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Transportation & Distribution: Page 352
Promises and Challenges of Omni-Channel Retailing
Supporting the many different channels through which today's consumers shop for, purchase and return products presents tremendous challenges and opportunities for retailers, says Annibal Sodero, assistant professor at the Sam Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas.
Fight Over Panama Canal Expansion Cost Overrun Was Inevitable
A bitter dispute between the Panama Canal and a Spanish-led consortium of construction companies over the spiraling cost of expanding one of the world's busiest waterways was years in the making.
UK Hopes to Add Up 285,000 Logistics Job Opportunities
In the UK, Norbert Dentressangle is involved in a long-term scheme in the South East Midlands to support the 91,700 people already working in logistics, boost the logistics sector and answer an urgent need for 285,000 logistics workers the next six years.
How the Reality of Omni-Channel is Changing Transportation
A world where consumers want the freedom to shop and buy through a variety of channels while receiving the same brand experience and rapid, no-cost delivery, challenges retailers and logistics providers to come up with new and cost-effective solutions.
Efficient Supply Chains May Result from 'Sourcing Hub'
Firms can manage their sourcing better by developing relationships not only with their suppliers but with their suppliers' suppliers, according to two papers co-written by a University of Illinois supply chain management expert.
The Market Continues to View Air, Sea Freight Forwarding Positively
The Stifel Logistics Confidence Index entered 2014 on a positive note. Despite a month-to-month 0.9 point decline in the overall Index reading to 56.6, the Logistics Confidence Index has remained above the 50-level for 12 months, meaning the market continues to exhibit a healthy confidence in air and sea freight forwarding. To get a better view of global air and ocean trade, Stifel has partnered with Transport Intelligence to create the Stifel Logistics Confidence Index (LCI), a monthly survey of international shippers and forwarders that measures freight activity across several European-based trade lanes.
Supply Chain Complexity Can Result in Fraud, Study Finds
Last year's horse meat scandal in the UK illustrated the ease with which criminals could target the food industry and make huge profits as they did so.
Standardizing Ocean Freight Environmental Reporting
EcoVadis and BSR's Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) have teamed up to standardize environmental reporting requests for the sea freight supply chain.
China Merchants Group Focuses on Investing in Mainland's Logistics Sector
China Merchants Group will take advantage of merger and acquisition opportunities in the mainland's fragmented logistics and infrastructure sector as local governments deleverage, said the company's chairman, Fu Yuning.
New Product Forecasting at Campbell Soup
Expect to See More Couriers Specializing in Omni-Channel Logistics
Among other things, the logistics world will continue to see the rise of omni-channel courier companies in 2014.
North American Freight Index Sees Atypical Year-End Rise
Spot market freight availability rose 10 percent in December 2013 compared to November, according to the DAT North American Freight Index, capping two quarters of unusually strong seasonal volume. Typically, freight levels peak in the second quarter of the year, fall in Q3, and remain low through year end. This year, a high plateau remained through most of the second half of 2013, according to the company.
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