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Supply Chain Disruptions Major Threat to Share Prices of Businesses

In recent years, supply chains have become longer and more complex, while the severity and frequency of supply chain disruptions seems to be increasing. In close cooperation with Accenture, the World Economic Forum recently presented a report, "Building Resilience in Supply Chains," at the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. It indicates that significant supply chain disruptions reduce the share price of affected companies by as much as seven percent on average.

Reasons for Selecting 3PLs Are Changing

Analyst Insight: Third-party logistics providers continue to be the recipients of outsourcing requirements and have grown to provide a critical business capability, but the business rationale in selecting an outsourcing partner appears to be changing. The use of 3PLs remains compelling, with shipping companies continuing to report productivity gains - along with cost reduction and service enhancement - but in discussions with clients, increasingly manufacturers are looking to leverage industry best practices and process knowledge as a first priority. - Simon Ellis, Director, Supply Chain Strategies Practice, IDC Manufacturing Insights

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Supply Chain Companies Anticipate Risks Against Revenues Resulting from Climate Change

Seventy percent of companies believe that climate change has the potential to affect their revenue significantly, according to a new report by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) in partnership with Accenture.

FFE Launches Guaranteed Service for Temp-Controlled LTL Shipments

FFE Transportation Services Inc. has launched a new guaranteed service for temperature-controlled less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments.

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Cars Cause Auto-Truck Collisions More Than 80 Percent of the Time, Report Says

A report released by the American Trucking Associations concludes that many more times than not, car drivers are at fault when cars and trucks crash with one another. ATA's report rounded up reports from several large studies for its findings, including from agencies like the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and groups like the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute.

U-Freight's Singapore Operation Sets Up Fine Arts Division

U-Freight Singapore has established a new division for the shipment and handling of fine arts.

Mama, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Economists

Is it a waste of time to make economic forecasts? Even the most respected prognosticators are wrong as often as they're right. And the most sweeping changes? Hardly anyone ever sees them coming.

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Labelmaster Adds Reusable Crates to Product Offering

Labelmaster, a manufacturer and distributor of items for complying with regulations on the movement of hazardous materials, has added reusable crates to its product line.

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Apriso Issues Global Traceability Tool for A&D

Apriso Corp. has made available an application for achieving global traceability of products for aerospace and defense manufacturers.

Crowley Opens Cold-Storage Warehouse in Miami

Crowley Maritime Corp. has opened a new cold-storage warehouse in Miami, Fla.

Machine-to-Machine Application Market Grows, But Poor Security Is Major Issue, Report Finds

The financial golden goose egg of M2M services that has attracted the attention of carriers globally risks being thwarted by the growing security concerns in M2M applications. Porous security is exposing vulnerabilities in a large number of use-case scenarios, including SCADA systems, telemedicine, and telemetry.

Four Priorities Identified to Securing Air Cargo Supply Chain

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) identified four priorities to make air cargo more secure and urged stakeholders to move forward on the implementation of the Secure Freight principles. Secure Freight was initiated by IATA to promote global security standards in order to facilitate safe, secure and efficient operations of air cargo.

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