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Who's to Blame for Ocean Carriers' Losses?

Back in the early 1980s, when I was new to the world of transportation, logistics and the supply chain, I recall ocean carriers complaining that their freight rates weren't high enough to meet operating costs, let alone generate a profit. They were begging shippers to accept higher rates, in exchange for greater service reliability. Yet every time they would achieve some traction on the rate front, they would flood the market with new capacity, and offer deep discounts in order to fill the new ships. Then they would appeal to shippers for higher rates ...

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A Model for Tomorrow's Supply Chain Leadership

Analyst Insight: Supply chain organizations over the past several decades have experienced the structural pendulum as it has swung from one extreme of specialization and parallel silos of expertise to another of all generalists with relatively limited experience in a number of organizations. New findings from a number of highly regarded supply chain organizations and research enterprises show the need for a balanced approach of specialists and generalists for truly world-class performance. - Michael G. Hasler, Ph.D., The University of Texas

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To ERP or Not to ERP in Central Eastern Europe?

Analyst Insight: Central Eastern Europe (CEE) is developing into a lucrative market for ERP software integrators and solution providers. With economies in most CEE countries undergoing structural changes and modernization across a variety of industries, there is a growing need for more robust enterprise information technology infrastructure. The demand is increasing across multiple industries, especially in manufacturing, utilities and the public sectors. - Viktoria Sadlovska, managing director and CRO at Prameya Research

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Psion Issues New Version of Rugged Handheld Computer

The Cloud's Message Continues to Evolve

Analyst Insight: In recent years, Software as a Service and hosted solutions have made some significant in-roads in the supply chain application space, but their success has been somewhat limited. Continuing IT budget and resource constraints are causing many firms to take a serious look at on-demand supply chain applications. And software vendors have responded by increasing the number and variety of services provided. This mixture is expanding the horizon of on-demand supply chain IT solutions. - Tom Singer, principal, Tompkins International

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Comcast Uses RFID to Track Assets at Data Center

Going in Reverse Can Be the Right Direction

Streamlining Global Sales and Operations Planning at D&M Holdings

LogFire Adds Applications to Cloud-Based WMS System

Celestica's Supply Chain Collaboration Center

Responsiveness, Flexibility & Scalability at Qualcomm

Addressing Demand Volatility in Today's Business Environment

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