Technology

Iran Increases Port Capacity to 184 Million Tons

March 12, 2013

The total capacity of Iranian ports has increased by 80 million tons during the past eight years, reaching 184 million tons, IRNA quoted Iranian roads and urban development Minister Ali Nikzad as saying.

Indian Railway Freight Rates Rise Five Percent

March 12, 2013

Procurement Leaders

Plans to increase coal rail freight rates by 5.7 percent across India have been outlined in the national Railway Budget 2013-14. India's Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal published proposals to raise the freight rate on coal from Rs 685.10 per tonne to Rs 724.80 - a jump of 5.79 percent.

Airfreight Leaders Demand Trade Barriers Lowered

March 12, 2013

Handy Shipping Guide

The latest communication from the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG), a body which packs in all the heavy hitters involved in the supply chain, from forwarding agents to airlines, makes very plain the views of the air cargo industry regarding the recently stalled Doha Round of trade negotiations held under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and specifically designed to lower trade barriers and simplify processes, particularly to allow two way market access to developing countries.

China's Logistics Value to Develop 10 Percent in 2013

March 12, 2013

Trans Reporter

China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) made a preliminary estimation that China's social logistics value, the collective value of all logistics operations in the country, and the industry's added value, will be growing at a rate of 10 percent in 2013, and that there's little chance that the percentage logistics costs take up in the gross domestic product will drop.

Supply Chain Risk Challenges Must Be Addressed

March 12, 2013

Area Development

According to a new survey of 600 executives from Deloitte "” "The Ripple Effect: How Manufacturing and Retail Executives View the Growing Challenge of Supply Chain Risk" "” global executives are increasingly concerned about the growing risks to their supply chains and costly negative impacts such as margin erosion and inability to keep up with demand.

AIG Offers New Product for Transportation and Logistics Industry

March 12, 2013

IBR

American International Group (AIG) has introduced a new product under its NextGen Protection family to address requirements of transportation and logistics industry. Over Â£73 million has been awarded from Round 2 of the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI) to 12 national supply chain projects, and a further Â£140 million will be invested by business.

DHL to Spend $52.5m on Indonesia Positioning

March 12, 2013

Trans Reporter

DHL Supply Chain will invest $52.5m over the next few years to further strengthen its position in Indonesia. By 2015, the company plans to increase its transportation fleet by over 100 percent up from its fleet of 370 vehicles at present and grow its staff strength by over 70 percent from its current base of some 2,250 employees.

Top Companies to Boost Predictive Analytics Technology Spending

March 12, 2013

Procurement Leaders

Most high-performing companies will manage their business processes using real-time predictive analytics or "extreme collaboration" by 2016.

Best Practices for an Effective Mobile Strategy: From Device Management to RFID

March 12, 2013

Martin Jack, Chief Technology Officer, Barcoding, Inc.

Best-in-Class Capabilities Define the Difference in Sales & Operations Planning

March 12, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: Sales and operations planning (S&OP) still remains a challenge for many organizations. In Aberdeen Group's recent report, S&OP: A Critical Process for Superior Performance, we identified that more than half of the companies (56 percent) that are not best-in-class do not yet have a formalized S&OP process in place. The question becomes "Why and what are the differences between best-in-class and all others?" The answer can be found by examining differences between them for process and organizational capabilities. - Bryan Ball, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Aberdeen Supply Chain practice

Technology

The latest news, analysis and trends regarding technology solutions and their impact on supply chain management. New technologies in forecasting and demand planning, supply chain visibility, big data analytics, the internet of things (IoT), cloud and software as a service (SaaS), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and transportation management systems (TMS) and WMS are transforming the way companies do business - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving operations through their strategic use of supply chain technology solutions.