Archive for This Week in News
This Week in Logistics News (Mar 1-5 2010)
· CommentsThere’s always something going on in the world of supply chain and logistics. Here are some noteworthy news items from this week:
- December 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 10.5 Percent from December 2008
- U.S. lawmakers launch push to repeal NAFTA
- Postal Service Outlines 10-Year Plan to Address Declining Revenue, Volume
- Secretary LaHood Applauds Passage of Highway Trust Fund
This Week in Logistics News (Feb 22-26 2010)
· CommentsI spent a few days this week at the SAP Insider Logistics and Supply Chain Management 2010 conference. I’ll share my takeaways from this event next week. In the meantime, here’s some of the news that caught our attention this week:
- RedPrairie to be acquired by New Mountain Capital
- Walmart Announces Goal to Eliminate 20 Million Metric Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Supply Chain
This Week in Logistics News (Feb 15-19)
· CommentsI’ve been on the road these past two weeks, so it’s been a bit difficult keeping up with everything that’s been going on. But here are a few items, from this week and last, that escaped my delete button:
- Transplace Provides Retailers Efficient Supply Chain Operations for Fixtures and Displays
- Retail Container Traffic to be Up 25 Percent First Half of 2010
This Week in Logistics News (Feb 8-12)
· CommentsAfter months of planning, we finally held our seminar on performance-based outsourcing (PBO) in Orlando this week. Great presentations from Kate Vitasek (whose book “Vested Outsourcing: Five Rules that Will Transform Outsourcing” was just published) and representatives from Whirlpool, Del Monte, Penske Logistics, Transplace, and Unipart Logistics. Equally informative were the discussions the attendees had during the think tank sessions. In the days and weeks ahead, Steve Banker… Continue reading
This Week in Logistics News (Feb 1-5)
· CommentsFinancial results keep coming in from software vendors and 3PLs, confirming what we already knew: 2009 was a challenging year.
Here is some of the news that caught our attention this week:
- Con-way Inc. Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results for 2009
- Ryder Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results and Provides 2010 Forecast
This Week in Logistics News (Jan 25-29)
· CommentsIn many ways, the biggest news of the week was Apple’s introduction of the iPad. Expectations were set so high for this gadget that many people were a bit underwhelmed when the wrapper finally came off on Wednesday. Is there a role for the iPad in logistics? Maybe down the road, but based on what I saw, the iPhone is much more promising and cost effective at the moment… Continue reading
Based on the popularity of last week’s version, we’ve decided to make this “news roundup” the focus of our Friday postings. Here is some of the news that crossed our desks (actually, our computer screens, email inboxes, iPhone, etc.) and caught our attention this week:
This Week in Logistics Software News
· CommentsThis was a very busy week in logistics software news, with many announcements made at the National Retail Federation (NRF) Annual Convention & Expo. In case you missed it, here is a quick round-up of some of the announcements this week (all of the vendors below are ARC clients):
- Descartes Unveils Comprehensive Logistics Suite for Retailers
- Descartes and Motorola Announce Latest Intelligent AVL Solution
