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Reasons for Selecting 3PLs Are Changing

February 22, 2013

Analyst Insight: Third-party logistics providers continue to be the recipients of outsourcing requirements and have grown to provide a critical business capability, but the business rationale in selecting an outsourcing partner appears to be changing. The use of 3PLs remains compelling, with shipping companies continuing to report productivity gains - along with cost reduction and service enhancement - but in discussions with clients, increasingly manufacturers are looking to leverage industry best practices and process knowledge as a first priority. - Simon Ellis, Director, Supply Chain Strategies Practice, IDC Manufacturing Insights

Supply Chain Companies Anticipate Risks Against Revenues Resulting from Climate Change

February 21, 2013

Supply Chain Digital

Seventy percent of companies believe that climate change has the potential to affect their revenue significantly, according to a new report by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) in partnership with Accenture.

FFE Launches Guaranteed Service for Temp-Controlled LTL Shipments

February 21, 2013

FFE Transportation Services

FFE Transportation Services Inc. has launched a new guaranteed service for temperature-controlled less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments.

Cars Cause Auto-Truck Collisions More Than 80 Percent of the Time, Report Says

February 20, 2013

Commercial Carrier Journal

A report released by the American Trucking Associations concludes that many more times than not, car drivers are at fault when cars and trucks crash with one another. ATA's report rounded up reports from several large studies for its findings, including from agencies like the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and groups like the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute.

U-Freight's Singapore Operation Sets Up Fine Arts Division

February 19, 2013

U-Freight

U-Freight Singapore has established a new division for the shipment and handling of fine arts.

Mama, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Economists

February 19, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Is it a waste of time to make economic forecasts? Even the most respected prognosticators are wrong as often as they're right. And the most sweeping changes? Hardly anyone ever sees them coming.

Labelmaster Adds Reusable Crates to Product Offering

February 14, 2013

Labelmaster

Labelmaster, a manufacturer and distributor of items for complying with regulations on the movement of hazardous materials, has added reusable crates to its product line.

Apriso Issues Global Traceability Tool for A&D

February 14, 2013

Apriso Corp.

Apriso Corp. has made available an application for achieving global traceability of products for aerospace and defense manufacturers.

Crowley Opens Cold-Storage Warehouse in Miami

February 14, 2013

Crowley Maritime Corp.

Crowley Maritime Corp. has opened a new cold-storage warehouse in Miami, Fla.

Machine-to-Machine Application Market Grows, But Poor Security Is Major Issue, Report Finds

February 13, 2013

ABI Research

The financial golden goose egg of M2M services that has attracted the attention of carriers globally risks being thwarted by the growing security concerns in M2M applications. Porous security is exposing vulnerabilities in a large number of use-case scenarios, including SCADA systems, telemedicine, and telemetry.