Global Logistics—April 2015
Larger container ships pose new risks and liabilities… Peel Group invests in oil and gas business while European interests dry up… Scientists raise concerns about Nicaragua canal environmental impact.
Larger container ships pose new risks and liabilities… Peel Group invests in oil and gas business while European interests dry up… Scientists raise concerns about Nicaragua canal environmental impact.
Lori Harper, vice president, supply chain management at Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), is a natural leader who figures out solutions to unexpected challenges.
Supply management professionals are increasingly accepting cross-functional cooperation in purchasing, supply management, production and inventory control to optimize overall company performance and increase competitiveness.
Inbound Logistics’ annual Logistics Technology Perspectives offers market research to help IT buyers and users make better sense of what’s going on in the industry. And, the Top 100 Logistics Technology Providers list celebrates best-in-class innovators that are helping shippers revolutionize their supply chains.
These five steps will ensure carriers can provide capacity when you need it most.
This story looks at the role technology plays in the value that various third-party logistics (3PL) providers offer to their shipper customers.
When trying to avoid waste in your supply chain, it’s all about location, location, location.
Martin Associates report points to the importance of continuing U.S. port investment; Henry Ford College introduces associates degree in supply chain management; Freight Can’t Wait program encourages Congress to earmark funding exclusively for freight infrastructure projects; Manufacturers are finding better ways to engineer and prototype products using 3D printing technology; McDonald’s pledges to lessen impact…
Today’s supply chain environment is more complex than ever, and it is important for business partners to work together across the value chain with the intent to maximize the benefit to their customers .
Predictive modeling and big data help develop efficient shipping solutions to lower shippers’ freight spend and overall supply chain costs.