The stimulus package that was signed into law last week has left a number of disappointed freight operators. The freight railroads, port authorities and short line railroads were all expecting ... Read More

In a study of 245 supply chain executives across the globe, the consulting company Accenture found that only one company in ten actively models their supply chain carbon footprint and ... Read More

One of the largest clothing firms in the US, Liz Claiborne, has carried out a major change in the operation of its supply chain by employing the Hong Kong based ... Read More

A study published today by IBM on the global supply chain, shows us how 400 top supply chain executives see the world around them. The study sort out opinions from ... Read More

Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) is the second largest, faith-based health system in the US. It employs over 70,000 and operates 77 hospitals as well as number of long-term care and ... Read More

One retailing segment that is feeling the affects of the economic slowdown is the humble grocery store. With consumers watching their spending, food retailers are trying to squeeze every penny ... Read More

For those of you who are in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry there is a forecast and planning forum coming up in May that may be of interest to ... Read More

A new buzzword is being used by economists and manufacturers alike, it’s called destocking. In fact, it’s nothing new; it’s just something that manufacturers have not invoked in such a ... Read More

The retail solution and service provider, Retail Assist, launched its new Merret Supply Chain ERP solution in New York at the National Retail Federation (NRF) Annual Convention & Expo. The Merret ... Read More

Co-operation is the name of the game in Germany as auto makers, BMW and Daimler, have combined their purchasing power to jointly procure electronics. This effort has been seen as ... Read More

A new green tool is available for supply chain analysts and planners in retail, consumer packaged goods, and third party logistics providers. ILOG’s Transportation Analyst 2.0 now includes functionality that ... Read More

In the wine growing region of California, Copper Peak Logistics, a company focusing on wine industry, announced the industry's first carbon neutral shipping option. In the shipping program Copper Peak ... Read More

It seems that every consulting company has their yearly top ten list and Chicago Consulting has announced the best warehouse networks in the US for 2009. They base their results ... Read More

Just when you have figured out all the nuances of Facebook and MySpace, Inovis have come along with a social networking tool specifically for the supply chain professional. The launch ... Read More

Back in December FedEx Freight, the less-than-truckload (LTL) subsidiary of FedEx, reduced its staff by a reported 500 positions. Today many news reports have cited that the company is to ... Read More

Clorox announced their latest figures for the quarter ending December 31st 2008 and reported that despite a 2% decline in US sales volumes, their earnings growth rose by 6%. This ... Read More

For those of you involved in your company’s green supply chain you may want to consider attending the Green Supply Chain Forum hosted by the Florida International University’s College of ... Read More

Back in December I wrote an article on Panjiva, a company that offers purchasing professionals an internet based tool to gain more knowledge about suppliers and manufacturers around the world. ... Read More

The world’s oceans are quieter this year as a record number of container ships are anchored. According to the Journal of Commerce, some 303 ships are idle which is equivalent ... Read More

UPS announced its 2008 earnings and it showed the company still profitable but some of its business units are not immune to the general economic slowdown. UPS’s package units, domestic ... Read More