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Schafer Logistics: Dredging Begins at the Port of Long Beach
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Friday, June 11, 2010. Dredging Begins at the Port of Long Beach. June 11, 2010 from California Apparel News. The Port of Long Beach. Has launched a $40 million project to deepen its main channel to allow easier access. The 17-month project will deepen the main channel to 76 feet and will also allow for more mega-sized cargo-container ships and oil tankers to call at the port. The dredged-up material will be used to create new land area on Pier G, where International Transportation Service Inc. Will dred...
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Schafer Logistics: June 2009
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Manufacturing and logistics news: ISM report shows that its recent upward trend continues. TEMPE, Ariz.—The positive trend in the manufacturing sector continued in May, with the highlight being new orders, which reached its highest level since November of 2007. May’s report, produced by the Institute for Supply Management. ISM), showed new orders had risen to 51.1 percent, up 3.9 points over April’s numbers. Read the rest of the logisticsmgmt.com article here.
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Schafer Logistics: July 2009
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Monday, July 6, 2009. ISM: Slow but steady economic improvement. According to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), the economy is slowly improving, but it is still improving, and likely will continue to grow, based on ISM’s latest industry report. In addition, the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose two percentage points to 44.8 percent in June, according to the report. Production and prices both rose sharpest of all, by 6.5 points each. Even employment, which traditionally lags be...Ore also note...
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Schafer Logistics: January 2010
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Monday, January 4, 2010. Supply Chain 2010: Building on the lessons learned. The recession may be coming to a close-at least officially. But the effects of that painful period linger on. Supply chain managers need to learn from the lessons of the past as they rebuild the foundation for a brighter future. Sean Murphy, Associate Editor - Logistics Management, 12/22/2009. Once again, the recession seems to be the impetus. Nulty said the academy's clients are demanding more focused training due to their ...
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Schafer Logistics: August 2009
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009. Why 3PLs need to build their brand. A key question that needs to be asked here is: What are executives of those 3PL companies doing in response to these market developments? Specifically, what steps have large 3PLs taken in recent years to differentiate their service offerings in the marketplace while strengthening their brands? Further, is there more that those executives should be doing in those areas? Read the rest of the scmr.com article here. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Schafer Logistics: June 2010
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Friday, June 11, 2010. Dredging Begins at the Port of Long Beach. June 11, 2010 from California Apparel News. The Port of Long Beach. Has launched a $40 million project to deepen its main channel to allow easier access. The 17-month project will deepen the main channel to 76 feet and will also allow for more mega-sized cargo-container ships and oil tankers to call at the port. The dredged-up material will be used to create new land area on Pier G, where International Transportation Service Inc. Will dred...
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Schafer Logistics: SCOPE West to focus on change and complexity in Supply Chain Management
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010. SCOPE West to focus on change and complexity in Supply Chain Management. The line is between 3PLs and non-asset based supply chain consulting firms, is blurring said Jim Barnes, CEO of enVista. In an exclusive interview given to SCMR before this week’s “Supply Chain Operations Private Exposition” (SCOPE) West in Las Vegas, Barnes outlined what he sees as some of the key issues surfacing next year. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Third Party Logistics Services.
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Schafer Logistics: September 2009
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009. Logistics and manufacturing business: ISM report indicates manufacturing finally growing. After 18 consecutive months of contracting, the manufacturing sector showed signs of positive growth in August, according to the latest report from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Typically, the 50 percent mark is the dividing line between “growth” and “contraction,” whether in reference to the PMI or any other indices covered by the monthly ISM report. The ISM has also predi...
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Schafer Logistics: Supply Chain 2010: Building on the lessons learned
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Monday, January 4, 2010. Supply Chain 2010: Building on the lessons learned. The recession may be coming to a close-at least officially. But the effects of that painful period linger on. Supply chain managers need to learn from the lessons of the past as they rebuild the foundation for a brighter future. Sean Murphy, Associate Editor - Logistics Management, 12/22/2009. Once again, the recession seems to be the impetus. Nulty said the academy's clients are demanding more focused training due to their ...
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Schafer Logistics: May 2010
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Logistics and Warehousing Adjusts to a Shifting Economy. Source: Area Development Online. It’s one thing if your facility only houses your core operations. But if it must also serve as the primary driver of your warehousing and distribution efforts, your facility needs dramatically change. Depending on how sophisticated your logistics processes and strategies are, proximity to the customers or warehouse facilities you must reach every day could limit your site options. 8220;We foun...