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Managing Freight in a Challenging Economy
Dan Goodwill, President, Dan Goodwill & Associates, Inc. |March 12, 2010
The economic crisis has provided shippers a great opportunity to step back and rethink their logistics and supply chain operations to see where they can pull costs out of the system and become more efficient, says consultant Dan Goodwill. “Everyone knows that beating up on carriers to bring costs...>more

Outsourcing Back Office Procedures
Steve Huntley, President & Owner, SCML Logistics |March 10, 2010
When it comes to logistics, outsourcing is not limited to transportation and warehousing, says Steve Huntley, president and owner of SCML Logistics. Huntley explains how outsourcing back-office functions can enable companies to concentrate on their core business and improve such procedures as data...>more

The ABC’s of Transportation Costing
Paul Dugent, VP, Pricing & Traffic, Estes Express Lines |March 10, 2010
Activity-based costing is an important financial tool for trucking companies, says Paul Dugent, vice president of pricing and traffic at Estes Express Lines. Dugent explains the cost elements used by less-than-truckload carriers and how those elements are applied in the complex practice of pricing...>more

Analyzing Profitability for Motor Carriers
Ken Manning, President,Transportation Costing Group |March 10, 2010
Activity-based Costing enables motor carriers to analyze different segments of their business for profitability, says Ken Manning, president of Transportation Costing Group. But pinning profitability down precisely can be very difficult in an industry where daily changes in the weather or road...>more

No More Traditional LTLs
Brad Morris, Vice President, Marketing, AAA Cooper |March 10, 2010
The operations of less-than-truckload carries have changed so dramatically in the last two decades that they bear little resemblance to their traditional LTL ancestors, says Brad Morris, vice president of marketing at AAA Cooper, a regional LTL carrier operating in the Southeast. Morris says that...>more

Carrier Costing Systems at Work
Bill McGinley, VP Pricing & Revenue Management, Wilson Trucking Co. |March 10, 2010
Motor carriers increasingly have turned to costing systems to help navigate the difficult pricing environment brought on by the recession, says Bill McGinley, vice president of pricing and revenue management at Wilson Trucking Co. McGinley explains how these activity-based costing systems work and...>more

How to Conduct a Successful Carrier Bid
Art Nourot, Senior Director, Carrier Procurement, Unyson Logistics |February 26, 2010
Soliciting, analyzing and awarding transportation contracts through a bid process is a complex process. To get the best outcome, transportation buyers need to conduct a thorough opportunity assessment and make sure they have the infrastructure and framework in place to effectively manage the...>more

Critical Visibility And How to Get It
Simon Powell, Sr. Dir. of Log. & Plan., Samsung Telecommunications America |February 23, 2010
Good supply chain decisions depend on visibility, says Simon Powell, senor director of logistics and planning at Samsung Telecommunications America. Likewise, assessing supply chain performance, successful collaboration and reducing risk each rely on visibility. [Run Time (Min:) 12:00] >more

The Supply Chain Needs Effective Yard Management
Aleks Gollu, CEO, PINC Solutions |February 23, 2010
Manual yard operations continue to be the norm for many companies, but they are clearly losing out on substantial savings, says Aleks Gollu, CEO of PINC Solutions. Moreover, effective yard management benefits the entire supply chain. [Run Time (Min:) 8:44] >more

The Real Key To Lean Supply Chains
Adam Zak, Principal, Adam Zak Executive Search |February 17, 2010
“Lean” isn’t a collection of trendy sayings and short-term solutions. When done right, it’s the key to delivering true customer value within a company’s supply chain, according to Adam Zak, principal of Adam Zak Executive Search. [Run Time (Min:) 8:09]  >more

Getting Ready for the Age of Biogenerics
Shankar Suryanarayanan, Co-chairman of the Biotech Supply Chain Academy |February 17, 2010
A new wave of generic drugs will have major implications for pharmaceutical supply chains, says Shankar Suryanarayanan, co-chairman of the Biotech Supply Chain Academy. [Run Time (Min:) 7:48] >more

How 3PLs Are Coping With Multi-Channel Supply Chains
David Tu, President, DCL |February 17, 2010
David Tu, president of DCL, looks at the tremendous pressures that logistics providers and their customers are facing, as they balance traditional distribution and direct-to-con sumer services. [Run Time (Min:) 10:12] >more

The Impact of Generic Biotech Products on the Healthcare Supply Chain
Gillian Woollett, Chief Scientist, Engel & Novitt, LLP |February 17, 2010
Lower-cost “biosimilars” are coming to the U.S. Gillian Woollett, chief scientist with Engel & Novitt, LLP, discusses the implications for drug companies, supply-chain managers and patients. [Run Time (Min:) 7:58] >more

Why Biotech and Pharma Are Turning to Outsourcing
Angela Watson, Vice President Enterprise Sales - Healthcare Sector, UPS |February 17, 2010
Those specialized sectors, with their need for strict regulatory compliance and product control, have lagged other industries in the use of third-party service providers. But the picture is beginning to change, says Angela Watson, UPS’s vice president of enterprise sales for the healthcare sector....>more

The Supply Chain and Ending Hunger
Nick Blawat, Vice President of Supply Chain, Feeding America |February 16, 2010
There are many challenges to distributing goods donated by the food and grocery industry to food clinics around the U.S., says Nick Blawat, vice president of supply chain at Feeding America. And your task isn't made any easier when the food industry tightens its own supply chain. [Run Time (Min:)...>more


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