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Views on the Road to Supply Chain Transformation

August 1, 2013

Comfort with the status quo is the biggest barrier to supply chain transformation, which makes sense since true transformation is both painful and difficult, say Trissential's Rich Sherman and Robert Sabath, two long-time supply chain evangelists.

Airfreight Volume Improves in June, But Cargo Growth Continues to Be Fragile

August 1, 2013

IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released June figures showing a 1.2-percent year-on-year expansion in global air freight demand. Although weak, this is an improvement when compared to the 0.9-percent year-on-year demand growth recorded in May and the 0.1-percent growth realized over the first half of the year.

CargoSphere Creates Tool to Manage Carrier Contract Data

July 31, 2013

CargoSphere

CargoSphere, vendor of a network for managing global freight rates for the ocean and air transportation and logistics industries, has introduced its Smart Upload and Diagnostics Solution (SUDS).

How's Life After Air Force's Enterprise Combat Support System Was Shot Down?

July 31, 2013

Mark Douglas, USAF Col. (Ret.) and Defense Client Executive, ARRAY Info Tech

With the federal CIO's push to end wasteful spending, and a new mandate to work more effectively with the tools already in place - what's next for the United States Air Force?

To Increase Rental Income, Are Banks That Control Warehouses Slowing Load-out of Inventory?

July 31, 2013

CFO

Tim Weiner, global risk manager of commodities and metals at MillerCoors LLC, smells a rat in his supply chain. He believes bank holding companies, through their control and ownership of stores of aluminum, are inflating the metal's prices.

Cheap Natural Gas Powers Boom in U.S. Chemicals Industry

July 31, 2013

Bloomberg Business Week

Ships sailing north from Chile are bringing an unusual cargo to the United States: chemical factories.

DHL Releases Mobile App for Ocean, Airfreight

July 30, 2013

Arabian Supply Chain

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight arm of Deutsche Post DHL, has launched a mobile app for customers to track their ocean and airfreight shipments.

Automating Global Trade at GE Healthcare

July 30, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

GE Healthcare needed an automated solution to screen its many global customers against restricted and denied parties lists, but that solution also had to work seamlessly with multiple existing ERP systems. George Grabher, ITC Program Leader at GE Healthcare, explains how a global trade management solution from Amber Road meets these needs.

Making the Supply Chain a Better Career Path for Women

July 30, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Ann Drake, CEO of DSC Logistics and one of the few female chief executives in the logistics industry, discusses the supply chain as a career path for women and the goals of AWESOME (Achieving Womens' Excellence in Supply Chain Operations, Management and Education), a new organization that she founded.

Driving Innovation in 3PL Relationships

July 29, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

To retain and keep profitable customers in today's economic environment, 3PLs must provide innovative solutions that make the supply chain more efficient for both the customer and the provider, says John Dillon of APL Logistics.