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Succeeding at green business isn't just about rolling out eco-friendly products, says Andrew Winston. It's also about finding cleaner, greener ways to get those products to customers.
Imports are likely to grow faster than the rest of the economy for the foreseeable future. More imports mean more DCs in more places, and ports are welcoming the growth.
Just as North American companies wanting to expand overseas often seek out third-party logistics providers and trusted experts to help them succeed, so do European companies that are venturing over here for the first time.
MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics and the logistics company LOGyCA have teamed up to establish the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation in Bogot , Colombia.
FAMSA Mexico's largest furniture, appliance, and electronics retailer has announced that it is building a 198,000-square-foot state-of-the-art distribution center in San Antonio, Texas.
After Sears Holding Corp. ousted its CEO in late January, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain and Operations W. Bruce Johnson took over as interim chief executive.
Statistics released just last month by the Federal Highway Administration show that in 2006, three key measures of truck safety had their best showing since the U.S Department of Transportation started tracking them back in 1975.
Busy professionals who want to advance their knowledge but have limited time and resources will be able to save both, thanks to a new arrangement between APICS and the American Society of Transportation & Logistics.
The USPS has launched the High Speed Universal Sorter initiative, a project that grew out of its search for a sortation system that could handle inconsistent volumes of a wide array of mail, packages, sacks, and containers.
In early January, Wal-Mart, which owns the Sam's Club chain of warehouse stores, sent letters to suppliers outlining a series of RFID mandates that it plans to phase in over the next two years.
Instead of encouraging consumers to rush out to Target or Wal-Mart with their tax rebate checks, why not spend the money instead on fixing America's neglected infrastructure?
The logistics community has been watching with interest over the last several months as you've all competed for the top job in the U.S. political arena.
The concepts of quick changeovers, short runs, customer/channel-specific processes, and lean are no longer simply tickets to best-practice land; they are requirements for survival.