The current headlines about Walmart paying bribes in Mexico to obtain building permits has overshadowed (and tarnished) an important announcement the company made last week: the release of its 2012 Global Responsibility Report. The scope of the report is so broad — including initiatives related to the environment, diversity, associates, global supply chain, health and safety, and corporate giving — that it’s impossible to summarize it all… Continue reading
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Last night, President Obama outlined his $447 billion “American Jobs Act” to a joint session of Congress and the American people (read text of speech here). No doubt, pundits and politicians will hyper-analyze and debate this proposal in the days ahead. A couple of points worth noting from a supply chain and logistics perspective: the plan includes $50 billion for transportation projects and the president also referenced trade agreements… Continue reading
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The high-tech industry dominated the news the past two weeks. Google announced that it is acquiring Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion; HP plans to sell its PC business, as well as stop making tablets and smartphones; and Steve Jobs is stepping down as Apple’s CEO.
The Google and HP news point to two high-level trends taking place in the computer industry: smartphones and tablets are disrupting
Well, 2011 is officially half over. As Ronald Reagan famously asked three decades ago, are you (and your companies) better off today than you were a year ago?
Since many of you (here in the US) are probably taking off early for the holiday weekend, or maybe you’re on the road already, I’ll keep today’s news roundup short. Here we go:
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Guest Commentary: Transportation Compliance Doesn’t Cost, It Pays
Traditional thinking is that government transportation compliance programs, such as hours of service (HOS) regulations, cost companies money. If the focus of your compliance efforts is solely to meet the regulation, then I concur. But, that approach is a lost opportunity to reduce operational costs through better driver and vehicle performance. Instead of just meeting the regulations, fleet operators need to look beyond to the benefits of telematics and advanced… Continue reading
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