Trucking Faces the Future
By Mark Kleszczewski
While competition is fierce, the bottom line is we need trucks.
As the economy grows, increasing shipping volumes are heating up supply chain and logistics activities. In the trucking sector, emerging customer demands, workforce shortages and regulatory changes are among the key issues expected to affect the…
Indiana: Logistics Coming Together at the Crossroads
By David Hodes
Indiana is becoming a logistics powerhouse. With new highways coming together, such as U.S. Highway 31 and I-69 (where the first 67-mile stretch just opened), and with a central location as the crossroads of the country, Indiana is positioned to be a place where…
Warehousing and Distribution: Looking Beyond Cost Reductions
By Mark Kleszczewski
To see the effect of an on-again, off-again economic recovery, look no further than the fields of warehousing and distribution. Increasing fuel costs, supply chain disruptions and uneven demand have resulted in lackluster inventory turns and the closure or reshuffling of many distribution centers.
Faced…
Georgia: “The Logistics of Education and the Education of Logistics”
The Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics’ recent report identifies and quantifies the gap between the demand for logistics-related jobs and the current supply of logistics programs offered by educational institutions.
According to the report’s analysis of U.S. Department of Labor data, the U.S. will generate…
