20, 2006
...lities and services, released the latest edition of the ProLogis Supply Chain Review dubbed Moving Freight Today-How Shippers are Creating Greater Capacity, Reliability, and Rate Stability.
Accord...
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) has selected Ryder System as its supply chain logistics partner
in Supplychainer, on August 19, 2006
... on-site management, procurement of transportation, routing instructions, compliance management and freight bill audit and payment. iGPS is spearheading a shift in the pallet -rental business fr...
P&G reduces costs using Warehouse Optimization's Automatic Vehicle Load Building system
in Supplychainer, on July 18, 2006
...care distribution manager, "In our operations, AutoVLB has saved more than 7% on replenishment freight and reduced the need for manual intervention. This is a significant initiative in P&G...
EC reveals new logistics plans
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2006
...n tracking products through transportation.
This comes as part of a wider EC initiative to improve freight transport logistics so as to improve competitiveness while cutting pollution and congestion,...
Stories of 11 bootstrap entrepreneurs told
in BootStrapMe, on July 4, 2006
..., Christopher's company, Kitty Hawk Group Inc., had grown to a $108 million air freight service with a fleet of 21 planes.
• In 1985, Kevin E. Kelly founded Value Added Distribution with $100 in ...
East Coast Express 2
in PCGamers Blog, on June 14, 2006
...39;s developer, Europeanbahn. Also featured are GNER locomotives and coaches, the Class 225 and 43, freight wagons plus Mark 1 & 2's. Stations depicted along the route include York, Doncaster,...
New research by Supply Chain Consortium on Carrier Sourcing Strategies
in Supplychainer, on May 26, 2006
...their capabilities and network.
-- Collect the data needed by carriers to aggressively bid on your freight. Leverage the characteristics of your freight that are attractive to carriers.
-- Build tru...
DaVinci Gets smart
in carzz.org, on May 19, 2006
...aising chase scene, speeding backwards along a footpath, just making it across the road between two freight trucks coming from opposite directions. Sadly this clever product placement may be somewhat ...
