About.com has a very good article about selecting third party logistics providers (3PL).    Some of it is quoted below.  3PL's, such as DHL and others provide outsourced services that are critical supply chain components.  They enable more effective use of corporate cash reserves and extend a firms supply chain.  Global 3PL's can assist in getting into markets in far off locations and in unique service offerings such as Service Parts Logistics, reverse logistics and exchanges.   http://l... Read Full Story

 About.com has a very good article about selecting third party logistics providers (3PL).    Some of it is quoted below.  3PL's, such as DHL and others provide outsourced services that are critical supply chain components.  They enable more effective use of corporate cash reserves and extend a firms supply chain.  Global 3PL's can assist in getting into markets in far off locations and in unique service offerings such as Service Parts Logistics, reverse logistics and exchanges.   http://l... Read Full Story

Warren E. Buffett is officially a railroad tycoon, joining folks like Cornelius Vanderbilt and John D. Rockefeller.    For $34 billion dollars his investment company, Berkshire Hathaway, now will assume 100 percent control of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF).   Buffett has been investing in railroads and railroad rolling stock for a couple of years now.   First with minority investments in BNSF as well as Norfolk Southern Railroad.   Now, he has declared himself "all in" reg... Read Full Story

Warren E. Buffett is officially a railroad tycoon, joining folks like Cornelius Vanderbilt and John D. Rockefeller.    For $34 billion dollars his investment company, Berkshire Hathaway, now will assume 100 percent control of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF).   Buffett has been investing in railroads and railroad rolling stock for a couple of years now.   First with minority investments in BNSF as well as Norfolk Southern Railroad.   Now, he has declared himself "all in" reg... Read Full Story

Boeing to Place Second 787 Assembly Line in North Charleston, SC SEATTLE, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced that it has chosen its North Charleston, S.C., facility as the location for a second final assembly site for the 787 Dreamliner program. Boeing evaluated criteria that were designed to find the final assembly location within the company that would best support the 787 business plan as the program increases production rates. In addition to serving as a l... Read Full Story

Boeing to Place Second 787 Assembly Line in North Charleston, SC SEATTLE, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced that it has chosen its North Charleston, S.C., facility as the location for a second final assembly site for the 787 Dreamliner program. Boeing evaluated criteria that were designed to find the final assembly location within the company that would best support the 787 business plan as the program increases production rates. In addition to serving as a l... Read Full Story

The US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration produced the following video which does a great job of describing the complexities and opportunities in international transportation.  This is why I have spent the last 25+ years of my life in this business and why I am committed to supporting supply chain education.  The business is highly complex, yet still based on both the elements and human relationships.  It is just a great business to be in, especially if you love larg... Read Full Story

The US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration produced the following video which does a great job of describing the complexities and opportunities in international transportation.  This is why I have spent the last 25+ years of my life in this business and why I am committed to supporting supply chain education.  The business is highly complex, yet still based on both the elements and human relationships.  It is just a great business to be in, especially if you love larg... Read Full Story

Despite the slick advertising you see on Sundays between NFL games, shipping by any mode is still more of an art than a science.   Nature plays a factor in the movement of anything.  No whiteboards involved at all. Check out the video below, which shows a container ship at sea in heavy weather.  The ship takes an absolute beating and rest assured, nobody on deck is very happy.   That HDTV you have in your living room right now might have been on this ship but you'd never know it. This ta... Read Full Story

Despite the slick advertising you see on Sundays between NFL games, shipping by any mode is still more of an art than a science.   Nature plays a factor in the movement of anything.  No whiteboards involved at all. Check out the video below, which shows a container ship at sea in heavy weather.  The ship takes an absolute beating and rest assured, nobody on deck is very happy.   That HDTV you have in your living room right now might have been on this ship but you'd never know it. This ta... Read Full Story