Carriers have the upper hand in negotiating transportation rates with shippers as capacity tightens, a survey finds Article by Wall Street Journal, Erica E. Phillips 09/29/2015 A capacity crunch in the transportation sector is driving up costs for manufacturers, retailers and suppliers, according to results from a survey published by Logistics Management. Excess capacity […]
Oct 25, 2007 Supply Chain Digest Dan Gilmore http://www.scdigest.com/assets/FirstThoughts/07-10-25.php I am just back from Philadelphia and the CSCMP 2007 conference. Below are my thoughts on an overall excellent experience, the second under CSCMP CEO Rick Blasgen. Literally thousands of you have watched some or all of our daily video updates earlier this week, in which […]
Journal Of Commerce Nov. 04, 2007 Paul Page http://www.joc.com/collaborative_20071104.html The annual meeting of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals is a great place to catch up on longtime industry contacts and learn what the leading logistics and supply chain managers in the corporate world are doing. Whether it’s possible to do both of those […]
On Wednesday 9/23 I attended American Shipper Magazine webinar on transportation procurement. Working for food and beverage shippers for over 30 years and being responsible for transportation procurement for over 20 of these years, I’d give this presentation 4.5 out of 5 stars. Speakers were: Vikram Balasubramanian of MecuryGate; Andreas Katsaros of Blue Grace Logistics; […]