Parcel - February 2008 - (Page 17) However, it’s just as easy to see why supply chain management could wind up becoming one of the most exhilarating fields around — because the time is ripe for change and innovation. And leaders in the field are rising to the occasion with solutions that are helping to minimize total landed cost while increasing efficiency and reliability. In the past couple of years alone, shippers have seen developments such as: • the introduction of an alternative to more expensive air freight: a fast-track, day-definite ocean transportation for less-than-containerload shipments • new Asia-to-East Coast delivery routes through the Suez Canal • the development of the first ocean-ready, 53’ containers Many shippers have also discovered the merits of previously untapped distribution strategies such as port diversification, deconsolidation and freight management. And most are more open than ever before to advanced logistics engineering techniques such as optimization and simulation. Each of these innovations has done its part to help shippers cope with the variability and congestion that are so typical of today’s supply chains. Just as importantly, they’ve helped make All indications are that the world’s fuel production is peaking while its fuel consumption is rising, especially as China and India create a growing middle class and a new universe of oil consumers. it possible for virtually any company to better navigate the high seas and uncertain waters of today’s business world. Can a sound logistics strategy alone keep a company’s international sourcing initiative afloat? Perhaps not. But one thing’s for sure: No company should leave port without one. Tony Zasimovich is Vice President of International Services for APL Logistics (www.apllogistics.com), an international provider of supply chain services that operates nearly 25 million square feet. ■ Real Savings on small parcel shipping costs DMG, Inc. will: • Determine your carriers’ profit margins • Benchmark your parcel agreements across the industry • Reduce accessorial charges and mitigate GRI’s • Implement shipping best practices • Improve carrier relationships • Negotiate best-in-class parcel agreements • Report detailed savings and on-going parcel trends Ethical • Efficient • Effective Receive a complimentary assessment and pay nothing unless we achieve documented savings. info@dmgincorporated.com or visit www.dmgincorporated.com www.PARCELindustry.com February 2008 17 http://www.apllogistics.com http://www.dmgincorporated.com http://www.dmgincorporated.com http://www.PARCELindustry.com
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