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Marathon Profit Edges Higher, Tops Street View: HOUSTON (Reuters) - Marathon Oil Corp (MRO) said on Thursday first-quarter earnings edged up 2 percent, surpassing Wall Street estimates, as profits from record oil prices outweighed weak margins at its refining business. Benchmark U.S. oil prices averaged a record of close to...; Tags: Marathon Oil Corp., Houston, oil company, earnings, wall, income, Thomson Reuters Corp., net income, marketing, transportation, sales; News items 2008-05-01
Carlisle Posts Loss, Shares Slide: (Reuters) - Carlisle Cos Inc (CSL), a diversified manufacturer, posted a first-quarter loss, hurt by charges and rising costs for steel and oil-based commodities, and forecast a mid-single digit growth in 2008 earnings and revenue, sending its shares down as much...; Tags: Operational accounting, earnings, Thomson Reuters Corp., manufacturer, net income, revenue, analyst, income; News items 2008-04-22
Shell Pulls Out of Iran Gas Deal: By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters UK) - Oil major Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa) has pulled out of a planned gas project in Iran, after coming under pressure not to participate from U.S. lawmakers who were concerned about Iran's nuclear programme. A spokeswoman said on Saturday that...; Tags: Iran, Transportation, Telecom & Utilities, Oukbs, Royal Dutch Shell Plc., Shell, US; News items 2008-05-10
Shell Pulls Out of Iran Gas Deal: By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Oil major Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa) has pulled out of a planned gas project in Iran, after coming under pressure not to participate from U.S. lawmakers who were concerned about Iran's nuclear programme. A spokeswoman said on...; Tags: Iran, Transportation, Telecom & Utilities, Royal Dutch Shell Plc., Shell, US; News items 2008-05-10
Top-Down Gravy: Today is my birthday. I used to work for a newspaper that gave everyone the day off on their birthday. I know a lot of companies do this (all of them should) but this was the only company I've ever worked for that did this, and it is probably the...; Tags: William Baker, gravy; Blog posts 2008-05-07

Niche Applications Can Boost Your Supply Chain Performance: They frequently happen without warning: canceled orders, delayed shipments, sudden changes in demand. The greatest difficulty in managing the supply chain is that so much is out of the person's control. And most Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are not designed to fully address such issues as demand forecasting, capacity...; Tags: Supply chain management (SCM), Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Enterprise software, Microsoft Corp., supply chain, ERP, ERP system, forecasting, transportation, storage, performance; White papers
Road Trip: Refrigerated trucking technologies give a boost to the safety, efficiency, economy and speed of moving dairy products. Talk about delivering quality and value. Transportation is one of the most crucial links in the food chain, the channel that bridges production and distribution, sometimes quite literally. A dairy processor can make...; Tags: Food & Beverage, Stagnito Communications, beverage, transportation, food, performance; White papers
Transportation: Stuck in the Slow Lane: Manufacturers have implemented technology and new processes to improve the efficiency, reliability and security of distribution systems. But is the nation's infrastructure able to handle the load? While the U.S. has one of the finest transportation systems in the world, and its manufacturers are among the savviest users of it,...; Tags: Manufacturing, transportation, manufacturer, security; White papers
Supply Chain Best Practices: Companies Must Define What Works for Them: "Best practices" means understanding the operations and the costs thoroughly, getting the best return on investment, satisfying customers and understanding that one has never done with the job. It's critical to understand that when it comes to having the right building and the right systems on the right site in...; Tags: best practice, transportation, ROI, supply chain, job, tool; White papers
The Transportation Optimization Opportunity: Companies in every industry understand that transportation is too large a segment of the economy and their business to ignore. Corporate hierarchies are beginning to see how important the transportation role is and to understand that improvements in transportation operations are often very fast to implement and require little or...; Tags: transportation, supply chain, industry; White papers
Auto Insurance: Be It Cheap or Expensive: In the United States of America, there are varied policies concerning car insurance rates. The most common is that rates vary according to car model. As to date, these are the ten cheapest cars to insure and on the other hand, the ten most expensive to insure. In this fast-paced...; Tags: transportation; White papers
Fender Finds Current and Future Savings Through Improved Logistics: Founded in 1946, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is the world leader in the production of electric guitars and amplifiers. Fender Musical Instruments Europe was facing several key distribution and logistics issues. The company's existing logistics cost structure, particularly in the transportation area, was extremely high, resulting in costs that...; Tags: Supply chain, Capgemini, logistics, transportation, benefit; Case studies
Transportation Issues for Supply Chain Management: Since the popularization of Just-In-Time (JIT) practices in the 1980's, companies have worked to reduce inventory levels and lower overall production costs. JIT programs have had a positive impact on manufacturing and service processes, and the success has also altered the transportation industry. The transportation of goods to and from...; Tags: Quality, Supply chain management (SCM), AllBusiness.com, JIT, transportation, SCM, supply chain, manufacturing; White papers
Distro Turns to CIBER for Help Redesigning Distribution Operations: Distro needed to make better use of its more than 235,000 square feet of warehouse space, improve the accuracy of its highly complex shipping procedures, and improve the productivity of its warehouse. The company also desired to improve customer satisfaction. As part of an overall business process improvement plan, the...; Tags: Vertical industries, Enterprise software, Product marketing, CIBER Inc., warehouse management system, radio frequency, customer satisfaction, transportation, supply chain, customer service, radio, tool; Case studies
Choose Technologies: Strategic Billing Mediation: Choose Technologies deploys computer systems for industries including telecom, transportation and agro-business. From an office located in Miami, Choose Technologies works with software development groups in Brazil, combining cost-effectiveness and software quality for the international software market. IMES, Choose Technologies' billing mediation solution, was built using ILOG Server, ILOG Rules,...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Ilog, mediation, billing, transportation, software development, telecommunications, software, industry, server, computer; Case studies
Vendor Compliance in the Supply Chain System: The modern retail supply chain has rapidly advanced to become the most remarkable and efficient automation system since Henry Ford developed the assembly line. Global suppliers oceans away are accepting XML purchase orders over the Internet in the middle of the night, filling them with perfect precision using advanced voice...; Tags: transportation, RFID, compliance, supply chain, supplier, XML, Internet; White papers
Transportation Companies: Using Sensor Telemetry to Map Their Route: Transportation is the second largest cost of doing business. For transportation companies trying to outperform their competitors, reducing overall costs through improved turn cycles, better asset utilization or preventative maintenance is a strategic imperative. The good news is that the emerging trend of sensor telemetry is poised to help transportation...; Tags: Accenture Ltd., transportation company, transportation, imperative, wireless communication, asset, wireless; White papers
Ford Motor Company: Logistics & Supply Chain Management: Ford had a vision for a new industrial park in Valencia, Spain, to serve its car production lines. The company asked Accenture to work with it to create a performance-oriented master plan to make the vision a reality. Accenture had to define what an industrial park is and establish the...; Tags: park, Accenture Ltd., Ford Motor Co., vision, logistics, transportation, supplier, strategy, performance; Case studies
Providing Solutions to Make Life Better and Safer for Their Customers: Founded in 1802, DuPont was primarily an explosives company. Today, they deliver science-based solutions that make real differences in people's lives around the world in areas such as food and nutrition, health care, apparel, safety and security, construction, electronics and transportation. Their ability to adapt to change and their foundation...; Tags: IBM Corp., DuPont Co., nutrition, transportation, talent, food, electronics, vision, health care, security; Case studies
Alenia Spazio Develops Complex Calculation Tools to Advance Space Transportation and Exploration: Alenia Spazio is developing a tool to analyze Space Station cargo items to be launched on Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), the European carrier launched by Ariane 5. To correctly schedule the ISS operations for each single launch and carrier to or from the ISS, the Tactical Planning Working Group outlines...; Tags: IBM Corp., business consulting services, consulting service, transportation, tool; Case studies