UPS Freight Offers LTL Pickup Notifications
New service provides customers visibility of the pickup process by confirming when a pickup is scheduled and made....
Panama Canal Authority and Port of Miami Renew Ties
The Panama Canal Authority and the Port of Miami have renewed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote trade opportunities and share best customer practices....
Stockouts Preferred to Fat Inventories?
Businesses’ preference for leaner inventory structures delayed the start of this year’s peak shipping season, reports BMO Capital Markets in its latest market report. ...
Horizon Lines Ends FSX Service to Guam and China
Ocean carrier Horizon Lines, Inc. announced it will discontinue its Five Star Express (FSX) trans-Pacific container shipping service between the U.S. West Coast, Guam and China....
Equipment Financing Maintains Growth
Overall new business volume for the equipment finance sector in September was $7.1 billion, up 25 percent from volume of $5.7 billion in the same period in 2010, according to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index....
Consumers Ready to Spend on Tech
Consumer confidence in technology reached its highest level of the year in October, according to the latest data release from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The CEA Indexes also show that confidence in the overall economy improved this month as well. ...
Optimistic About Me, Unsure About You
Optimism about the prospects for the U.S. and world economy over the next 12 months hit all-time lows among U.S. industrial manufacturers, according to the findings of the Q3 2011 Manufacturing Barometer released today by PwC US. While only five percent of U.S. industrial manufacturers are optimistic about the prospects of the U.S. economy over the next 12 months, the lowest since the fourth quarter of 2008, a vast majority are uncertain, rather than outright pessimistic. Despite those uncertainties, U.S. industrial manufacturers over the next 12 months expect positive own-company growth, are planning major new investments of capital, and are forecasting international sales to more heavily contribute to their bottom lines....
Is RFID a Good Fit for Apparel Suppliers?
Research is underway at the University of Arkansas to measure the benefits apparel suppliers could achieve by adopting RFID technology....
Slotting Solutions Cross Industry Boundaries
With significant cost savings on the line, warehousing professionals across industries are looking to improve picking, replenishment, and space utilization. To help in that effort, Optricity, a supply chain software provider, recently facilitated a roundtable, "Smarter Slotting: Your Next Move," at the 10th annual North Texas WERCouncil Warehousing Resource Convention in Grapevine, TX. The roundtable allowed participants to voice their own slotting challenges by sharing unique experiences with fellow warehousing practitioners. ...
Retail Traffic Still Slow, but Should Pick Up Somewhat This Month
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 2.6% in October over the same month last year and should reach its highest level of the year as retailers stock up for the holiday season....
What to Do When OSHA Visits
Maintaining a good OSHA record is more important than ever, as OSHA citations can be as much as $70,000 for a single repeat or willful violation. Not only are fines going up under OSHA’s increased emphasis on enforcement, but customers, insurance companies and others are increasingly scrutinizing a company’s OSHA record as a condition of doing business. Proper handling of an OSHA inspection can help minimize this liability, say attorneys from Sherman & Howard’s Occupational Safety and Health Law Group in their new “Employer’s Guide to OSHA Inspections.” ...
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