GOING FOR GOLD

DANIEL CHEN The story of how one company is taking on the huge logistics challenge of the biggest sporting event in the world - the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.Four years ago, in 2004, the team at UPS decided to come together to begin an assessment on whether to sponsor the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Upon careful...

Market Moves

GETTING GREEN RIGHT

DAVID SIMCHI-LEVI. While the call for green logistics has never been louder, there are a still a number of challenges that need to be overcome before good intentions translate to less carbon.

In recent years, four main market trends have come to the fore within the supply chain managemen...

Portfolio

Latest logistics hardware, software & services available in Southeast Asia

GLOBAL TRADE MANAGEMENT

An increase in global trade provides exciting opportunities for t...

Software & Systems

TAKING THE TMS ROUTE

BRIDGET MCCREA. Transportation management is increasingly takes a strategic role in driving supply chain excellence, and TMS vendors are responding by adding new features and capabilities.Some call it the weakest link in the supply chain, while others see it as an opportunity to save money and work smarter, better, and faster. Either wa...

BRINGING IT ON HOME

Implementing a TMS allowed this US retailerSince Crate and Barrel first opened its doors in 1962, the housewares and furniture retailer has expanded its operations to over 160 stores and more t...

BOOSTING CUSTOMER SERVICE

JASBIR SINGH Transportation management solutions can help logistics

In the highly competitive logistics industry, logistics service providers (LSP) seek to maintain long ...

Track & Trace

TEN STEPS TO RFID SUCCESS

RFID is not about technology, it's about management, says ALFIO GRASSO, who recommends following these ten steps for a successful implementation.An integrated circuit connected to an antenna receives RF (radio frequency) energy and transmits (or reflects) a response. That is radio frequency ide...

Handling & Storage

DOWN AT THE DOCK

BOB TREBILCOCK provides some advice on achieving safe and efficient warehouse dock operations.BOB TREBILCOCK provides some advice on achieving safe and efficient warehouse dock operations. Pallet loads and cases in and out. That's what so ma...

SIX KEY ISSUES

When it comes to efficient and safe dock design, there are some fundamental issues that companies need to consider: 1. Lorry access The type of e...

Vertical View

CHEMICAL PATHWAYS

Safety, speed, environmental friendliness, conveyance modes - G VENKATESH checks out the state of logistics in the global chemical industry. Without the free flow of impure and purified blood through the veins and arteries of the body, respectively, human metabolism is impaired. Likewise, f...

Industry News

Recognition for Regional Logistics Players

Frost & Sullivan presented a total of 28 awards to companies operating in Southeast Asia at its 2008 ...

SAP INITIATIVE TO BOOST ERP TALENT POOL

German software giant SAP is partnering with Singapore's SIM University (UniSIM) to offer a SAP Global Certification Programme via full e-learning mod...

ONE YEAR FOR DAMCO

Damco celebrated its first anniversary as a global forwarder on July 1, saying that it has managed to achieve what it set out to do: establish itself ...

KUEHNE + NAGEL AND DHL WIN AIRBUS CONTRACTS

Announcing two long term contract awards, Airbus has chosen Kuehne + Nagel to act as lead logistics provider (six years) and DHL to be lead transport ...

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Society launched the first Certified Logistics Practitioner (CLP) in Asia in 1999. This year it has been revamped and will now be available online...

Editors Comment

To The Rescue

Bob Gill

The 1960s' British TV series Thunderbirds is one of the most successful puppet animation series ...

C-Level Conversation

ONE COMPANY, TWO DECADES

This October, MARY YEO, Managing Director, UPS Singapore, celebrates 20 years' service. She tells Bob Gill why she stayed so long and how the new 'one company' approach is paying off.