The Top 50 Logistics Cities in the United States
WEBOct 16, 2006 · Topping this year's list as the most logisticsfriendly metro in the U.S. is the New York-Newark-Edison MSA, followed by Houston, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, and Kansas City. Rounding out the top 10 are St. Louis, Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, and San …
Compete: McDonald’s Suppliers are Vested for Success
WEBDec 10, 2012 · Here's how the Vested rules work in the McDonald's framework. Rule 1: Focus on Outcomes, Not Transactions. McDonald's consciously avoids transaction-based relationships. It insists that suppliers have long-term relationships that drive value and achieve McDonald's key business outcomes. The way this works is that McDonald's and …
How to Measure Supply Chain Performance
WEBDec 7, 2017 · Figure 1 depicts an integrated hierarchical supply chain performance measurement system. The framework contains three levels (the strategic, tactical and operational), and within each level, it has both external and internal measures. In this PMS framework, it is the scale of an operation or activity that a particular metric monitors …
Chemical Industry Update: Regulatory Compliance Requires a …
WEBOct 2, 2014 · Many industry sectors look to the chemical industry as an exemplar for driving key product advancements. The industry’s contributions to other industries span the world, but there is continued pressure for them to improve their supply chains.
Freight Forwarders Say Digitization Will Benefit Industry
WEBAug 6, 2019 · Technology is moving quickly and the freight forwarding industry is feeling its benefits. In a recent survey from IAG Cargo 70% of freight forwarders are expecting the rate of technological change to increase in the year ahead, in comparison to one year ago, and 81% of forwarders believe technological innovation will have a positive impact on their …
FMCSA Mandates Use of Electronic On-Board Recorders
WEBApr 5, 2010 · The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a new rule that will require interstate commercial truck and bus companies with serious patterns of hours-of-service...
Logistics 101: Motor Carriers - Material Handling and Logistics
WEBMar 11, 2005 · Approximately 90% of the costs of the motor carrier industry are variable, and 10% are fixed. Motor carriers are able to increase or decrease the number of vehicles used in short periods of time and in small increments of capacity. Most terminals, because of the short stay of the freight, are relatively inexpensive to construct and maintain.
Bill to Limit Trucks to 65 is Back in Action
WEBJuly 5, 2019. The bill requires commercial trucks, with a gross weight of 26,001 pounds, to have their speed-limiting devices set to a maximum speed of 65 miles per hour. MH&L. U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Chris Coons, D-Del., today introduced bipartisan legislation on June 27, to enact a lifesaving road safety measure for heavy ...
Food Industry Is Losing $15 Billion Annually on Unsaleable Products
WEBMay 2, 2017 · Unsaleable goods is a $15 billion issue for the food industry, and a reduction of just 1% would save food companies and retailers $150 million annually, says Daniel Triot, senior director of the Trading Partner Alliance (TPA).
Digital Transformation of Supply Chain is Top Priority This Year
WEBMar 4, 2024 · 89% of respondents cite that digital transformation of their supply chain and logistics operations is a priority for 2024—and 75% believe that real-time visibility is a key priority within their broader digital transformation efforts. 77% of respondents believe that real-time visibility is a “must-have,” identical to data from the 2023 ...
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