Transportation services: Ryder completes Pollock NationaLease acquisition
Global transportation and supply chain management services provider Ryder announced yesterday it has officially completed its acquisition of the assets of Pollock NationaLease, a privately-owned, full service trucking company based in Strathoy, Ontario. 10/10/2007
DHL Global mail opens new Singapore-based domestic terminal
DHL Global Mail, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post World Net’s International Mail division, said today it has rolled out a new 18,000 square-foot, Singapore-based domestic terminal. 10/10/2007
Ocean shipping: TACA says tariff rates remain unchanged
The Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement (TACA) announced yesterday that its bunker adjustment factor (BAF) will remain unchanged through at least December 15. TACA said this decision is based on the latest monitoring of fuel prices. 10/10/2007
Connecting the dots is key for globalization and supply chain security, says Grackin
The steady increase in outsourcing and off-shore manufacturing is having a significant effect on the way companies do business and prioritize supply chains in a post 9/11 world. And the result of this is that many companies have not found a “new way” when it comes to business processes, according to Ann Grackin, CEO of Cambridge, Mass.-based consultancy ChainLink Research. 10/9/2007
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Tightening the Food Supply “Chain of Custody”
Early in 2007, pet owners worldwide were on alert when hundreds of cats and dogs died after eating food whose maker reportedly had used additives contaminated with melamine. Last year, more than 80 people in the United States fell ill after eating lettuce tainted with E. coli bacteria at a well-known restaurant chain.
Supply Chain Management Review - 9/1/2007
ITA meeting review: What’s next for lift trucks?
Results of the Industrial Truck Association’s (ITA, www.indtrk.org) annual business trends survey were disclosed last month at the association’s fall meeting in Banff, Canada. Here are some of the highlights: China “There are high expectations that U.S. manufacturers will partner with Chinese manufacturers to produce lift trucks in China,” said Dick Davidson, president o...
Modern Materials Handling - 10/1/2007
Cover Story Dole keeps its cool under pressure When it comes to keeping cool under pressure, Robert Engle is your man. As vice president of supply chain for Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. in Monterey, Calif., he found himself at the center of a health scare capturing the nation's headlines. His response: examine core competencies and control collateral damage.