Category Archives: Supply Chains

As Interest Rates Rise, So Will Supply Chain’s Financial Stock

A brief article, but on point. Financial management is understudied and underused by supply chain practitioners.  A good opportunity for crossing an accountant with a logistician.

As Interest Rates Rise, So Will Supply Chain’s Financial Stock.

13 Top U.S. Companies Pledge $140 Billion to Slash Carbon Emissions

The Obama administration jawbones some large companies to commit large capital to re3duce carbon emissions.  It’s a good move for everyone, and perhaps will create a reputation effect to shame others into following suit.  It’s certainly important to address carbon emissions somehow, and to get private industry involved.  It turns out also to increase profits!

13 Top U.S. Companies Pledge $140 Billion to Slash Carbon Emissions – Supply Chain 24/7.

Rail/Intermodal: Still on track, but not immune to challenges

So rail is asking for re-regulation?  Give me a break.  When things get tough they simply want government relief.

This article authored by Jeff Berman is interesting, and even more so taken with others in the issue.  Those talk about how the balance between long haul trucking and intermodal may be shifting.  Trucking costs are going up, and folks are shifting to intermodal.  This places a greater load on the rail network, and since rails don’t make the money on intermodal that they do on commodities, they are wary of making capital investments to speed up intermodal flows.  Are higher regulated rates the answer?  I doubt it.

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2015 State of Logistics Rail/Intermodal: Still on track, but not immune to challenges – Article from Logistics Management.