The first Supply Chain Management (SCM) software that is available as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) but takes full advantage of cloud computing was announced by San Mateo based Amitive Inc. Their ... Read More

Transport Intelligence has just published their annual report on contract logistics market for 2009, which ranks the top players globally, and in the various geographical regions. Globally, the top three ... Read More

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a $750 million renovation project to turn two aging Port of Long Beach shipping terminals into one of the most environmentally ... Read More

In an economic climate with daily announcement of bankruptcies and layoff’s it is encouraging to hear of the continued success of Salesforce.com. The provider of the popular customer relationship management ... Read More

For those of you who are looking to enhance your education and stay focused on supply chain matters, a new Master’s degree has been announced at the Olin Business School ... Read More

ERP vendors, Oracle and SAP, have routinely charged their customers over 20% of the annual license fee for support of their product. Customers who remain on older versions of the ... Read More

What happened if you built an airport and nobody came? That situation is cropping up at a number of regional airports in South Korea. In a time of economic ... Read More

For logistics professionals interested in the current developments in forecasting & planning, the announcement of an upcoming conference may be of particular interest. The World Business Forecasting and Planning Summit ... Read More

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has been having a rough time. The last two quarters have seen a loss of $2.3 billion. The postal service has cut expenses and ... Read More

Today, the Electric Utility Industry Sustainable Supply Chain Alliance (EUISSCA) published a set of voluntary environmental standards, which are focused at reducing the environmental impact of a utility’s supply chain. ... Read More

TAKE Supply Chain, a leading provider of real-time supply chain execution and reverse logistics software solutions, recently completed a successful supply chain project with the Warrendale, Pennsylvania based Three Rivers ... Read More

Freightgate, a global technology leader in SaaS for the transportation and logistics industry, based in Orange County, California, has developed a Logistics Portal that contains a wide range of tools ... Read More

The big SAP event is happening this week in Orlando, Florida. Sapphire 2009 offers customers a chance to mingle with SAP executives, developers and vendors and to listen to the ... Read More

As Chrysler maneuver their way through the Chapter 11 maze, the first glimmer of hope for their suppliers was seen as the U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez allowed Chrysler pay ... Read More

SugarCRM has just announced the launch of Sugar Express which is a low cost version of their on-demand product for individuals and small businesses. The Sugar Express product offers users ... Read More

Last month Wal-Mart hosted the fourth Sustainable Packaging Expo in Rogers, Arkansas. The event was open to all of the packaged goods companies that supply Wal-Mart’s stores. The event saw ... Read More

NetSuite has announced its operating results for its first quarter of 2009. The manufacturer of the OneWorld application posted total revenue of $41.6 million for the first quarter of 2009. ... Read More

The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) published their latest report on the US manufacturing sector and for the 15th consecutive month, it has showed a decline. Although the Purchasing Managers’ ... Read More

Yesterday I highlighted the problems that the extended summer shutdown at GM plants will cause to the profitability of Ryder’s Supply Chain Segment. However, the GM extended shutdown program will ... Read More