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We are now entering our third year here at 3PLwire and are looking forward to another great year in 2008. 2007 was a banner year for us; we completed our second full year, our readership doubled, and we were featured in an article in industry leading Inbound [...]
logistics
Who is Unyson Logistics?»According to Logistics Management’s 2008 “Quest for Quality” awards, they are the highest scoring third party logistics provider based on LM’s ranking of five different competencies. For those unfamiliar with LM’s annual Quest for Quality awards, winners are determined from the results of an annual survey conducted by Logistics Management magazine, where over 2,000 [...]
Supply Chain Management
Top 25 Supply Chains»
AMR Research recently released the 2008 version of the world’s top 25 supply chains. The intent of the research report is to identify demand-driven leaders. AMR research defines those leaders as those companies that come closest to the Demand-Driven Supply Network (DDSN) Level 4 (Orchestrator) description.
The rankings for the top 25 are based [...]
Incoterms 2000
How well do you know your Incoterms?»
Think you have a fairly good grasp on your Incoterms? I thought I did until I took the “challenge” from www.tradefacil.com.
You can take the challenge here (registration required).
Drop us a line and let us know how you did.
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Seafreight
LA and Long Beach Container Volumes Down»July numbers show a decline in container volume for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. From what I have read there are a variety of potential causes for the downturn including, weakening imports, falling U.S. dollar, container ships bypassing the ports, increase in all-water service to the East Coast, and utilization [...]
China
China’s logistics industry: a mixture of challenges and promise»Via China Daily comes a rather long but interesting article that breaks down the good and the bad facing China’s logistics industry.
The challenges:
With energy costs persistently on the rise and mounting inflationary pressures, China’s logistics sector is suffering a steady fall in profit margins that may herald a possible reversal of the past [...]
3PL
Who is Unyson Logistics?»According to Logistics Management’s 2008 “Quest for Quality” awards, they are the highest scoring third party logistics provider based on LM’s ranking of five different competencies. For those unfamiliar with LM’s annual Quest for Quality awards, winners are determined from the results of an annual survey conducted by Logistics Management magazine, where over 2,000 [...]
