Logistics > Logistics Outsourcing | SupplyChainBrain

Logistics Outsourcing: Page 273

Demographics: Not Just for Marketers Anymore

Joey Carnes Icon

A Needed Shot in the Arm for Treating HIV/AIDS in Developing World

When many doubted needed HIV/AIDS commodities could be delivered timely and qualitatively to hard-to-reach areas of Africa, an innovative approach to healthcare logistics proved them wrong.

Cover 11 12 Sm 14

Why Now for Carton-level Temperature Tracking for Cold Chain Pharmaceuticals?

Adoption of carton-level tagging - using temperature-sensing RFID for pharmaceuticals - could be nearing an inflection point, as was seen recently with item-level tagging in apparel. But tracking temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals is very different from tracking apparel.

Container Lines Continue to Grab Share of Refrigerated Transportation Market, Report Finds

Conventional refrigerated ships continue to lose market share to container lines offering increased capacity for reefer boxes, according to a new analysis of the market by the Netherlands-based research and consulting firm Dynamar.

DB Schenker Expands Logistics Facilities in Australia, Japan

DB Schenker has expanded its logistics capability in two locations.

C.H. Robinson Unveils New Global Technology Platform

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. has developed a new version of its global technology platform.

Supply Chain Flexibility With 3PL Partners

David Griffith, senior vice president of logistics at MIQ Logistics, discusses how current economic pressures are driving customers to push for more flexibility from their supply chain partners and how MIQ Logistics manages its labor, space and systems infrastructure to provide that agility.

CaroTrans Initiates Four LCL Services From China to Chile

CaroTrans, a non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator, has introduced four direct, less-than-containerload services from China to Valparaiso, Chile.

Transportation CFOs Upbeat About Economy, Survey Finds

Chief financial officers in the transportation industry have grown more optimistic about their industry and the overall economy, according to GE Capital's latest Middle Market CFO survey.

AAR Rolls Out Latest Edition of Railroad Facts, Its Statistical Reference Book

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has released the 2012 Edition of Railroad Facts - the premier industry statistical reference book.

Logistics Clusters Drive Value and Growth

Professor Yossi Sheffi, director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, describes the development of logistics clusters and their considerable economic advantages, which include the creation of steady, well paying jobs for both blue- and white-collar workers.

UPS Introduces Cloud-Based Technology Platform for Supply-Chain Management

As part of its Supplier Management program for global ocean and airfreight forwarding, UPS has introduced Order Watch, a cloud-based technology platform.

Page 273 of 498

Featured Product

Photo: iStock/Anastasiia Yanishevska

How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

Mobile geolocation service for track delivery, cargo shipment and freight transportation. Logistic Import Export business (Elements of this image furnished by NASA)

Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

Franchise business e-commerce online e-marketplace or digital marketing branch expansion for growth or use technology to analyze product consumer data website management plan for sale service concept.

Moving Robots Site-to-Site