http://logistics.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Logistics / Supply Chain GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-07-02T02:43:19Z Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:43:19 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/07/03/uk-supermarkets-serious-on-reducing-packaging.htm In their 2009 corporate responsibility report, UK supermarket chain Tesco has set a target to reduce food packaging weight by 25% by 2010. This goal is to be achieved by... http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/07/03/uk-supermarkets-serious-on-reducing-packaging.htm Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:07:09 +0000 2009-07-03T19:07:09Z http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/07/02/sfa-buyers-are-unhappy-with-vendors.htm A report highlighting customer satisfaction among 1242 users of Sales Force Automation (SFA) products has been published by Independent IT Analyst Inc. The report valuated leading sales force automation solutions... http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/07/02/sfa-buyers-are-unhappy-with-vendors.htm Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:43:19 +0000 2009-07-02T02:43:19Z http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/07/01/tempur-pedic-select-supply-chain-consultants.htm Tempur-Pedic, the manufacturer and distributor of premium mattresses made from a viscoelastic, temperature sensitive material, has chosen a suite of supply chain management solutions from Supply Chain Consultants (SCC). Tempur-Pedic... http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/07/01/tempur-pedic-select-supply-chain-consultants.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:44:35 +0000 2009-07-01T02:44:35Z http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/06/30/logistics-firms-hurt-by-eddie-bauer-bankruptcy.htm Logistics firms appear to be big losers of high-street retailer, Eddie Bauer’s, chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Expeditors International of Washington is owed $700,000 and is the sixth largest creditor. This... http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/06/30/logistics-firms-hurt-by-eddie-bauer-bankruptcy.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:00:38 +0000 2009-06-30T02:00:38Z http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/06/29/safexpress-opens-fourth-high-tech-logistics-park.htm Safexpress, India’s leading Supply Chain and Logistics Company, opened it latest logistics park in Kolkata this month. This facility covers 184,000 square feet and it the fourth of the thirty-two... http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/06/29/safexpress-opens-fourth-high-tech-logistics-park.htm Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:00:04 +0000 2009-06-29T03:00:04Z http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/06/26/packaging-redux-thinking-outside-the-bag.htm Will superstar athletes be so pleased when they see their images on a bag of Wheaties rather than a box? It is possible that the humble cereal box could become... http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/06/26/packaging-redux-thinking-outside-the-bag.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:37:15 +0000 2009-06-26T10:37:15Z http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/06/25/e2open-delivers-best-practice-solutions.htm E2open, the leading provider of on-demand, multi-enterprise demand and supply network solutions, recently announced E2open 7.0. This new version is comprised of best practice solutions using software-as-a-solution (SaaS), allowing companies... http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/06/25/e2open-delivers-best-practice-solutions.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:36:58 +0000 2009-06-25T07:36:58Z http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/06/24/penske-sponsors-safe-driving-event.htm Penske Truck Leasing and the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) are combining to promote driver safety. They announced the IFDA’s 2009 Food Industry Truck Driving Championship to be held at... http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/06/24/penske-sponsors-safe-driving-event.htm Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:57:54 +0000 2009-06-24T06:57:54Z http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/06/23/green-supply-issues-for-footwear-firms.htm The goal of greening their supply chain has become difficult for manufacturers of footwear based on a recent report from Greenpeace. Footwear manufacturers have an increasingly fractured supply chain, with... http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/06/23/green-supply-issues-for-footwear-firms.htm Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:07:14 +0000 2009-06-23T09:07:14Z http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/06/22/infor-offer-zero-percent-financing.htm Infor has announced a program to help companies with their purchase of their ERP software. Infor Flex gives customers two paths to choose from; Flex Upgrade, which allows an upgrade... http://logistics.about.com/b/2009/06/22/infor-offer-zero-percent-financing.htm Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:15:34 +0000 2009-06-22T08:15:34Z