Under the leadership of Deutsche Post World Net, IBM, Intel, Philips and SAP have agreed on a strategic partnership called “DHL Innovation Initiative”. The companies, which all have global presence, plan to advance the development and introduction of new technologies for the logistics industry. The initiative is aimed at making supply chains more efficient by uniting the flow of information and physical goods through increased automation, visibility and improved collaboration among trading partners.

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The continued strength of the global logistics industry shows no sign of ending: global market leader Deutsche Post World Net exceeded its EBIT forecast for 2005 and expects a substantial increase in earnings for 2009.

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It has been reported that Dutch mail, express and logistics operator TNT has received a high degree of interest in the sale of its Logistics subsidiary. This has led to speculation that the company may be able to dispose of the unit, either as a whole or in multiple parts, ahead of its timetable.

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Amsterdam, TNT and the French cargo transport operator Malherbe (CEO: Alain Samson) announced today that they have signed an agreement for the sale of the remaining activities of Logistiques Nicolas, part of the activities of TNT?s French subsidiary TNT Logistics Holdings SAS.

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The latest issue of eLOGISTICS in Brief, the executive summary of this bLog, has been released and is available for you for free.

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In the past 10 years, business leaders have been inundated with new supply chain initiatives-from just-in-time inventory management to collaborative product commerce. While some programs were misaligned with corporate operating models and failed to achieve optimal results, for the most part supply chain programs met with success, saving thousands of companies billions of dollars.

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The Transportation Management Systems (TMS) market has grown from $468 million in 1998 to a forecasted $956 million in 2005. Over the past seven years, the goals of TMS end users have remained relatively the same (reduce costs, improve service levels, etc.), but the technology/vendor landscape has changed significantly. Companies that plan to invest in a TMS, as well as existing users, need to understand these changes in order to make a well-informed investment decision.

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The Port of New Orleans reported earlier this week that container cargo levels have returned to more than 80 percent of pre-Katrina levels.

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The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) will begin adjusting bunker and inland fuel surcharges monthly instead of quarterly, effective May 1, 2006.

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Although TNT Logistics is up for sale by its parent company, that hasn’t slowed it from expanding use of RFID in its work with Big Three automaker Ford Motor Co. Underway is a cooperative initiative at Ford’s Dearborn, Mich., truck assembly plant, where TNT manages Ford’s Material Sequencing Center (MSC) as a 3PL. Motivation for the innovation came because electronic and manual processes were not connected, resulting in late deliveries, part shortages, and misplaced and lost parts.

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