Is Slow Steaming Good for the Supply Chain?

Lars Kloch of SBS Worldwide, looks at the impact of slow steaming containerships on supply chain reliability, speed, and transport costs.

Measuring the Value of Collaboration

In a true collaborative relationship between purchasing and logistics, order and routing pattern planning comprises a single, optimized decision process that yields measurable results, writes Bill Michalski of ArrowStream.

Managing Global Complexity: The Right Tools for the Job

New international supply chain optimization tools are capable of considering all appropriate shipment flows, modes, routes, and cargo to come up with an ideal workable plan – as often as needed and anytime things change.

Preparing Your Supply Chain For Seasonal Peaks

Plan for seasonal peaks by securing efficient labor, sufficient warehouse space, and reliable carriers.

How to Drive Visibility Through a Supply Chain Network Control Tower

Shippers can create a “control tower” view within their own supply chains—a common platform for aggregating, cleansing, and communicating real-time data.

Inbound Logistics’ Summer Reading Guide 2012

New publications on supply chain and logistics topics such as warehousing, sustainability, and procurement help logistics professionals stay sharp. Here are some recent books on supply chain topics of interest.

Supply Chain Force Multipliers

By providing end-to-end visibility, demand driven logistics practices deliver competitive advantage and solve supply chain challenges for businesses of all sizes, writes Publisher Keith Biondo.

Global Logistics—October 2012

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba invests in logistics to support online shopping growth; Jamaica looks to transform economy with the development of a global logistics hub; Vietnam faces a dearth of logistics talent and expertise; China grants licenses to UPS and FedEx to provide parcel delivery services in select cities; China Airlines Cargo joins SkyTeam Cargo…

Trading Partner Collaboration Yields Supply Chain Value

Trading partners share sales and inventory data to support mutual benefits such as optimized inventory and productivity.

Trends—June 2012

Land O’Lakes focuses on workplace culture to improve supply chain yield; Fuel consumption major concern for management,less so for drivers; Gartner poses four supply chain predictions for 2016