Transportation Management

Supply-chain Management Plays Strategic Role at Grocery Retailer

March 1, 2005

Jean V. Murphy, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

A conversation with Bill Parry, vice president of logistics for Pittsburgh-based supermarket retailer Giant Eagle.

Yard Management Systems Extend Automation Beyond the Dock Door

March 1, 2005

Jean V. Murphy- Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Technology has been slow to come to the yards surrounding distribution centers, but companies increasingly are adopting systems that extend inventory management beyond the dock door.

Revlon Plows Through Productivity Plateau Without New IT Investments

October 1, 2004

Jean V. Murphy-Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies

A conversation with Dave Laverty, vice president of Materials Management Worldwide, at Revlon Consumer Products Corp.

Ryder is Life of the Party for Bacardi U.S.A.

August 1, 2004

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

For Transportation Managers, The Devil Is in the Details

July 1, 2004

All it takes is one small slip-up to undermine a company's supply chain. Here are 10 tips on how to optimize transportation programs, and avoid the catastrophic • Fourth in the Best Practices series.

MIT Professor Sees Promise In Supply-Chain Modeling

May 1, 2004

Jean V. Murphy- Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

A conversation with Jeremy Shapiro, professor of operations research and management emeritus in the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology.

Discount Retailer Doesn't Skimp On Supply-chain Investments

May 1, 2004

Fast-growing Dollar General Corp. undercuts Wal-Mart on prices, even as it spends heavily on new systems to enhance transportation, warehousing and supplier links.

Time Warner Books Creates a Showpiece for Distribution

January 1, 2004

Improvements in warehousing and transportation have created a profit center at the publisher's centralized distribution facility.

CTM: Collaborating To Weed Out Transportation Inefficiency

November 1, 2003

Jean V. Murphy, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

With a re-energized effort under way to formalize Collaborative Transportation Management, lots of people are looking at ways to make carriers part of the collaborative process.

Naturally Fresh Dresses Its Supply Chain With New Capabilities

November 1, 2003

Jean V. Murphy, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Rapid growth, Y2K issues and the need to better control and trace inventory all led salad dressing manufacturer Naturally Fresh to implement an enterprise system that included robust supply-chain capabilities.

Transportation Management

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding transportation management systems (TMS) and their impact on supply chain management. Today’s companies are moving goods across more suppliers, vendors and customers than ever before, and transportation management is critical in the overall supply chain. New technologies are optimizing productivity, increasing efficiency and cutting costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving supply chain operations through their strategic use of transportation management systems and software.