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Glimmers of hopeLogistics costs plunged dramatically last year as the economy contracted. Preliminary data for 2010 show that a recovery is under way, but shippers still face a host of challenges.
Don't breathe a sigh of relief just yet
Despite the recovery, companies are likely to pressure supply chain managers to cut costs even further.
A bright future... together
We must move beyond the typical approach of "state the problem and talk about the frustrations."
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Turn supply chain barriers into success
International companies are taking a close look at network optimization as a way to free up cash and reduce supply chain risk. Relocating production, reconsidering their transportation and logistics patterns, and compressing their cash-to-cash cycles are some of the steps they are taking to turn supply chain barriers into successes and improve their financial positions, according to Rolf Habben-Jansen, the chief executive officer of Maersk Logistics/Damco. Habben-Jansen made those remarks in his keynote address at the 2009 CSCMP Europe conference held in May in Copenhagen, Denmark....
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