Breaking News

Walmart Will Tag Jeans and Underwear with RFID

Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will start tagging garments, specifically jeans and underwear, with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips beginning August 2010. The effort is seen as a test of item-level tagging, and if successful, Walmart is expected to widen its RFID initiative to other products at its stores...

Carrefour Deploys In-Store Mobile Computers

European retail giant Carrefour has contracted with Datalogic Mobile for the supply of mobile computers in its retail stores. Datalogic's handheld devices will be used for Carrefour's retail in-store solutions...

Import Costs Weigh On the Minds of Brazil's Supply Chain Execs

In Brazil, logistics functions are increasingly outsourced to focus on core competencies and remain competitive. For supply chain executives in Brazil, the greatest challenge is total landed costs of importing products into the country...

Doosan Outsources Non-Core Procurement to Drive Efficiency

Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment (DICE) has teamed with procurement outsourcing specialist ICG Commerce in an attempt to drive significant cost savings across non-core spending...

Democratic Senators Push for New Freight Program

Legislation promoting the FREIGHT Act of 2010 targets investment in efficient, clean, multimodal infrastructure for the movement of goods...

More Recent News Articles

View News By Site Section

View News By Topic

Material Handling Management Headlines



Feature Article



The Incredible Shrinking Bulk and Dry Van Capacity

Has the recent change in the availability of bulk and dry van capacity today caught you by surprise? If it has, you have lots of company. Find out what you can do to successfully move your freight this year and into 2011...
Read More

More Feature Articles

Buyer's Guide

Looking for logistics resources and contact information, visit the Logistic Today's Buyer's Guide.

Buyer's Guide

Browse Past Issues

Slideshows

Digital Issue

Issue Features

  • Top 10 Predictions for Global Supply Chains
  • Central and Eastern Europe Hold Opportunities for U.S. Exporters
  • Imports Are Up 3% Over 2009
  • How to Enhance Your Supply Chain Visibility

Read these features and more

Resources

Featured Product Spotlight