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This Week in Logistics News (August 19-23, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Freight Shipments Fell 0.2% Meanwhile, Manhattan Associates announced the 2013 release of its Inventory Optimization solution, “which provides customized, automated inventory optimization strategies designed to address a customer’s specific business issues and objectives.” UPS Expands Logistics Reach To Meet Emerging Demand In China.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 3-7, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Con-way Freight Introduces Drive Safe Systems™. FedEx Freight to Increase Shipping Rates. Edward Ryan, Descartes’ CEO, summarized it best: “Our strategy of focusing on recurring revenues, organic growth and complementary acquisitions continues to deliver consistent, predictable financial results.”. Yahoo Autos ).