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UPS Looks for E-commerce to Boost Holiday Shopping Delivery; Takes on Seasonal Workers

October 29, 2013

Brick-and-mortar retailers are sweating online competition this holiday season, perhaps more than ever. But it's all upside to UPS. The shipping giant is cashing in both on internet shopping and old-school retailers trying to mimic Amazon.com - shipping inventory around the country in an incessant supply-chain shuffling.

RFID's Role in Today's Supply Chains

October 29, 2013

Tom O'Boyle, Director of RFID, Barcoding, Inc.

Three Trends Transforming Retail: Big Data, Direct-to-Store and Omni Channels

October 29, 2013

Andrew Roszko, Senior Vice President of Sales, Descartes

Surveyed SC Execs Reveal Plans to Expand DC Networks

October 29, 2013

Mark Wheeler, Director, Industry Solutions, Motorola Solutions

Why Supply Chain and Logistics Need To Be In the Cloud

October 28, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Martin Hubert, chief executive officer with Freightgate, outlines the benefits of cloud technology for supply-chain managers and logistics providers. He suggests a road map to a "collaborative, inter-connected cloud."

Average Price of Used Class 8 Trucks Better Than Expected, Study Shows

October 28, 2013

ACT Research

Used truck dealers continue to characterize business as "good" or even better than expected, although maybe not quite as strong as they had hoped, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research.

Increase in Air Cargo Increase Attributed to Middle Class Growth in China, Emerging Nations

October 25, 2013

Air Cargo World

Growth of the middle class in China and other emerging economies will contribute to the future of air cargo, said Des Vertannes, the global head of cargo at the International Air Transport Association.

Global RFID Market Expected to Reach $7.88Bn in 2013

October 25, 2013

IDTechEx Research

The RFID market will increase from $6.98bn in 2012 to $7.88bn, and will reach $23.4bn in 2020, according to a RFID sector survey by IDTechEx Research.

Meeting Ocean Vessels' Supply Needs the Old-fashioned Way

October 25, 2013

Maritime Executive

Ship suppliers are managing to weather the economic storm by putting solid and vetted business partnerships ahead of any major move towards online procurement, according to one of the industry's trade bodies.

Global Supply-Chain Planning: It's Getting Tougher

October 24, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Glen Margolis, chief executive officer of Steelwedge, describes the planning challenges that companies are facing as they cope with increasingly complex demand and supply networks.