Logistics & supply chain - Articles - Page 57

Flexibility and Predictability Are 'Must Haves' for Abercrombie & Fitch Supply Chain

July 29, 2013

Building a supply chain that is both flexible and predictable can be a challenge, but retail giant Abercrombie & Fitch says both these qualities are essential to keeping its stores stocked with fresh fashions. Larry Grischow, supply chain vice president, explains how A&F uses global trade management to help achieve this goal.

Weakness in Asia Pacific Air Cargo Markets Continues

July 29, 2013

Air Cargo World

Prolonged weakness continued in June for the Asia Pacific air cargo markets, according to preliminary traffic figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.

HP Finds Moving Product by Rail from China to Europe Quicker, Cheaper, Environmentally Cleaner

July 29, 2013

Environmental Leader

HP is using a railroad to ship electronics manufactured in China to European markets, cutting its travel time, costs and carbon footprint in the process.

Goodman, Canada Pension Plan Board Increase Investment in Joint China Logistics Partnership

July 26, 2013

Marketwire

Goodman Group and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board jointly announced a US$500m increase to their equity allocation to Goodman China Logistics Holding (GCLH), with $400m contributed by CPPIB and $100million by Goodman.

Europe's CO3 Project: Collaboration Concepts for Co-Modality

July 26, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

The CO3 Project is an initiative funded by the European Commission to develop and roll out tools and standards that will help shippers and logistics providers identify opportunities to co-load, share capacity and shift freight from road to rail. Giventis International provides the technology platform for this project.

Globalization of the Lead Logistics Provider Model

July 26, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

The Lead Logistics Provider model is gaining traction in all areas of the world as companies that use multiple logistics providers look for help in managing that complexity, says Stefano Arganese, CEO of DHL Freight. He explains DHL's new branded service GreenLink that consolidates the company's LLP services.

Megatrends: What They Are and How They Can Help Businesses Prepare for the Future

July 23, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Megatrends are large, long-term changes coalescing today that will birth shorter-term business and societal trends of tomorrow, says Kas Kasravi, HP fellow with Hewlett-Packard. Kasravi points out a few of these megatrends and posits interesting possibilities for their impact.

Office Depot's Demand-driven, Omni-channel Supply Chain

July 22, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Previously a company with three distinct supply chains serving commercial businesses, e-commerce customers and a chain of brick-and-mortar stores, Office Depot now operates a single omni-channel supply chain with one inventory base.

Back-to-School Shopping Begins, But Sales Volume Slightly Down from Last Year So Far

July 22, 2013

ICSC

The back-to-school shopping season has already gotten underway with 29 percent of households reporting that they have begun to shop, according to a special ICSC-Goldman Sachs consumer tracking survey. While the percentage of consumers shopping for back-to-school items at this time of the season is lower than in 2012 (33 percent), it is still higher than in all other years since 2004. Although the season has officially begun, two-thirds of households reported that August is when they will do most of their back-to-school shopping.

XPO Logistics Takes Over Last-Mile Specialist 3PD

July 18, 2013

XPO

XPO Logistics Inc. has agreed to acquire all of the common stock of 3PD Inc., reportedly North America's largest non-asset, third-party provider of heavy goods, last-mile logistics, in a transaction valued at approximately $365m.