Global Supply Chain Management

The Value of Certification for Logistics Pros

May 20, 2014

Tim Brown, Dir. of Professional Education, Georgia Tech SC & Logistics Institute

Echo Global Logistics Acquires One Stop Logistics

May 20, 2014

Echo Global Logistics Inc. has acquired all of the assets of One Stop Logistics, Inc., a transportation brokerage headquartered in Watsonville, Calif.

Prologis Unveils Plans for Facilities in Japan

May 20, 2014

Zacks

Industrial real estate investment trust Prologis Inc. disclosed that it will develop three inventory logistics facilities in Japan. These facilities will span 3.2 million square feet of space and offer its clientele central distribution to Tokyo and the neighboring metropolitan area.

Emirates Unveils Dubai Cargo Terminal

May 20, 2014

Supply Chain Standard

Emirates SkyCargo's freighter fleet has started operating from its new cargo terminal at Dubai World Central’s Al Maktoum International Airport.

Productivity Dip in U.S. Tied to Lack of Investment in Workforce, Equipment

May 20, 2014

Business Week

When the U.S. economy emerged from the recession in June 2009, productivity was rising at a fast clip. Companies had spent the downturn cutting jobs and were lean and efficient. Productivity—output per hour worked—jumped 5.5 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier as workers did more with less. But as the recovery has chugged on, productivity growth has stalled, averaging less than 1 percent a year since 2011. Workers were actually less efficient in the first quarter of 2014, producing fewer goods and services per hour than they had during the previous quarter.

Employees Want to Participate in Their Company's Social Responsibility Initiatives, Study Finds

May 19, 2014

Environmental Leader

Employee engagement in corporate social responsibility activities including environmental initiatives can demonstrably improve job performance, according to research from ESMT European School of Management and Technology.

Brick-and-Mortar Stores Will Still Be Around, But They Must Provide Better 'Experience' for Shoppers

May 19, 2014

Apparel

The ubiquity of the internet and smartphones has made e-commerce and m-commerce grow by leaps and bounds. But fear not, brick-and-mortar retailers: in-store shopping isn't going anywhere. In fact, brick-and-mortar retail still drives more than 90 percent of commerce, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Internet of Things May Mean More Retail Spending, More Security Worries

May 19, 2014

FierceRetailIT

The growing Internet of Things (IoT) will bring new opportunities and challenges, not the least of which will be increased spending in retail IT and advanced security concerns.

Supply Chain Management Is Too Big a Job for Just One Person, No Matter What Their Title Is

May 19, 2014

Industry Week

To drive robust supply chain performance, many companies put one individual in charge, either a chief operations officer (COO) or a chief supply chain officer (CSCO). With the right leadership agenda these positions can make a major impact on performance. In some organizations, however, the appointment of a COO or CSCO may unintentionally lead other senior executives to view the supply chain as "somebody else’s problem."

Study Finds That Better Business Results Flow from Integrating Purchasing, Logistics

May 19, 2014

University of Tennessee

Organizations that closely integrate their purchasing and logistics functions deliver better business results, according to a new study from the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. But the study, involving more than 180 supply chain professionals, also shows that many firms fail to capitalize on this opportunity and have supply chains where purchasing and logistics operate in "silos" with little cohesion.