Supply chain management in all industries is being asked to reduce costs and the expenditure involved in storing products is constantly under review. This week I read an interesting paper…

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Rapidly rising energy costs and environmental concerns have driven ‘green’ issues ever higher on the business agenda

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Last month in China, Wal-Mart told a group of over a 1000 vendors and government officials of their plans for a more environmentally and socially responsible global supply chain. The…

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After several down weeks, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) said today that carload freight volumes and intermodal traffic volumes were up on United States railroads for the week ending November 22 compared to the same timeframe last year.

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The American Trucking Associations that its advanced seasonally-adjusted For Hire Truck Tonnage Index dipped 3.0 percent in October, following an 0.9 percent and 1.9 percent declines in August and September, respectively.

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Norfolkline, one of Europe’s leading door-to-door transportation service providers, has chosen Kewill, to simplify global trade and logistics

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Shippers sourcing goods from U.S. east coast ports are being asked to support new efforts to attract public and private investment to improve rail infrastructure. And CSX Transportation is taking an active role on this front beginning next year, when it will break ground on an intermodal facility at North Baltimore in northwest Ohio.

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RedPrairie Corporation have announced that its WMS is running in cosmetics retailer Sephora’s new Salt Lake City distribution centre

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The National Industrial Transportation League’s newly-named chairman, Mark Maleski, said that president-elect Barak Obama can make a significant change for shippers when he takes office next year.

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Online Data Validation paired with Printronix thermal printers guarantees 100-per cent readability and realises ROI in two months

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