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A recent survey conducted by Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review magazines states how workforce management solutions critically contribute to organizations’ cost management and process efficiency goals. Find out how businesses are optimizing their labor resources to gain competitive advantages over their competition.
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At a time when it is up against daunting financial conditions, the United States Postal Service (USPS) said it has kicked off negotiations with the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU).
Posted on 09/02 at 09:17 AM
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The Institute of Supply Management reported that manufacturing activity in August was up slightly compared to July.
Posted on 09/01 at 02:01 PM
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Coming off of July, which saw its first decrease in five months in conjunction with other indices declining, the Cass Information Systems Freight Index switched back to growth mode in August.
Posted on 09/01 at 11:06 AM
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News • American Trucking Associations • TranzAct Technologies • Chuck Clowdis • Mike Regan • Cass Freight Index • IHS Global Insight • (0) Comments • Permalink
Exports of U.S. goods and services increased 17.7 percent during the first six months of 2010, according to data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Commerce Department.
Schneider Logistics to sell off U.S. and China freight forwarding customs house brokerage businesses
Third-party logistics (3PL) services provider Schneider Logistics, a subsidiary of Schneider International, said it will sell its United States- and China-based freight forwarding and customs house brokerage businesses to Norbert Denressangle, a Lyon, Paris-based provider of transportation, logistics, and freight forwarding services.
Posted on 09/01 at 07:01 AM
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Even though reported sales of used commercial vehicles dropped 20 percent from June to July, unit sales were up year-over-year at 43 percent ahead of 2009, according to data from ACT Research, a provider of data and analysis for trucks and other commercial vehicles.
Posted on 08/31 at 12:42 PM
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Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was up 37.6 percent in June 2010 compared to June 2009, increasing to $69.9 billion, according to data released by the United States Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
More questions than answers when it comes to logistics landscape
Every so often, it is good to take stock of what is going on in your world—and the world around you for that matter. With that in mind, now is a good time to assess what is happening in the world of freight transportation, supply chain, and logistics.
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How are companies managing employees and leveraging the workforce as an asset?
A recent survey conducted by Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review magazines states how workforce management solutions critically contribute to organizations’ cost management and process efficiency goals. Find out how businesses are optimizing their labor resources to gain competitive advantages over their competition.
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