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Transportation Management: How to Fight The High Cost Of Moving Freight Transportation and warehousing cost U.S. companies more than $1 trillion in 2005, and the price tag continues to rise.  |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
U.S. Logistics Costs Hit Record High Good supply chain practices are helping keep a rough situation from getting worse.  |
IndustryWeek August 19, 2009 |
Logistics On a Bumpy Road to Recovery Supply chains are being redefined as a reaction to the recession. Are you prepared for a recovery?  |
IndustryWeek July 21, 2010 |
Offshoring May Have Extended the Recession Companies with far-flung supply chains tended to react slower to the global recession.  |
IndustryWeek July 20, 2011 David Blanchard |
Recovery Not Reaching Supply Chain Yet ' Weak growth' is about the best we can expect through the end of 2011.  |
IndustryWeek July 11, 2012 |
Railroads Are Back in Style for Freight Transportation As trucking gets bogged down by regulations and labor challenges, railroads are resurgent.  |
IndustryWeek August 17, 2011 |
No Transportation Relief in Sight Changes within the transportation industry are reducing the number of affordable options for manufacturers.  |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2003 David Drickhamer |
Special Delivery Logistics service providers want to manage your supply chain. Are they ready?  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
Global Logistics is on the Move Oil isn't getting any cheaper, but manufacturers can at least control their transportation costs if they collaborate with their logistics providers.  |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
10 Strategies to Drive Down Your Transportation Spend Learn how to reduce overall transportation spending while increasing the efficiency of your supply chain.  |
IndustryWeek July 1, 2007 David Blanchard |
3PLs Flourish As Manufacturers Stick To What They Do Best Manufacturers are learning sometimes it's better to let somebody else do the work.  |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
You Can't Slow Down The Supply Chain Manufacturers are responding to high fuel prices by restructuring their logistics operations.  |
Food Processing August 2010 |
Logistics Q&A: Why do CEOs of midsized companies need to be concerned about supply chain management? A new series focusing on plant operations and logistics.  |
IndustryWeek June 20, 2012 |
Freight Costs Recover Faster than the Economy Transportation costs are outpacing the slow rise in shipment volumes.  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
Supply Chain Solutions A roundup of the latest supply chain technology applications for the manufacturing industries.  |
Entrepreneur March 2010 Jennifer Lawler |
The Logic of Thirds How tapping into third-party logistics companies can help save you money.  |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2007 David Blanchard |
Logistics in the Process Industries: By The Numbers Over 60% of best-in-class manufacturers have implemented a transportation management system.  |
IndustryWeek October 19, 2011 |
Supply Chain Talent Needs to Be Spread Around More There aren't enough good supply chain managers to go around, so look outside the usual channels for more talent.  |
IndustryWeek March 16, 2011 |
The Recovery Is Going to Cost You Manufacturers should plan now to pay more for transportation as the economy improves.  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2002 David Drickhamer |
Logistics And Distribution -- Rough Road Ahead Logistics and distribution managers face an unmarked path in their pursuit of a strategic advantage...  |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2006 David Blanchard |
Protecting The Global Supply Chain The world hasn't gotten much safer since Sept. 11. Fortunately, the benefits of securing your supply chain are real and quantifiable.  |
IndustryWeek May 1, 2006 Jonathan Katz |
Continuous Improvement -- Meeting At The Crossdock Eastman Kodak has realized "savings in the millions" in transportation and inventory costs by implementing lean logistics.  |
IndustryWeek July 1, 2006 Jill Jusko |
Outsoucing: Supply-Chain Stretch With a little help from vendor partners, manufacturers meet growing value-chain challenges.  |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2007 David Blanchard |
Transportation Costs are Down -- Will the Economy Follow? In the short term, manufacturers will enjoy cheap and readily available transportation.  |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
Portrait of Best-in-Class Transportation Management When it comes to transportation management, a manufacturer's customers basically care about one thing, and one thing only: Get the products delivered on time.  |
IndustryWeek April 20, 2011 |
Asian Manufacturers Consider Nearshoring, Too Even in Asia, manufacturers are adopting 'close to home' supply chain strategies.  |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2007 David Blanchard |
Logistics Costs Are Trending Downward Although rail costs are up, trucking costs continue to decline.  |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2005 Doug Bartholomew |
Cargo Crunch! Responding to last autumn's gridlock of cargo ships in the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, manufacturers are bringing sourcing back to North America, using more air freight and building inventories.  |
IndustryWeek July 20, 2009 David Blanchard |
Five Keys to Supply Chain Success in India India presents many opportunities to U.S. manufacturers, but just as many operational challenges.  |
Food Processing August 2010 |
Logistics Q&A: What risk does a CEO take on by not being concerned about supply chain management? A new series focusing on plant operations and logistics.  |
Food Engineering February 1, 2007 |
Where's my Supply Chain? To succeed, food supply chains need to better integrate their disparate information and make it available to those who need it.  |
IndustryWeek May 1, 2007 David Blanchard |
Supply Chains Also Work In Reverse Manufacturers are discovering profits in the "lost world" of returned products.  |
IndustryWeek June 22, 2011 |
Are You Sure It's Cheaper to Go Offshore? Third-party logistics providers are helping manufacturers better understand the total cost of their supply chains.  |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
Manufacturers Are Passing the Buck on Their Green Supply Chains Logistics companies are being asked to foot the bill for their customers' green initiatives.  |
IndustryWeek April 15, 2009 David Blanchard |
Short-Term Strategies Are in Vogue in 2009 Cost management projects supersede long-term IT implementations.  |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 |
Viewpoint -- Technology Enables Supply Chain Innovation At Sun Sun Microsystems uses a "one-touch" supply chain.  |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2006 David Blanchard |
Strategies On Becoming A Carrier's Preferred Customer Companies demand capacity, reliability and rate stability from their freight providers.  |
IndustryWeek June 17, 2009 David Blanchard |
How to Select a 3PL Look for a third-party logistics provider that can help you optimize your supply chain network.  |
Information Today August 21, 2014 |
Ingram Takes On Kendall Hunt's Supply Management Ingram's third-party logistics services for publishers help with supply chain management functions such as integrated warehousing, inventory management, and print and digital distribution solutions.  |
Inc. September 2008 |
Top 10 Industries by Median Revenue Travel tops the list of the top ten industries by revenue.  |
Food Processing September 2010 |
Logistics Q&A: How Technology Has Changed Logistics An ask-the-expert series focusing on food plant operations and logistics.  |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2009 David Blanchard |
10 Supply Chain Initiatives to Survive and Thrive in this Downturn There are ways supply chain executives at manufacturers, distributors, and retailers can survive and a few ways to thrive in this downturn.  |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
Cross-Docking: By The Numbers The top ten benefits to adopting a cross-docking strategy in your warehouse.  |
IndustryWeek June 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
How to Select a Third Party Logistics Provider A five-step process for getting a good start on a successful 3PL relationship.  |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2006 Doug Bartholomew |
Manufacturers Find Business Intelligence Elusive Real-time data is the key to greater operations visibility.  |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
Supply Chain Solutions A quick round-up of the latest supply chain technology offerings.  |
The Motley Fool December 14, 2009 Stephen Mauzy |
Trucking Keeps On ... Well, You Know As the economy improves, so will trucking stocks.  |
Entrepreneur February 2007 Laurel Delaney |
Trading Tools Gain an edge by managing global shipments online. These web-based applications can help you do just that.  |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2005 Tonya Vinas |
IW Value-Chain Survey: A Map Of The World A 2005 Value-Chain Survey sets benchmarks for global manufacturers in procurement, new product development, supply-chain planning and logistics.  |
IndustryWeek July 1, 2007 David Blanchard |
Four Questions To Ask A 3PL Here are four key points manufacturers should consider before you plan to outsource your supply chain and logistics management efforts to a third-party logistics provider.  |