Getting products to market faster and cheaper on a global scale is the main goal of supply chain management. MH&L covers the latest supply chain trends and technologies companies are using to compete and win in the global marketplace.
In this special eBook, we look at the typical salaries for supply chain professionals in various roles, the unique challenges they face in their jobs, and how they deal with them.
The Council of Logistics Management (CLM) will hold its 2004 annual conference October 3-6 in Philadelphia. CLM reported attendance at this year's conference was 3,100. Held Sept. 21-24 at Chicago's McCormick Place, the 2003 event featured 28...
"By requiring advance notice for imported food shipments and registering domestic and foreign food facilities, we are providing critical new tools for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to identify potentially dangerous foods and better keep...
News Who's hot, Who's not: Supply Chain Edition Analyst firm Aberdeen Group (www.aberdeen.com) follows the ups and downs of the supply chain technology marketplace, and periodically ranks the hottest and the coldest vendors based on...
News Five minutes with NITLeague's John Ficker As logistics development manager for forest products giant Weyerhaeuser Co. (www.weyerhaeuser.com), John Ficker was keenly aware of the need to move freight better, faster and cheaper. Now, as...
News Rent a railcar With a plethora of rules, regulations and safety considerations, and since so much of their product moves by rail, it’s small wonder that many chemical companies opt to let a third party manage their rail logistics. And...
News The food chain's supply chain As a consultant to retail food & beverage giants such as McDonald’s and Starbucks, Peter Crosby has an insider’s perspective on the food chain. Crosby, principal of CGR Management Consultants (www.cgrmc...
With user access worldwide, around the clock, TANG is fully integrated with Easy Cargo 5000 and Cargo Connections, China Southern’s cargo services. The new system offers door-to-door shipping and delivery. TANG’s cargo information covers 13...
The Last Mile The price of one man's stupidity Many of us are likely to long remember the name of Charles McKinley — for all the wrong reasons. Logistics professionals and the air cargo industry will long be paying the price for his...
News How's the rail business? Simply stated, rail is down while intermodal is up. As might be expected, railroad traffic follows general economic conditions, so through the second quarter of this year (2Q03), volume has been down. In...
Transportation Outsourcing is not child's play To hear Mike Horn tell it, going the third-party logistics (3PL) route can be a less-than-satisfying experience. According to Horn, president and CEO of Palisades Toys, his early experiences...
