RedPrairie Corporation?s recent acquisition of ALTA A/S, a leading provider of Manufacturing Event Management solutions for automotive suppliers, has proven to be beneficial to automotive OEMs and suppliers with the combined suite of supply chain tools for build-to-order processing, warehouse management, and logistics.

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In the five years since 9/11, combating terrorism and securing the global supply chain has become of vital importance. For its part, U.S. Customs is relying on companies to voluntarily comply with its C-PAT program, and also is upgrading its own technology. Don?t let the term ?compliance? scare you?C-PAT offers great business benefits to those that do.

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After all the excess inventory and nonproductive processes have been removed, what’s the next stage of supply chain advancement? This article contends that it lies in the creation of ?intimate? supply chains. Intimate supply chains create value for customers at every touch point. And by doing so, they enable companies and their channel network partners to do business in a profoundly different way from the competition.

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International container shipping is one of the most dynamic economic sectors of the last few years. Between 1990 and 2005 the container trade at the world?s ports expanded by just under 10% p.a. on average (2005: +11%). The sector greatly surpassed seaborne trade overall and even the growth in international air transport. Deutsche Bank Research investigated the market and published their views.

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Intermec Technologies and Symbol Technologies have settled one lawsuit and adopted a plan to resolve four additional suits between the two companies. Having resolved one lawsuit, the companies say they will cross-license intellectual property and negotiate their remaining IP disputes.

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Despite the billions spent on shipping industry consolidation in the name of efficiency and better customer service, almost three-quarters of large shippers would rather do business with several shipping providers than centralize their operations with one major supplier, according to a Unisys Corporation survey of global shippers.

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The market for supply chain management (SCM) is rebounding, posting a 3 percent gain in 2005, with forecasted spending of 7 percent in 2006, and 5 percent in 2007, according to the latest report by AMR Research, a Boston-based advisory firm focused on supply chain, enterprise applications.

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In today?s global economy, international trade has become commonplace in most industries. Yet companies still find it challenging to make the right decisions and effectively manage their international operations. Two shippers tell how global trade management software helped make their import/export operations more efficient, timely, and compliant.

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Penske Logistics and ABX LOGISTICS announced the formation of a strategic alliance focused on providing integrated, global supply chain solutions for multinational corporations. The alliance combines Penske Logistics? strengths in logistics execution and technology with ABX LOGISTICS? global footprint and strong freight forwarding capabilities.

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It might be expected that Dave Kulik, the Group Managing Director of TNT Logistics, would be a little cautious or even anxious about the future of his about-to-be sold business, but in fact the American is optimistic to the point of bullishness on the prospects of the new company he will shortly head.

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