The American Association of Railroads (AAR) said yesterday that freight traffic volumes on United States railroads for the week ending February 23 were up, thanks largely to strong performances of grain, coal, and metallic ores loadings.

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Lawson Software has announced that Pork Farms has selected Lawson QuickStep for Food and Beverage and Lawson Business Intelligence to help improve business processes and provide real-time operational transparency

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A corporate consortium is co-sponsoring an initiative beginning today to gather information on the state of supply chain management education and supply chain talent in the field.

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When The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released international traffic data for January, it only confirmed with U.S. West Coast shippers had suspected: the business cycle has about three more turns before profitability is restored.

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Clinton Cards has commissioned K3 to develop and implement a solution to manage Clinton Cards’ central merchandising, stock ordering and sales analytics

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Logistics Management Senior Editor Jeff Berman recently had an opportunity to interview Bill Popp, President and CEO of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation, about the logistics landscape in Alaska.

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Datalogic Mobile is the first company worldwide in the Auto-ID sector to install Windows Mobile 6, the new Microsoft’s operating system, on its device Datalogic JET

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Concentrix Ltd has attained Gold Certified Partner status with a competency in Microsoft Business Solutions, recognising Concentrix’s expertise and impact in the technology marketplace

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Transplace Inc., a provider of transportation management and logistics technology services, said this week it has introduced Transplace Mexico, a new Mexico subsidiary.

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