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Friday, February 20, 2009

News on Trucker’s Strikes Around the World February 2009

Thousands of Greek drivers block border crossing with Bulgaria
www.worldbulletin.net - Istanbul,Istanbul,Turkey
"The ministry doesn't understand the reasons truck drivers decided to go on strike and block international commercial transport, a blockade that forces our ...

Transportation Ministry reacts to TIR drivers' strike
ANA - Athens,Greece
The protesting truckers blocked access to other vehicles transporting goods allowing, however, passage to private cars and tourist coaches. ...

 

Traffic troubles are likely due to termless strike of Greek truck ...
Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria
Greek Embassy warns Bulgarian automobile carriers for possible traffic impediments due to termless strike of Greek TIR truck drivers. ...

A Teamster in the making: Frank’s ‘Wake-up Call’
Wakefield Observer - Beverly,MA,USA
Due to deregulation of the trucking industry, a lot of companies were later filing for bankruptcy protection. Both situations resulted in layoffs and the ...

Vandals strike historic Wyo mine
Casper Star-Tribune Online - Casper,WY,USA
The vandals apparently rammed their truck through the security gates at the mine and accessed several buildings, including the mine's old mill house that ...

 

Leader of truck-jumping thieves nabbed
Philippine Star - Manila,Philippines
... complaints from truckers and traders passing the Delpan area who lost precious cargo due to the cunning ability of the gang members to strike quickly,” ...

Egyptian pharmacists and truck drivers end strikes
Monsters and Critics.com - USA
Separately, trailer-truck drivers halted their four-day-long strike Wednesday after a compromise was reached on Tuesday between trailer drivers and Hamdi ...

EC woman may not survive pickup truck strike last week
El Campo Leader News - El Campo,TX,USA
By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com An El Campo woman struck by a pickup last Wednesday may not recover from her injuries. ...

Gaza, Palestine: Israeli troops shoot Palestinian farmer
The Muslim News - UK
Currently 3 Palestinian farmer and 5 international Human Rights Activists are attempting to return to retrieve the farmer’s broken truck. ...

Egyptian Industries Paralyzed by Strikes
The Media Line - New York,NY,USA
The pharmacists’ strike enters its third day on Wednesday and is affecting millions of Egyptians who do not have access to drugs they need and could not ...

GM Seeks Another $16.6 Billion In US Government Aid; Job Cut Plan
CNNMoney.com - USA
GM, however, said it failed to strike critical deals with the United Auto Workers union and bondholders to reduce labor costs and shrink its $47 billion ...

An attempt to find peace in the Middle East
Long Beach City College Viking - Long Beach,CA,USA
The UN recently halted shipments of aid to civilians in Gaza strip after a UN truck driver was shot and killed on the Israeli border while transporting a ...

 

Transport drivers in Mexico threaten strike over fuel prices
CNN - USA
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Hundreds of thousands of bus and truck drivers are threatening to go on a prolonged strike if the federal government does not ...

Egypt truckers strike enters fourth day
afrol News - Oslo,Lesotho
afrol News, 17 February - Egyptian truckers have entered the fourth day on strike in protest against the law that would ban the vehicles by 2011, ...

Truckersstrike hits Egypt
Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar
Violence escalated in al-Gharbiya governorate as the strike continued. Angry drivers threw heavy rocks at trailer drivers who refused to strike. ...

AFP

Mexican truck drivers strike for cheaper diesel
AFP
MEXICO CITY (AFP) — More than 500000 truck and bus drivers across Mexico went on a one-day strike to press for lower diesel fuel prices, threatening more ...

 

Mexico: Bus, Truck Drivers Strike Over Diesel Prices
Stratfor - USA
About 500000 truck and bus drivers in Mexico staged a 24-hour strike on Feb. 16 to demand a government freeze on diesel prices, Deutsche Presse-Agentur ...

Ukraine truckers to go on strike in Kyiv Feb. 18
ZIK - Lviv,Ukraine
Lviv truckers will leave for Kyiv Feb. 17 to join their buddies from other cities in a national strike due Feb. 18. In all, 1000 trucks will converge on the ...

Mexican Truckers on Work Stoppage
Prensa Latina - Havana,Cuba
The national strike was called by the Autonomous Truckers Alliance from the Mexican Republic that the National Truckers Confederation of the Mexican ...

Egyptian pharmacists strike against tax law
International Herald Tribune - France
Hundreds of Egyptian trailer truck drivers have been on strike since Saturday, to protest a new law that would ban the heavy vehicles by 2011, ...

Examiner.com

2009 Nationwide Series gets off to a start with the Camping World ...
Examiner.com - USA
Sure Wallace may have cut Leffler off, but that hit was not a retaliatory strike, all through the 2009 speed weeks we have seen cars bouncing all over this ...

The truth about Hamas
Ynetnews - Israel
In May 2008, a Palestinian bomber from Gaza blew up an explosive-laden truck on the Palestinian side of the Erez crossing, causing an estimated $3.5 million ...

Truckers strike back, torch Meghalaya bus
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
15: Truckers and their supporters set ablaze a Meghalaya Transport Corporation bus this morning at Shallang’s coal belt area in West Khasi Hills district, ...

Egypt police arrest 25 striking truckers
Africasia - London,UK
Egyptian police arrested 25 truckers on Sunday as a strike by truck owners entered its third day, a police official said. The truck owners had clashed with ...

Egyptian Truckers Strike Continues, Pushes Up Prices
EasyBourse.com - Paris,France
CAIRO (AFP)--A strike by thousands of Egyptian truck drivers entered its third day Sunday, pushing the price of cement and cooking gas up, businessmen said. ...

Egyptian truckers' strike brings violence, delays
Reuters Namibia - Namibia
CAIRO (Reuters) - A strike by Egyptian truck owners has turned violent and is causing long delays on roads in parts of the country, police sources and ...

Israel, Hamas reject UN ceasefire deal
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
Humanitarian aid deliveries had been suspended on Thursday after one truck driver was killed and another injured by what the UN said was an Israeli tank ...

Fires strike business, block
Winnipeg Free Press - Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The sun pokes through thick smoke as firefighters on a ladder truck pour water on a fire at a business on Dufferin Avenue ...

Op-Ed Contributor The Coming Swarm
New York Times - United States
The Indian security forces, many of which had to be flown in from New Delhi, simply had little ability to strike back at more than one site at a time. ...

Spain's new jobless crowd into the soup kitchens
guardian.co.uk - UK
Strike! Strike!", they chanted at a recent rally. With Spain's property developers queuing up to file for bankruptcy and employees at a local General Motors ...

 

Afghanistan poses problem for Obama
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA
... major Khyber Pass bridge, blown up by the Taliban or Al-Qaeda or whoever, with a huge supply truck sprawled on its side in the process of being looted. ...

500000 Mexico Bus and Truck Operators Go On Strike
Latin American Herald Tribune - Caracas,Venezuela
MEXICO CITY -- Representatives of at least 500000 bus and truck operators in Mexico from some 50 associations announced Friday a 24-hour strike on Monday to ...

Tampabay.com

Insurgency takes heavy toll on Pakistani police
Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
... Khan's Frontier Police, including troop carriers, motorcycles, ballistic helmets and bulletproof vests; an ambulance and a tow truck are promised soon. ...
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The Associated Press

Noise, fuel-dumping cause anger at US Kyrgyz base
The Associated Press
One of the most contentious issues surrounding the base is the fatal shooting of truck driver Alexander Ivanov in late 2006 as a routine security check was ...

MLive.com

General Motors issues Flint Truck Assembly Plant ultimatum
MLive.com - MI,USA
The union and the company have been at odds over the local contract since at least early last year, when the UAW warned GM that workers could strike if a ...

Cops cleared in Puebloan's death following truck chase
Pueblo Chieftain - Pueblo,CO,USA
The officer used a physical strike against Munoz's head to stop him from obtaining access to the weapon. At least one other officer also used physical ...

Striking union offers to return to Oak Harbor Freight
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
He said troubles at the family-owned trucking business, which serves the five westernmost states, began Sept. 22, when 40 percent of the employees -- 578 ...

Marines get first shot at new fighter jet
Stars and Stripes - Washington,DC,USA
The military’s next stealth fighter jet, the versatile F-35 or Joint Strike Fighter, is slated to roar into action in 2012 when it enters service with the ...

Air Force confirms Joint Strike Fighter assignment to Eglin
Navarre Press - Navarre,FL,USA
Air Force officials have decided to bed down 59 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and to allow associated construction at Eglin Air Force Base to begin. ...

The ‘Doberman Effect’
The Jewish Week - NY, USA
As he drove a pickup truck with red flags just a few blocks away, Communist Party activist Agarbiya was confident that the Lieberman phenomenon would shock ...

Egyptian security forces detain 30 truck drivers on road to Gaza
Monsters and Critics.com - USA
Cairo - Egyptian security forces have detained 30 Egyptian truck drivers delivering supplies to the Gaza Strip, a source in the interior ministry told ...

Distribution Business News 20th February

Distribution Business News

The Allen Group Completes Land Sale at Dallas Logistics Hub to ...
istockAnalyst.com (press release) - Salem,OR,USA
The Dallas Logistics Hub is the largest new inland port in North America, with 6000 acres master-planned for 60 million square feet of distribution, ...
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Barnes Group’s sales and earnings decline in fourth quarter
Industrial Distribution - Waltham,MA,USA
Fourth-quarter sales for Barnes Group’s Logistics and Manufacturing Services division, which includes Barnes Distribution, were $146 million, ...
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Logistics Perspective: The Distribution and Materials Handling ...
Supply Chain Digest - Dayton,OH,USA
... I might have talked to a medium sized distribution company at a trade show or elsewhere which really did have an opportunity to reduce their logistics ...
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Global logistics: CHRobinson sets up shop in Vietnam
Logistics Management - Newton,MA,USA
“This expansion deepens our commitment to the development of inter-region logistics for Asia as we continue to build the links between our distribution ...
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Chiquita Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Results
FOXBusiness - USA
... to pricing and euro exchange rates that more than offset higher sourcing and logistics costs and lower volume in the company's core European markets. ...
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Distribution Business Blog Articles

LM Newsletter: Issue 172 « WordPress: kaposlogisztika
By Keller Gábor
Leading property services firm Atisreal, in association with Logistics Manager, is undertaking a research study related to the town planning environment associated with Logistics and Distribution Property. ...
WordPress: kaposlogisztika - http://kaposlogisztika.wordpress.com/

Warehousing-Logistics-Transportation Business For Sale in E TX ...
Manufacturers, wholesalers and distribution centers make up the primary portion of the customer base. Recent year sales have been driven by companies utilizing manufacturing/distribution services within the AK-LA-TX area and by ...
BizQuest.com: Texas Businesses for Sale - http://www.bizquest.com/Texas-tx-businesses-for-sale/page-1

WWL sets up its Indian subsidiary at Chennai - WheelsUnplugged ...
By editor@wheelsunplugged.com(Editor)
The company offers a range of logistics services, including supply chain management, ocean transportation, terminal handling, inland distribution and technical services. It is one of the world's largest companies within transporting of ...
www.wheelsunplugged.com (India... - http://www.wheelsunplugged.com/Default.aspx

India Logistics News » Blog Archive » Wallenius Wilhelmsen opens ...
By Admin
The company said it wants to establish a long-term presence in India that will focus on ocean transport, terminal services, technical services, inland distribution and supply chain management. ...
India Logistics News - http://indialogisticsnews.com/

Hgv Class 1 Moffet Driver (Digitacho) UKJobs.net - Braintree UK
Fully supported 24 hour distribution network. They are currently recruiting for Class 1 Moffett drivers to work various shifts. Shifts can be morning or evening and vary from weekdays to weekends. To be considered for this position you ...
UK Logistics jobs - http://www.ukjobs.net/browse/Logistics-jobs.htm

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Distribution Business News 19th February

Distribution Business News

Nike breaks ground on distribution center in China
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
“This state-of-the-art logistics facility will showcase the best of our global supply chain expertise and ensure faster delivery of product to our retail ...
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Ingram Micro Working to Ensure No Service Disruptions - Distribution
Channel Insider - New York,NY,USA
In addition to the 150 at the headquarters and distribution centers, known as "National Logistics" centers within Ingram Micro, the company will cut 100 ...
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DISTRIBUTION CENTER MANAGER
Hartford Courant - United States
Excellent comp. & benefits. Resume to: Chief Logistics Officer, 7101 Vorden Pkwy, South Bend, IN 46628 or HR@tirerack.com.
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Distribution Business Blog Articles

Former Ralphs Grocery Sr. VP & De Rito Partners West President Tom ...
During the past few years supermarket operators have had to deal with unpredictable fuel and transportation costs, reevaluating distribution logistics and controlling health and welfare benefits for their employees. ...
1888 PressRelease.com - Latest... - http://www.1888pressrelease.com/

Silobreaker: HighJump targets SMEs with rapid deploy WMS ...
Third Party Logistics (3PL) Provider JDF Distribution Solutions, Inc. Selects HighJump Software to Power Its Fast-Growing, Complex Operations. EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain ...
Silobreaker Feed for: Oracle... - http://www.silobreaker.com/View360.aspx?Item=11_3660330

Give APL a Break - Critical Cargoes - Blog on Logistics Management
With that in mind, Burnson's blog will address core trade and transport concerns expressed by logistics and supply chain managers worldwide. He'll share exclusive intelligence on waterborne carriage, services and seaports as well as ...
Critical Cargoes - http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/blog/930000493.html?nid=4154

What' s Up In The Philippines: SAP Philippines. sees revenue ...
By jmom
The company expects to streamline its business processes and implement control measures on inventory management, distribution & logistics, and accounting systems. Another expectation is to increase the productivity levels and efficiency ...
What' s Up In The Philippines - http://bayan-natin.blogspot.com/

nexttrade: F&N broke its immediate uptrend line
By Alex Lu
Both TCCC range of products and F&N range of products share common bottling operations, distribution channel and logistics supports. The average gross profit margin of the soft drink business is 35%. In addition, I have extracted the ...
nexttrade - http://nexttrade.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Distribution Business News 18th February

Distribution Business News

Third Party Logistics (3PL) Provider JDF Distribution Solutions ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
JDF Distribution is a Dallas based third-party logistics and supply chain solutions services provider in the heart of North America, moving product to ...
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Regal Life Enters Letter of Intent With Amati Corporation
CNNMoney.com - USA
Identify and source premium wine brands and related accessories for distribution in China from vineyards, winery estates, distributors and manufacturers ...
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Verizon Business Takes Complexity Out of Building Networks Across ...
FOXBusiness - USA
Tech Data/Azlan - Advanced logistics distribution services for equipment from multiple manufacturers. "Avaya's new global agreement with Verizon Business ...
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10-K: HUB GROUP INC
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
Logistics revenue decreased 1.0% to $129.3 million from $130.6 million due to changes in business mix. Hub Distribution's revenue has been reclassified to ...
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10-K: PACER INTERNATIONAL INC
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
Our logistics segment provides non-intermodal highway brokerage, truck services, warehousing and distribution, international freight forwarding and supply ...
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McCain Opening France's Biggest Cold Storage Facility
Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert,AZ,USA
The front area of the logistics center will be used for picking, distribution and incoming goods. It consists of two levels connected by an elevator. ...
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Distribution Business Blog Articles

CRM Daily | HighJump Software Powers Operations, Billing
HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain execution solutions, has signed an agreement with Dallas based JDF Distribution Solutions, Inc., a rapidly expanding third party logistics (3PL) provider, to implement the HighJump ...
CRM Daily - http://www.crm-daily.com/

Understanding Why Companies Outsource Logistics :: Logistics ...
By Adrian Gonzalez
Last month, for example, UPS announced that it will manage a significant portion of Merck’s U.S. distribution of pharmaceuticals and vaccines. According to the press release, UPS Supply Chain Solutions has assumed control of two key ...
Logistics Viewpoints - http://logisticsviewpoints.com/

Shanghai, China Customer Services Integrated Logistics Jobs ...
... the daily face to the customer; or Physical Distribution, who owns storage and timely delivery of products. A degree in Operations, Purchasing, Logistics, Transportations, Engineering, or Supply Chain Management is required. ...
Proctor and Gamble - Shanghai,... - http://www.jobs-pg.com/cn/shanghai-jobs

Steps needed to follow before buying new car. | PressReleasePoint
By tavira
Artist Magnet LLC Begins Capital Campaign to Launch Revolutionary New International Theater Networking System · more. Free Press Release Distribution Website. Write Press Release. Submit Press Release. Distribute Press Release.
PressReleasePoint - Free Press... - http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/prpage/all

Spedimex Joins The Tenants of Panattoni Europe
By Immo News
The newest tenant, Spedimex, is a leading logistics operator on the Polish market, specialized in services for non-food sector. The company provides a wide spectrum of services for textile industry, e.g. in storage and distribution of ...
Immo-news.net : Toute l'information... - http://www.immo-news.net/

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Distribution Business News 17th of February

Distribution Business News

Supply Chain Digest

Logistics News: Guidelines for Successful Distribution Center Audits
Supply Chain Digest - Dayton,OH,USA
Too often, companies seem to consider that one logistics consultant or firm is much like all the others. Instead, you need to do the homework and reference ...
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Airport boosts logistics, distribution image as America's ...
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Memphis,TN,USA
By Wayne Risher (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal An airport-centered effort to supercharge Memphis' longtime strength in distribution and logistics is ...
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Phoenix Contact Goes Live with viastore systems' Automated Storage ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
The new 51200 square foot automated distribution center is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The new facility was built to support the distribution of ...
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Aegean, Gulf Oil partner for distribution of marine lubricants
Energy Business Review - USA
... logistics company and Gulf Oil Marine, a member of the Gulf Oil Group, have entered into a strategic partnership for the global distribution of marine ...
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Supply chain magazine circulation jumps by 23%
Arabian Supply Chain - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Logistics Middle East caters to distribution, purchasing and warehouse managers in need of logistics services, as well as those numerous companies whose ...
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OKI Printing Solutions and Anoto Partnership Expands as Demand ...
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
OKI, an Anoto Qualified Printer partner for the last three years, has become a pan EMEA distribution partner selling its printers bundled with Anoto ...
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LP Church Will Help People Save On Food
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
The logistics of how to buy the food with food stamps, which is now done through a plastic card, will be settled within the upcoming week, he added. ...
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Brightstar Named Microsoft Gold Partner for Mobility Solutions
PR Newswire UK (press release) - London,UK
The company is headquartered in the United Kingdom, and has access to sales offices in 16 countries and nine logistics centres throughout the continent. ...
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Hala and PHD form a strategic alliance
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
Leading Saudi Arabian supply chain and logistics company Hala Supply Chain Services (HSCS) and South Africa's pioneering pharmaceutical distributor PHD have ...
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Distribution Business Blog Articles

Building cars by design will add value
By Vikas Sehgal, Robert Reppa and Kazutoshi Tominga
That cost has already been determined by how the car will be built, what materials and basic features will be used and how additional factors such as plant location, supply chain and distribution logistics, and overhead fit into the ...
Opinion - http://www.business24-7.ae/opinion

Alba Logistics » Supply Chain Physics?
By Patrick Daly
“I truly believe that Warehousing is one of THE critical logistics activities in the supply chain. Evidence shows that this is so, regardless of whether you are in manufacturing, distribution or logistics services. ...
Alba Logistics » Alba Logistics... - http://www.albalogistics.com/

Hampton Roads Partnership: How to grow the Hampton Roads region ...
By Hampton Roads Partnership
In this sector, the Hampton Roads and Crater regions are strategically positioned to emerge as a nationally prominent mid-Atlantic hub for logistics, transportation, distribution, and warehousing. Over 50 top companies have already ...
Hampton Roads Partnership - http://hrpartnership.blogspot.com/

Free Logistics & Supply Chain Publications and Whitepapers ...
By scn
Browse through our growing list of relevant and free Transportation & Logistics magazines, white papers, downloads and podcasts to find the titles that best match your information needs; topics include distribution, rail and ship ...
SupplyChainNetwork.com - http://www.supplychainnetwork.com/

Cebu Pacific launches three new services - Logistics Business Review
Candice Iyog, vice president of marketing and distribution at Cebu Pacific, said: "Cebu Pacific is continuously expanding its domestic network because we want to help boost development within the country by linking islands together ...
Logistics Business Review Latest News - http://www.logistics-business-review.com/

Monday, February 16, 2009

Distribution Business News 16th of February

Distribution Business News

On the defence
Arabian Supply Chain - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
... and distribution of food and supplies to US military facilities throughout Iraq. It also handles many smaller, highly-specialised defence logistics ...
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Distribution Business Blog Articles

GLCC “Taiwan Sundapost Company Negotiate Cooperation Agreement ...
By WillyWizard
Life’s E-commerce enabled distribution platform, Song Zhiwen was= =20 reportedly impressed with the E-commerce and logistics experience= and=20 capabilities of Good Life, and the ability of the Haorizi network= ...
Stock-Profiles.com - http://www.stock-profiles.com/

Vodafone leads round of cuts with plans to save £1bn « Start News
By admin
... make thousand as the group integrates cuts of a "similar order" by March "back-end" functions such as IT, 2010 to help save a total of £250m testing, logistics and distribution by the end of the next financial across the continent. ...
Start News - http://starterbold.com/

Daily Updated Indian Jobs for Freshers- Experienced: System ...
By The Blogger
IT-Hardware/Networking, IT-Software, Logistics/Freight Forward/Distribution/Courier Qualification: Post Graduation - M.Com, M.Pharm, M.Sc, MA, MBA/PGDM, MCA/PGDCA School & Graduation - Any Graduate ...
Daily Updated Indian Jobs for... - http://masalajobs.blogspot.com/

Books Leadership Management: The Handbook of Logistics and ...
By Bukovinsky
"Covers all the foremost aspect of logistics today. I would recommend any self-esteem who be study any logistics-related classes to find this monthly. It really is THE logistics instruction manual. " Reader review" Distribution ...
Books Leadership Management - http://booksle6infos.blogspot.com/

Mumbai's amazing dabbawalas
By Hyd-Masti Team
At various intermediary stations, they are hauled onto platforms and sorted out for area-wise distribution, so that a single tiffin could change hands three to four times in the course of its daily journey. ... In the dabbawalas' elegant logistics system, using 25 kms of public transport, 10 km of footwork and involving multiple transfer points, mistakes rarely happen. According to a Forbes 1998 article, one mistake for every eight million deliveries is the norm. ...
Hyd-Masti - http://www.hyd-masti.com/

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Distribution Business News 15th of February

Distribution Business News

Dublin-based Alba joins Dubai's logistics group
Zawya - United Arab Emirates
... Alba looks to support and strengthen the supply chain warehousing capabilities of its clients in manufacturing, distribution and logistics services. ...
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Distribution Business Blog Articles

Patel Integrated Logistics eyes tie-ups to expand in the region
By Staff Writer
Areef Patel, Executive Vice-Chairman, Patel Integrated Logistics, said: "Patel Integrated has set a vision to be among the top three logistics providers in India. In line with its strategy to capitalise on the long-term growth opportunity, ... is one of India's leading logistic firms, providing unified solutions through door-to-door express cargo service, surface transport, air and sea transportation as well as offering services in warehousing and secondary distribution. ...
Companies & Markets - http://www.business24-7.ae/cm

microsoft great plains dynamics gp new developing horizons | Asietude
By admin
... Oracle Financials and SAP Business One, serving corporate customers in the following industries: Aerospace & Defense, Medical & Healthcare, Distribution & Logistics, Hospitality, Banking & Finance, Wholesale & Retail, Chemicals, ...
Asietude - http://www.asietude.com/

Bursa Chat: Scomi Group Berhad (7158)
By Philip
Oilfield Services, which comprises integrated drilling fluids and drilling waste management solutions; OCTG machine shops and distribution of oilfield products and services. Energy & Logistics Engineering, which comprises OCTG machine shops , and transportation engineering such as monorail, busses, and special purpose vehicles; i.e. patrol tankers, refuse compactors, vacuum tankers, airport ground support vehicles etc. Energy Logistics, which provides marine vessels for ...
Bursa Chat - http://bursa-chat.blogspot.com/

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Distribution Business News for 12th of February

Distribution Business News

Large distribution center proposed for south side
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA
By Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel Linder Logistics LLC wants to build a distribution center with around 107000 square feet on 4.6 acres at 6055 S. 6th ...
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Global logistics: FedEx rolls out service expansions in Mexico
Logistics Management - Newton,MA,USA
... for a domestic service distribution hub, said FedEx, adding that it is well-equipped to meet the growing demand for express shipping across Mexico. ...
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WebbMason Opens Tampa Bay Distribution Facility
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
"The strategic expansion of our warehousing and logistics operations into central Florida allows us to increase our service levels, tighten our supply chain ...
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Distribution Business Blog Articles

Transportation news: DOT reports Freight Transportation Services ...
Staff -- Logistics Management, 2/12/2009. WASHINGTON —The United States Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported this week that its Freight Transportation Services Index (Freight TSI) was down in ... Warehousing and Distribution Centers: Zappos.com goes Space Age · LTL news: FedEx Freight to eliminate 900 positions, according to media reports · Cutting LTL costs: Going to the bench · Railroad shipping: AAR reports January volumes ...
LM - Breaking News - http://www1.logisticsmgmt.com/

Operation Manager - Kamadjaja Logistics, PT - Lowongan Kerja Dunia
By for_you
Manage ordering & distribution of goods. Ensure timely deliveries to site. * Responsible for support activity in branch office as such Finance, Human Resources & General Affair matters. * Willingness to accept additional tasks, ...
Lowongan Kerja Dunia - http://lowongan-kerja-dunia.blogspot.com/

Swiss International chief marketing and strategy officer to leave ...
The chief network and distribution officer Harry Hohmeister will assume Mr Beckmann's duties on an interim basis. Prior to joining Swiss International, Mr Beckmann served for several years as managing partner of a new-media and e-commerce concern. He joined the airline in autumn 2004 as head of corporate development, and was appointed to the management board in overall charge of strategy, product and marketing in April 2005. ... Business Digest, Logistics Digest ...
Logistics Business Review Latest News - http://www.logistics-business-review.com/

Closures & Layoffs (Feb. 8-14) - CoStar Group
By Mark Heschmeyer
The layoffs represent less than 3% of the firm's total workforce and were spread throughout the grocer's operations, including administrative offices, distribution centers and its network of retail stores. .... Ryder Integrated Logistics, 50 Radel Ave. Ledgewood, NJ, unknown, 100, 4/3/2009. Siemens Building Technologies, 8 Fernwood Road, Florham Park, NJ, unknown, 153, 3/9/2009. Viking Yacht Company, 5738 Route 9, New Gretna, NJ, unknown, 541, 3/31/2009 ...
National Commercial Real Estate... - http://www.costar.com/