| In This December 17, 2009 Issue |
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Americold, an operator of refrigerated warehouses, plans an
initial public offering of its common shares that could raise as much as
$690 million.
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DB Schenker Romtrans has set up an LTL network in Romania,
with shipments being handled through a newly established central hub in
Brasov.
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DHL plans to secure capacity between North Asia and Europe.
Close cooperation with customers on capacity planning will help DHL
secure more stable supply chains.
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BDP has established a new subsidiary: BDP Oil and Gas
Logistics Pte Ltd. Inc., headquartered in Singapore. The new company
will target growing opportunities in the global oil and gas supply
chain.
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Nearly half of the companies currently using, deploying,
evaluating or piloting RFID report expect their RFID budgets to increase
in 2010, according to ABI Research. And 100% of those organizations with
rollouts currently in progress intend to increase their RFID budgets
next year.
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Spot market freight availability increased by 65% in November
2009 compared to last year, according to the TransCore Freight Index, a
measure of truckload freight volume.
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These articles were those most viewed in last week's
newsletter.
- Forecast 2010: Supply Chains Must Prepare for Upward
Demand Trends
What will be the hot topics in supply chain management in 2010? Among
others, keep your eye on responsiveness, rapid incremental planning and
inventory optimization.
- Cash Flow Is Up, Inventories Are Down
Supply chain cash flow is breaking with historic holiday norms,
according to a monthly supply chain index compiled by Cortera. The
unusual occurrence likely supports reports of retailers and suppliers
reducing inventories this holiday season with little expectation of
replenishing goods once those inventories are exhausted.
- BASF Adopts GPS Solution to Monitor Railcars
Chemical giant BASF has adopted a GPS-based solution from GE Asset
Intelligence to monitor its railcar fleet.
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