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Damco CEO Discusses Company's Approach to North American Logistics Market

April 25, 2013

The number one imperative for North American shippers continues to be cost reduction and cost containment, which means that logistics providers must analyze and scrutinize operations more diligently than ever in order to find such opportunities, says Jeremy Haycock, president of Damco North America.

There's a Lot of Talk About 'Demand Driven' - Much of It Nonsense

April 24, 2013

Lora Cecere, Founder, Supply Chain Insights

The term demand driven has become vogue again, but what does it really mean? And, should it be taken one step further to orchestrate bidirectionally market-to-market in market-driven value networks? Or will companies stumble on the path by mistakenly implementing supply-centric processes and calling them demand-driven initiatives?

CSX Exec Bullish on Intermodal Growth

April 24, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Bill Clement, vice president of intermodal at CSX Transportation, thinks an additional 9 million truckloads a year could and should be moved from highway to rail, and explains why CSX is taking that message directly to shippers.

North America's 50 Most Successful 3PLs

April 24, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Whatever logistics services you need, our list of 50 providers based in North America can provide Class-A operations for you - anywhere in the world.

Though Traditional Supply Chain Collaboration Is Dead, Technology Can Help

April 18, 2013

Greg Brady, CEO, One Network Enterprises

A recent Deloitte survey of 600 executives at manufacturing and retail companies found that 63 percent were highly concerned about risks within the extended supply chain comprising vendors and customers, ranking it among their top-two concerns. The executives surveyed also cited "lack of acceptable cross-functional collaboration" as the number one obstacle to managing risk effectively. While these survey results indicating a serious lack of collaboration and coordination among trading partners are certainly worrisome, should they really come as a surprise?

Most Enterprise Asset Management Software Users Report Little to No Mobile Access

April 17, 2013

IFS North America

Users of enterprise asset management (EAM) and computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) software report low levels of access to these systems through handheld mobile devices, according to a new IFS-sponsored survey of executives from industrial companies with $50 million or more in revenue.

Ecodesk Wants You to Be Able to Compare How Sustainable Your Suppliers Are

April 15, 2013

Environmental Leader

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, Del Monte Foods and MGM Resorts are among some 25 companies that have joined an Ecodesk campaign to improve supply chain efficiency and transparency, and make it easier for businesses to measure so-called Scope 3 emissions.

Isotrak Trailer Tracking Increases Utilization

April 15, 2013

Supply Chain Europe

The latest version of Isotrak's vehicle tracking solution enables fleet operators to improve trailer utilization and cut operational costs and fleet size by as much as 10 percent, the manufacturer says. The Active Transport Management System (ATMSi) gives round-the-clock visibility of all the trailers in the fleet, identifying those in use and those underutilized.

IBM Predictive Analytics System Designed to Deter Disruptions Within Supply Chains

April 15, 2013

eWeek

IBM announced a new predictive analytics solution to help enterprises identify and root out problems that could lead to asset failure. These new business consulting services and software are aimed at helping decision makers predict and prevent damaging supply-chain disruptions.

South African Companies Must Collaborate to Improve Supply Chains

April 15, 2013

BD Live

South African companies, particularly bigger enterprises, are making significant progress in optimizing their supply chains; however, opportunities for further enhancement do exist even for the most advanced practitioners.