Logistics & supply chain - Articles - Page 44

The Current State of Routing

October 22, 2013

Gavain McDonald, Director, Route Optimization Solutions, Airclic

Executives want to know that their organization isn't wasting time or money. For logistics organizations, that means trucks should only be doing what is necessary to support the business, and nothing else, to ensure that time and money are invested only in value adding activities.

International Business Growth Stimulates Robust Global Trade Management Solutions Sales

October 21, 2013

ARC Advisory Group

Global trade management (GTM) solutions streamline and automate processes related to customs and regulatory compliance, global logistics, and trade financing. By doing so, GTM solutions facilitate the flow of information, money and goods in global trade supply chains that include buyers, sellers and intermediaries, including customs agencies, banks, and freight forwarders.

Ethnographic Studies Lead to New-Product Successes

October 18, 2013

Industry Week

Many a company has a "customer first" approach, and improvement methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma start with the "voice of the customer". So what is the point in trying to solve modern-day business problems with ethnography methods that many people still exclusively associate with anthropology?

Amazon's On-site Presence in Clients' Warehouses Reportedly Upsets Some Retailers

October 18, 2013

Storefront Backtalk

Recently, its rivals were reportedly upset after details of Amazon's warehouse arrangement with Procter & Gamble and other major suppliers were revealed.

There Is 'Sense of Optimism' About U.S. Manufacturing, Study Suggests

October 18, 2013

Appliance

Improvement in a number of indexes suggest optimism for the manufacturing sector in the coming three to six months, according to the quarterly MAPI Business Outlook.

Most Companies 'Flying Blind' Without Timely Access to Info on Global Customers, Suppliers, Forecasts or Finances

October 18, 2013

The Hackett Group

While many large companies are aggressively pursuing globalization of their products and brands, the large majority are flying blind, without the ability to truly see what is happening globally or make adjustments, according to new research from The Hackett Group Inc.

Government Shutdown Didn't Help Already Glum Predictions for Holiday Season Spending

October 18, 2013

Los Angeles Times

Retail sales were lagging long before the government shutdown, but the hit that the economy took from the closure didn't help things at all. Now, the National Retail Federation, the industry's top trade group, said that shoppers this year planned to reduce spending on presents and holiday preparations.

French Utility Uses RFID Tech to Keep Tabs on Turbines, Parts

October 17, 2013

RFID Journal

While most energy in France is supplied by nuclear energy facilities, at times of high load, utility company Ã‰lectricitÃ© de France (EDF) relies on natural gas to meet those increased demands. When those (usually dormant) natural gas turbines are powered up to supply additional energy, it is critical that they function properly.

After Upbeat Summer, Truckload Volume Begins to Dip in September

October 16, 2013

DAT

After a summer of strong, steady activity, spot market truckload freight volume showed a seasonal decline, dipping 5.3 percent in September compared to August, according to the DAT North American Freight Index.

Despite Cutbacks, Air France-KLM Says It Plans to Stay in the Maindeck Airfreight Business

October 16, 2013

Air Cargo World

The Air France-KLM group (AF-KL) has pledged to remain in the maindeck cargo business, despite further reductions in its freighter complement. In a media briefing at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, Erik Varwijk, executive vice president of Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo, said that over the next two years, the group will shed four of its current 14 freighters.