Although most of us think of truck rental when we see the name Ryder, they have significant supply chain experience, offering solutions (SCS) in warehousing, transportation and technology. Ryder’s supply ... Read More

For purchasing professionals working with vendors in China, a new innovative solution will help to reduce their company’s supply chain risk. Panjiva, the online resource for information on suppliers around ... Read More

Supply chain software vendors Manhattan Associates and JDA both reported last week that the depressed economy is affecting their business by delaying new software licensing deals and reducing revenues for ... Read More

Atlanta-based Radicomm has collaborated with Motorola and Intermec to create QuickTalk, a Push-to-Talk software client for rugged Windows Mobile and CE devices. The software will be useful in warehouse situations ... Read More

An article in Web Worker Daily today extols the virtue of the CRM product called Funnela. It describes Funnela as being the ideal product for the CRM novice. Considering the ... Read More

United Parcel Service (UPS) posted their 2009 first quarter figures, which showed their total revenues dropped 14% to $10.9 billion from $12.7 billion. This decline was greater than most analysts ... Read More

Today is Earth Day so I hope you all are out there attending events or looking at your workplace and home to figure out how you can help the environment. ... Read More

Apple’s most popular items are, as we all know, not actually made by Apple, but by a number of Chinese manufacturers where labor costs are low and environmental concerns, don’t ... Read More

If you are in Memphis today through Wednesday, you might want to head over to the Fedex Institute at the University of Memphis to hear some interest insight into the ... Read More

A report from the Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland based industry research firm, predicts that the demand for green packaging, which is comprised of recycled content, biodegradable and reusable packaging, ... Read More

With all the news about company failures, massive layoffs and contracting markets, the ARC Advisory Group’s latest report gave the Warehouse Management System (WMS) software market a boost. ARC reports ... Read More

Many companies that have traditional supply chain problems such as excess inventory, stock outs, long lead times for customers and planning emergencies have frequently turned to the principles of lean ... Read More

The Texas Purchasing Coalition (TPC) is a supply chain management partnership that operates through VHA Texas, one of VHA Inc.’s Regional Health Care Systems. The TPC is comprised of 14 ... Read More

In the UK, one of the leading supermarket chains, Sainsbury’s did a little shopping of it’s own and signed a five year deal with IBM to help transform the retailers ... Read More

Oracle has announced the update to their Transportation Management suite with the new version 6.0. This version is web-based and provides shippers, manufacturers, retailers, and transportation providers with functionality for ... Read More

IBM is offering companies a new service to help with reducing emissions in their supply chain with the launch of the Sustainable Procurement Consulting Service (SPCS). The SPCS will offer ... Read More

Boeing Integrated Defense Systems in San Antonio, Texas, has awarded a five year contract to New Breed Logistics to support Boeing’s logistics needs. The facility in San Antonio is over ... Read More

According to the latest figures from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, there has been a significant fall in trade between the NAFTA partners. In the year to January 2009, surface ... Read More

In a feat that US automakers can only dream about, Tata Motors of India have received over 50,000 booking forms for their new micro car, the Nano, within five days ... Read More

Back in December I reported that the bed retailer, Select Comfort, decided to terminate its SAP implementation. The project had already cost the Minneapolis based company over $20 million during ... Read More

Mid-States Express, a provider of less-than-truckload (LTL) and direct volume service, became a victim of the current downturn when it closed its doors on March 27th. Mid-States Express had been ... Read More

For those of you in the San Francisco area this week, consider a trip downtown to the Grand Hyatt to attend the Supply Chain Management Summit on April 2nd and ... Read More