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MASkargo, Cargolux and Alaska Airlines Top Air Cargo News This Week

The cargo division of Malaysia Airlines has launched new intra-Asia freighter service. MASkargo's twice weekly A330-200 freighter operation links its Kuala Lumpur hub to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Bangkok, Thailand. Mohd Yonus Idris, acting chief executive of MASkargo, said cargo growth via Ho Chi Minh has been steady and the service would help build the carrier's Asian connectivity.

Revamping Inbound Transportation at Sysco

Sysco Corp. has operated very successfully for many years as a decentralized company, distributing $40bn annually in food and associated products to restaurants, schools and other meal-serving organizations. The company felt that it could do better in terms of logistics, however, and decided to centralize inbound transportation operations that previously were distributed among its 70 business units.

Mastering Traceability in Milk Supply Chain

Traceability always has been important to dairy cooperative Agri-Mark, but it has become even more of a focus since passage in 2010 of The Food Safety Modernization Act, which gives the Food and Drug Administration the right to make product recalls mandatory, rather than voluntary.

Swissport Expands Cargo Handling in Spain, Belgium, Denmark

Swissport International Ltd., a global provider of ground services to the aviation sector, has expanded its network at several locations. It has agreed to acquire Flightcare Spain and Flightcare Belgium from FCC Versia.

Pick the Perfect Plan. Then Add People

How we love our information systems, our management theories, our best-laid plans. And how often they fail us. It reminds me of what the playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett once said about his work. "Each time one thinks one starts fresh, new," he mused. "Yet each time one reaches the same impasse. There are many ways to begin, many roads to it, but always the same impasse at the end."

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O'Hare International to Get $200m Cargo Center

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the city has reached a lease agreement with developer Aeroterm, launching construction of the Chicago O'Hare International Airport Northeast Cargo Center. The nearly $200m center, which will sit on approximately 65 acres of property, will be built in three separate phases.

Menlo Worldwide Enhances Its 4PL Offerings

International transportation management, value engineering and strategic collaboration are three cornerstones of Menlo Worldwide's 4PL service offering, says Nick Caragher, director of 4PL operations.

CaroTrans Opens New Full-Service Office in Seattle

CaroTrans, a non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean-freight consolidator, has opened a new office in Seattle, Wash.

Coping With Complexity in the Service Parts Supply Chain

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Lessons in Change Management

In addition to technical and functional skills, supply chain managers need to hone their "soft" skills in areas like project management and change management, says Bill Seliger of R.R. Donnelly Logistics Services.

Managing Global Supply Chain Risk

As a tier one automotive supplier, Active Tools International knows the importance of avoiding and mitigating supply chain disruptions. Bill Keller, president of global operations, says the company has developed written risk mitigation plans that emphasize the use of dual sourcing of parts.

Ryder Expands Wisconsin Food Packaging and Distribution Center

Ryder System Inc. has made a number of enhancements to its food-packaging and distribution center in Beaver Dam, Wis.

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