Logistics & Supply Chain

Supply Chain Skills Gap

15.03.2011 - The Right Stuff - As the complexities of our supply chains have evolved, so have the complexities of the competencies required for effective supply chain leaders. Supply chain...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Trans-o-flex Expands International Network to Include the Balkan States

28.10.2010 - Delivery of standard goods in combined shipments (parcels and pallets) to Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Montenegro is complemented by the...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Alternative Inventory Financing

06.10.2010 - Many companies see their current inventory as too high and are interested in methods to increase liquidity. Methods and concepts of traditional inventory reduction have often been...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Rules of the Game

06.10.2010 - Regulations governing international trade have been in place since ancient times when governments levied customs duties for the use of transportation facilities such as ports...

Logistics & Supply Chain

From Push to Pull

18.05.2010 - Clariant's Matt Tichon asks: What is one of the primary goals of a chemical manufacturing company as it relates to their physical assets? That is a relatively easy question to...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Distribution Networks as a Recession Response

24.03.2010 - Surviving the Downturn - The chemical industry has experienced one of the worst economic downturns in history - and it is a fact that the logistics costs in the chemical industry...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Maneuvering Supply Chains in Turbulent Times

24.03.2010 - Unfortunately, chemical supply chains are better compared with a sluggish container ship than an agile bark: Apart from experience and foresight, their navigation requires state-of...

Logistics & Supply Chain

The Right Place, Time and Price

24.03.2010 - Balance Act - In this economy, cash is king, and much emphasis has been placed on inventory reductions. In many cases, management has issued inventory goals that seem impossible to...