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This Week in Logistics News (December 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

If that trend continues as forecast, it would follow months of tight capacity and high rates in many transportation modes. Those three forecasts match an industry-wide report released on Tuesday that found a “severe rate of contraction” in transportation prices measured in November, according to the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI).

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This Week in Logistics News (August 13-17, 2018)

Talking Logistics

My family and I spent more than a week in Costa Rica, where everyone greets you with “Pura Vida,” which means “Pure Life” in Spanish. Kuebix Announces New Service to Provide Shippers More Truckload Rates and Available Capacity. I’m back from vacation. Well, back physically. Getting back mentally has been a very slow process.

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10 questions about the benefits of S&OP for your organisation

Supply Chain Movement

Costa Rica. Supply Chain Media and consultancy firm Involvation have developed this checklist to provide insight into the added value and the potential of your current S&OP process. Anticipate. The added value of S&OP varies from one company to another. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island. Cook Islands.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

Costa Rica. One of the main supply chain challenges is increasing uncertainty; this makes demand planning very difficult, especially if there is no mid-season production capacity available for replenishment purposes when a product should prove to be very successful. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island.