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.
Truckload supply remains tight Good demand has combined with tight supply to give truckload carriers some market strength to hold to rates. Morgan Stanley's (www.morganstanley.com) proprietary Truckload Freight Index indicates truckload...
Mode neutral isn't All modes were not created equal, so take the phrase “mode neutral” out of your vocabulary. The recent focus on time and cost without consideration of the transportation mode employed has taken us down the pathway to ruin...
Behind every silver lining There's good news in the U.S. transportation system's ability to reduce pollution and recycle materials, but when it comes to expansion and repair of U.S. highways, substantial funding is going to projects that...
Across the borderLegal maneuvers put Mexican port in a sea of trouble A little-known port on Mexico's Pacific coast has become the latest target of controversial shipping company Transportacion Maritima Mexicana (TMM), which is now fully...
FDA prescribes a cure for counterfeit drugs As one of the most highly regulated and logistically intensive industries in the world, the U.S. pharmaceutical industry would seem relatively protected from counterfeit drugs slithering into its...
New year's resolutions Gene Long, president of UPS Consulting (www.ups-consulting.com), offers these supply chain resolutions for 2004, designed to keep your logistics headaches to a minimum: Take action and shake things up. Every company...
A law enacted by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 2001 requires NVOCCs engaged in trade with China to register with its Ministry of Communications and provide evidence of financial responsibility...
Getting serious about security For a financial electronics company like NCR Corp. (www.ncr.com), security used to focus on theft prevention. Not any more. Today, it's all about traffic — specifically, tracking what's coming into the country...
On the acquisition trail Consolidation continues within the logistics community. From small combinations to Yellow's acquisition of Roadway Express, carriers and third-party logistics companies are looking for suitable matches to expand...
Chad spells relief "UNWFP" Fighting in Dafur, Western Sudan, over the last year has pitted government forces against the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army. Adding to the danger are ethnic/tribal clashes. The result is an estimated 600,000...
