Warehouse Vacancies Still Rising Nationally
Friday July 31, 2009
Warehouse vacancies across the country rose significantly across the country, with the national rate at 10.16 percent at the end of the second quarter of this year. It is the ... Read More
Fast Start Program Launched By SAP
Thursday July 30, 2009
SAP has launched a program to reduce pre-sales and implementation time for their partners. The Fast Start Program is being launched in New Zealand and will be automatically available to ... Read More
Lower Demand For Solar Causes Over Supply
Wednesday July 29, 2009
iSuppli Corp, the global leader in technology value chain research and advisory services has reported that the lower demand for solar energy components has lead to massive over supply. Average ... Read More
Aircraft Manufacturer Outsources Logistics Center
Tuesday July 28, 2009
Kansas-based Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) is in the process of outsourcing its logistics center jobs from its Wichita location, a move that will affect about 300 employees. The areas that ... Read More
DHL Scores Five Asian Logistics Awards
Monday July 27, 2009
The 2009 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Transportation & Logistics Awards were presented at a ceremony in Singapore last week. The big winner at the awards was the global logistics ... Read More
Fidelitone Works With Xerox On Ready To Run
Friday July 24, 2009
Xerox has found an answer to the problem of the installation of new equipment and the removal of old document technology equipment. In the past third-party carriers delivered equipment to ... Read More
TSA Certifies Pitney Bowes For Cargo Screening
Thursday July 23, 2009
Pitney Bowes recently announced that it has been certified by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to participate in a new cargo screening program at its international facilities. The company's Certified ... Read More
Penske Wins Supplier Award
Wednesday July 22, 2009
Ford Motor Company has been honoring their vendors with World Excellence Awards since 1988. The awards are presented to Ford’s top production and non-production suppliers that deliver with consistency, superior ... Read More
Revenues And Profits Fall For Logistics Company
Tuesday July 21, 2009
Werner Enterprises is an Omaha, Nebraska based premier transportation and Logistics Company, with coverage throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Asia, Europe and South America. They just announced their second ... Read More
Panjiva Launches App Store For Global Trade
Monday July 20, 2009
Panjiva, the leading source of objective information on global suppliers, announced the launch of the “onPanjiva” program. This allows organizations with information about global suppliers, for example certification organizations, ... Read More
Wal-Mart Wants To Make Us All Green
Friday July 17, 2009
The Sustainability Consortium consists of a variety of partners from university researchers, government agencies and the world of business. Their primary goal is to establish the scientific standards to measure ... Read More
CRM Market Continues To Grow
Thursday July 16, 2009
While companies have been tightening their belts with regards to technology spending, the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) market has continued to grow at an astonishing rate. According to a new ... Read More
MediClick Offers SaaS Supply Chain Solutions
Wednesday July 15, 2009
The healthcare industry has unique processes that require specific supply chain solutions. One of the leading suppliers of Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to hospitals and healthcare providers is ... Read More
SpiceJet Takes Off With SAP And IBM
Tuesday July 14, 2009
Based in Delhi, SpiceJet started services in May 2005; it is now one of the best low cost and budget airlines, operating a fleet of twenty aircraft across India. SpiceJet ... Read More
European Air Cargo Still Grounded
Monday July 13, 2009
Figures from European airlines for May showed a continuing depression in freight volumes. The Association of European Airlines (AEA), which represents 33 European carriers announced a 19.8 percent decline for ... Read More
Palletizing Robots Vital For Consumer Goods Industry
Friday July 10, 2009
The growth in the use of palletizing robots in the Indian consumer products market is expected to continue to increase as the Indian economy grows. The industries where palletizing robots ... Read More
DHL Announces New LCL Services
Thursday July 9, 2009
As businesses are unable to ship full containers, the demand for Less than Container Load (LCL) shipping is increasing. In response to this, DHL has announced the launch of its ... Read More
New Supply Chain Risk Survey
Wednesday July 8, 2009
Global risk advisers, Aon and strategic business partner, State of Flux, have published the 2009 Risk in 21st Century Supply Chain survey, in which 75% of respondents site financial failure ... Read More
Carbon Emissions Reduction In Wine Supply Chain
Tuesday July 7, 2009
Has the drive towards reducing carbon emissions in the supply chain reached the tipping point? This week, one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, Waitrose, has announced that it is ... Read More
PC Manufacturers Given Poor Grades
Monday July 6, 2009
The world’s electronics makers have been ranked by the environmental group Greenpeace in the organizations new “Guide to Greener Electronics” report. In the 12th edition of the report since August ... Read More
UK Supermarkets Serious On Reducing Packaging
Friday July 3, 2009
In their 2009 corporate responsibility report, UK supermarket chain Tesco has set a target to reduce food packaging weight by 25% by 2010. This goal is to be achieved by ... Read More
SFA Buyers Are Unhappy With Vendors
Thursday July 2, 2009
A report highlighting customer satisfaction among 1242 users of Sales Force Automation (SFA) products has been published by Independent IT Analyst Inc. The report valuated leading sales force automation solutions ... Read More
Tempur-Pedic Select Supply Chain Consultants
Wednesday July 1, 2009
Tempur-Pedic, the manufacturer and distributor of premium mattresses made from a viscoelastic, temperature sensitive material, has chosen a suite of supply chain management solutions from Supply Chain Consultants (SCC). Tempur-Pedic ... Read More