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Guest Viewpoint: What’s Driving Freight Costs Higher?

The Logistics of Logistics

The latest Master of Logistics 20 th Annual Study of Transportation and Trends Study reports that in 2011 the highest percent of transportation costs was ground freight at 76.1%, of which US long haul trucking holds a major position at 64.4%. mile in January 2009. The 2009 rates slowly increased to the current 2012 level.

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How Many Slaves Are in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

California, for example, passed the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 , which went into effect in January 2012. On the federal government front, President Obama signed an Executive Order Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking In Persons In Federal Contracts on September 25, 2012. Be Sociable, Share!

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This Week in Logistics News (March 21-25, 2016)

Talking Logistics

January 2016 North American Freight Numbers. The share of revenue from the unit that sells and leases postage machines is still just over 50% of the total, though that’s down from nearly 60% in 2012. percent from January 2015 primarily because of a 9.3 percent reduction during January. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumps 7.2%

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Nothing Easy About Supplier Relationship Management

Talking Logistics

In recent weeks, I’ve come across several articles underscoring how much more difficult, risky, and complex supplier relationship management is becoming. Business Advice Regulations Supply Chain & Logistics Trends Supply Chain Risk Management supplier relationship management'

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Sustainability pays off, but it’s not always traceable

Supply Chain Movement

In January, for instance, UTZ published an impact study which stated that certified coffee growers in Colombia harvest 169 percent more coffee per hectare than their non-certified colleagues. The company is well on the way to achieving that: in 2012, it was at 93 percent. The full article was published in Supply Chain Movement 12. >>

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

GlobalTranz

Riding a rising five-year trend, retail juggernaut Walmart® grossed $476 billion in the fiscal year that ended in January 2014, up from $408 billion in fiscal 2010, according to The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch. Arkansas Business Limited Partnership, July 2, 2012. Supply Chain Digest, July 26, 2012. Gilmore, Dan. “50

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Who said supply chains are boring?: Is Your Supply Chain Prone to.

Supply Chains Rock

Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Contributed article by Kaity Nakagoshi, Bisk Education, University of San Francisco. The University alliance, in partnership with the University of San Francisco’s online program, has provided this article. January (1). January (2). January (2). January (2).