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DC VELOCITY's annual salary survey reveals that logistics/supply chain professionals are logging marathon hours on the job. But are they treated right?
From the pony express to its experiments with missile-based mail delivery, the USPS has never been shy about trying new ventures. Now it's making a play for a bigger share of the international business-mail market, and Paul Vogel's in charge.
It's never easy going green, but it's especially challenging for apparel makers that outsource production to countries thousands of miles away. Here's what one apparel company, Adidas, is doing to make its supply chain more eco-friendly.
When its pick-to-light system kept breaking down, hair-care products manufacturer Goody knew it was time to update its equipment. A 2006 retrofit solved the problem while boosting productivity and accuracy.
Lots of vendors will tell you their material handling equipment is ready to "plug and play." But the reality is, there will still be a need for systems integrators for a long time to come.
Service-parts logistics can be a cash cow for the increasing number of companies that offer this service to their clients. Achieving flawless execution often on just two hours' notice is a challenge for both shipper and provider.
The U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection has published a notice of a proposed change in how it interprets a key regulation that could raise import duties by 8 to 15 percent for some importers.
MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics has joined forces with the Zaragoza Logistics Center in Zaragoza, Spain, and the Center for Latin American Logistics Innovation in Bogot , Colombia.
The ATA has urged President Bush to release oil from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an attempt to rein in crude oil prices before they further constrict the U.S. economy.
The average citizen will soon know a lot more about automated material handling machines, thanks to an article in the special robotics issue of Scientific American.
Here are a few of Peter A. Friedmann's observations on what's happening in Washington, from his talk at the Northeast Trade and Transportation Conference.
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals has produced a couple of educational videos that bring the business of supply chain management to the small screen.
The folks who brought us "Deadliest Catch," the surprise Discovery Channel hit about Alaskan crab fishing, have turned their creative eye to the Port of Los Angeles.
Advanced ID Corp. has received an order for 2 million RFID tags from Chinese tire producer Mesnac, which had previously tested the technology in tires for trucks, buses, and passenger vehicles.
You don't read much about the logistics business in the newspaper, yet worldwide activity in DC construction and advances in logistics are transforming the global economy.
Although the supply chain industry represents the very essence of the global economy, a surprising number of logistics service providers and their clients seem to be having difficulty defining a clear global outsourcing strategy.