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September 1, 2008
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Digging In With the economy in the pits, companies are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to cut supply-chain costs.   |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
U.S. Logistics Costs Hit Record High Good supply chain practices are helping keep a rough situation from getting worse. |
Food Processing
July 2010 |
Logistics Q&A: Are There `Green' Transportation Providers? As a food processor, what kind of sustainability initiatives should I look for in the transportation industry? |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
You Can't Slow Down The Supply Chain Manufacturers are responding to high fuel prices by restructuring their logistics operations. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2008
John Teresko |
Better Energy Management Via Supply Chain Optimization Improving fleet management can help. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2006
David Blanchard |
Transportation Management: How to Fight The High Cost Of Moving Freight Transportation and warehousing cost U.S. companies more than $1 trillion in 2005, and the price tag continues to rise. |
Geotimes
March 2007
Rick Zalesky |
Integrating Biofuels into the Fuel Supply Biofuels are but one part of a larger story -- the transition to a broader portfolio of efficient, environmentally favorable fuels, both petroleum- and biomass-based, that will supply tomorrow's vehicles. |
IndustryWeek
March 14, 2012
David Blanchard |
Intermodal Transportation Strategies Offer Manufacturers a Greener Way of Doing Business Manufacturers are realigning their transportation networks to reduce both their costs and their carbon footprints. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2008
John Teresko |
Leveling Energy's Growing Significance Nanotechnology offers a new route to better fuel economy. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
SC Johnson Finds a 'Greener' Way to Load Trucks Consumer products company reduces greenhouse gases via truckload utilization. |
BusinessWeek
May 27, 2010
Burritt et al. |
Why Wal-Mart Wants to Take the Driver's Seat The retail giant wants to grab control of deliveries from manufacturers. Suppliers' shipping costs "more than likely will be passed on to other retailers" |
Smithsonian
September 2005
Frances Cerra Whittelsey |
Phenomena and Curiosities: Fuel For Thought Cars that run on vegetable oil? Do-it-yourselfers and entrepreneurs alike fill 'er up with the nation's fastest-growing propellant. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2005
Richard Vodra |
The Next Energy Crisis Diminishing oil supplies could be considered a variable that, like inflation, should be part of a judicious financial plan. Here's what advisers and consumers need to know. |
Inc.
January 2006
Stephanie Clifford |
Outlook 2006: Logistics The outlook for the shipping industry in 2006. |
IndustryWeek
August 17, 2011 |
No Transportation Relief in Sight Changes within the transportation industry are reducing the number of affordable options for manufacturers. |
Geotimes
July 2006
Rasoul Sorkhabi |
Energy Problems Need Energy Solutions A sensible energy policy should plan to heal, not worsen, our country's addiction to oil. This can be achieved by reducing our oil consumption, and diversifying our energy sources to create an "energy-mix" market. Both strategies are necessary. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2003
Patricia Panchak |
Stuck In The Slow Lane Manufacturers have implemented technology and new processes to improve the efficiency, reliability and security of distribution systems. But is the nation's infrastructure able to handle the load? |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2006
Traci Purdum |
Logistics: Trucking Costs Continue Climb Regulatory changes, new fuels and driver shortages mean much higher transport charges. Collaboration could ease the pain. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
How to Green Your Supply Chain Ryder offers strategies aimed at running a more eco-friendly operation. |
CIO
June 1, 2002
Ben Worthen |
Drilling for Every Drop of Value When ChevronTexaco stopped worrying about how much oil it could pump and started worrying about how much its customers wanted, it began driving cost out of its supply chain, increasing efficiency and transforming its business |
CIO
September 11, 2008
Stephanie Overby |
How IT is Helping the Railroad Industry Improve Efficiency and Service Railroads are poised for a comeback, thanks to rising fuel prices. IT provides the linchpin for a shipping model that integrates ships, trucks and trains. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 13, 2004 |
Readers Respond: How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil? Fuel for thought: Create strong disincentives against sprawling commercial development in outlying and new areas... Much of global air business travel is unnecessary... International cooperation is necessary... etc. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2006
Jill Jusko |
Outsoucing: Supply-Chain Stretch With a little help from vendor partners, manufacturers meet growing value-chain challenges. |
CFO
September 1, 2006
John Goff |
Delayed in the USA Infrastructure woes aren't just a Third-World problem, they also pose a major "last-mile" headache for American businesses from coast to coast. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2006
Mike Allen |
How far can you drive on a bushel of corn? Before we can debate national energy policy -- or even decide which petroleum substitutes might make sense for our personal vehicles -- we need to know how these things stack up in the real world. So we crunched the numbers on alternative fuels. |
IndustryWeek
May 21, 2010 |
Washington's Latest Regulatory Target: The Gas Gauge Congress is exploring ideas on how to improve the fuel efficiency of over-the-road trucks and other transportation vehicles. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2008
Brad Reagan |
America @ $100/Barrel: How Long Will the Oil Last? Major discoveries of oil within our own borders could help reduce foreign imports. |
IndustryWeek
August 19, 2009 |
Logistics On a Bumpy Road to Recovery Supply chains are being redefined as a reaction to the recession. Are you prepared for a recovery? |
Wired
April 2003
Schwartz & Randall |
How Hydrogen Can Save America The cost of oil dependence has never been so clear. Consumers are ready for an alternative. From Detroit to Dallas, even the oil establishment is primed for change. We put a man on the moon in a decade; we can achieve energy independence just as fast. Here's how. |
CFO
September 1, 2002
Edward Teach |
Working on the Chain With profits down and perils up, companies are focusing on supply-chain management. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2005
Tonya Vinas |
IW Value-Chain Survey: A Map Of The World A 2005 Value-Chain Survey sets benchmarks for global manufacturers in procurement, new product development, supply-chain planning and logistics. |
Food Engineering
September 3, 2007
Jim Getchell |
Globalization: Where in the World is Your Supply Chain? Globalization and outsourcing offer opportunities and risks for US food manufacturers striving to optimize their supply chains. |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Gary S. Becker |
Let's Make Gasoline Prices Even Higher It is not too late to implement policies that would greatly reduce the world's economic vulnerability to disruption of oil production in the Middle East. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2002
David Drickhamer |
Logistics And Distribution -- Rough Road Ahead Logistics and distribution managers face an unmarked path in their pursuit of a strategic advantage... |
Knowledge@Wharton
January 29, 2003 |
The Outlook for Oil: What Lies Ahead? Surging oil prices are squeezing U.S. corporate profits, contributing to bankruptcies and forcing some companies out of business altogether. With the threat of war in Iraq and a drastic cut in supply from strike-bound Venezuela, companies are braced for further increases soon. |
IndustryWeek
January 20, 2010
David Blanchard |
Shifting More Freight to Rail Isn't Always Such a Great Idea Motor carriers are actually more fuel efficient than railroads in some cases. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2005
Doug Bartholomew |
Cargo Crunch! Responding to last autumn's gridlock of cargo ships in the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, manufacturers are bringing sourcing back to North America, using more air freight and building inventories. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2008
Helbling et al. |
Riding a Wave Soaring commodity prices -- especially those of oil, nickel, tin, corn, and wheat -- has brought a sea change to the commodities landscape. Trade policies should be adjusted for better efficiency. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2007
Robert Aronen |
The 20% Dream President Bush promises a 20% reduction in gas usage in 10 years. If that happens, which companies would win or lose? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2006
Glen Kenney |
ExxonMobil's $400 Million Insult How much compensation is too much? Former ExxonMobil chief Lee Raymond recently left with a $400 million golden parachute. How much of your $3-a-gallon gas goes to such compensation packages? |
Food Processing
September 2008
Diane Toops |
Food and Beverage Companies Go Green Consumers are making choices based on sustainability efforts; here's what the top food and beverage companies are doing. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2005
Jill Jusko |
Feeling The Burn Customer demand, regulations and globalization prompt manufacturers to design more fuel-efficient products. Here are examples of how some traditional manufacturers are meeting the challenge. |
Geotimes
February 2006 |
Turning Trash Into Energy Global investment is growing in a variety of projects that take trash and convert it into usable energy: Turkey to oil... Poop power... From bread basket to fuel pump... Flying high on plant waste... Trash to light up New York... |
BusinessWeek
February 9, 2004
Peter Coy & Forest |
Why Is Oil So Expensive Again? More demand and fears of Mideast extremism are two reasons, but prices could ease soon |
Fast Company
May 2006
Lucas Conley |
Deconstructing Wal-Mart's Wonder Truck Wal-Mart vows to build an eco-friendly fleet. Is it for real? |
Parameters
Spring 2006
Nader Elhefnawy |
Toward a Long-Range Energy Security Policy An overview of US and international energy policy, including the prospects for an economy based on renewable energy, the security problems likely to result from tightening oil supplies, and a possible basis for making the transition to alternatives. |
Scientific American
December 2005 |
Running on Empty While rising gas prices prompted conservation, more permanent legislative measurements need to be made. |
IndustryWeek
July 20, 2011
David Blanchard |
Recovery Not Reaching Supply Chain Yet ' Weak growth' is about the best we can expect through the end of 2011. |
Food Processing
September 2010 |
Logistics Q&A: How Technology Has Changed Logistics An ask-the-expert series focusing on food plant operations and logistics. |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Warehousing Costs Challenge Inventory Strategies Retailers' just-in-time demands are forcing manufacturers to spend more on logistics. |
