Operations & Strategy
Operations & Strategy monitors trends and best practices in the areas of Supply Chain Management, Purchasing/Sourcing, Inventory Management, Risk Management, Inventory Management, and Performance Measures.
Air Transport Industry Recovering Faster Than ExpectedThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) halved its loss forecast for 2010 to $2.8 billion (compared to the $5.6 billion loss forecast in December 2009). The improvement is largely driven by a much stronger recovery in demand seen by year-end gains that continued into the first months of 2010. Relatively flat capacity translated into some yield improvement and stronger revenues... Schneider Rolls Out In-Cab TechnologyMotor carrier Schneider National has equipped 25% of its fleet with driver in-cab technology, and is on pace to convert all of its existing in-cab technology to a new system by this fall... Caterpillar Shifts from Offshoring to Onshoring Back to the U.S.A.Caterpillar Inc. has undertaken a study that could lead to a new hydraulic excavator facility being built in the United States, as part of the growing trend toward onshoring—bringing production work back to the United States to reduce global supply chain management costs. Such a move significantly increase Caterpillar’s employment in the U.S. dedicated to excavator production... Smart Software Awarded Grant to Study Intermittent Demand ForecastingSmart Software Inc., has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation to extend and improve its current intermittent demand forecasting solution by developing an advanced proprietary method. The new research will aim to improve demand forecasting and planning of service/spare parts... Economy Is Top Priority for Consumer Goods CompaniesConsumer goods manufacturers have a very different opinion about the importance of retail-supplier relations compared to their retailer customers. Retailers rank retail-supplier relations, which covers such issues as trade costs, pricing and collaboration, as only the eighth-most important priority, while manufacturers rank it second... Industrial Real Estate Market Is Still Way DownOverall industrial demand for real estate remains weak and occupancy losses in many markets during 2009 could prolong the length of the industrial down cycle. However, increased import activity is helping demand at gateway cities and interior supply network hubs... How to Enhance Your Supply Chain VisibilityVisibility is critical in optimizing and improving the performance of your supply chain. Ryder’s Control Tower facilitates the centralized collection and distribution of part and SKU level data with an emphasis on visibility and proactive exception management... RFID Market to Hit $5.35 Billion in 2010The market for RFID technology will continue to see steady growth for at least the next five years, as new “modernizing” applications come to the fore... |
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