Logistics outsourcing - Articles - Page 264

'New Normal' for Supply Chain Industry is Slow Growth, State of Logistics Report Finds

June 24, 2013

Total U.S. business logistics costs in 2012 rose to $1.33tr, up 3.4 percent from the year before, but remaining at 8.5 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product, according to the 24th annual State of Logistics Report released by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and presented by Penske Logistics.

Heightened Cyber Security in the Enterprise

June 24, 2013

Dirk Seewald, CEO, Innominate Security Technologies

The Evolving World of Omni-Channel Logistics

June 24, 2013

Steve Banker, Service Director, Supply Chain Management, ARC Advisory Group

GE Capital Allies With Mobileye; Teams With Element Financial

June 21, 2013

GE Capital

GE Capital Fleet Services has entered into an agreement with Mobileye, giving its truck-fleet customers access to the latter's collision-avoidance system.

Steps to Successful Supply Chain Data Integration

June 21, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Data integration is the key to getting the right information to the right person at the right time, enabling supply chains to seamlessly meet customer expectations. Kristi Montgomery of Kenco Group details the key components of successful data integration.

Manufacturing, Logistics Industries Ranked in All 50 States

June 21, 2013

Ball State University

New York's manufacturing sector receives an 'F' and its logistics gets a 'C'. The situation isn't much better for several nearby states, according to the 2013 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card, an in-depth analysis from Ball State University's Center for Business and Economic Research. The report grades all 50 states, ranking several areas of the economy.

U.S. Infrastructure Bank Would Be Huge Job Generator, Bill Clinton Says

June 21, 2013

Business Week

Former President Bill Clinton, arguing for establishing a national infrastructure bank, says such a facility would create jobs in a wide array of industries.

CaroTrans Selects Agent in Philippines for Trans-Pacific Service

June 20, 2013

CaroTrans

CaroTrans, an international non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator, has entered into an agency agreement with Multifreight Consolidator System Inc. (MFCSI), an NVO in the Philippines market.

AGS Expands Tradeshow and Special Events Service

June 20, 2013

Associated Global Systems

Associated Global Systems (AGS) has enhanced its Tradeshow and Special Events Service.

Contract Logistics 'Needs New Mindset', Report Suggests

June 20, 2013

Transport Intelligence

The global contract logistics market grew by 3.4 percent in 2012 to â‚¬159.35bn ($213bn), according to Transport Intelligence's Global Contract Logistics 2013 report. However, this figure hides an increasing divergence in the performance of regional markets, with growth in emerging markets much higher than those in Europe or North America.