http://lscms.org/blog Blog for updates and happenings in logistics in Singapore Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:15:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thankfully we have seen fuel prices dropping these last few weeks but many market analysts and industry players say that this is merely a temporary trend and that we will see fuel prices heading north in the near future. Coupled to this gloomy perspective, many carriers are either ditching older, non ... http://lscms.org/blog/2008/08/24/which-way-is-the-market-heading/ I was sent an email yesterday from a student in Europe who wanted to know what 'our 'definition of LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT was. Traditionally, LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT is seen as the planning , implementation and control of our Logistics processes for the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services ... http://lscms.org/blog/2008/08/06/logistics-management/ Logistics providers, academia and practitioners are all familiar with the theory of Collaboration. The ideal is that manufacturers, retailers and others are most likely to achieve maximum supply chain efficiency, particularly where global operations are involved, if they work closely together. This includes choosing one 3PL as a lead logistics ... http://lscms.org/blog/2008/08/05/can-we-really-collaborate/ The Logistics & Supply Chain Distinction Awards have been announced. Check them out under our News Section. http://lscms.org/blog/2008/07/30/2008-lscms-logistics-supply-chain-distinction-awards/ On 28th June, students from the LSCMS Republic Polytechnic Chapter ventured to the Jurong Fishery Port to discover the start of the seafood supply chain and understand how fish and other seafood get from the sea to our plates. http://lscms.org/blog/2008/07/13/republic-poly-night-logistics-fishery-port-visit/ Update: Photos of the event now available here! We would like to invite our members and friends for an evening of discussion with one of the premier personalities in Logistics in Asia today, Stuart Dickinson on the 10th July @6pm. Having recently joined leading executive recruiter, Logistics Recruitment in the role ... http://lscms.org/blog/2008/06/10/industry-%e2%80%9cpub-night%e2%80%9d-10th-july-2008/ We are delighted to advise that the 6th ASEAN Ports and Shipping 2008 Viet Nam will take place in Ho Chi Minh city on Thursday 5 and Friday 6 June 2008. Viet Nam is today the fastest growing economy in the South East Asia. This international transportation gathering will be one ... http://lscms.org/blog/2008/04/21/6th-asean-ports-and-shipping-2008-viet-nam-ho-chi-minh-city/ The concept of Combined Distribution Networks (CDN's) is fairly easy to comprehend. A basic and simple definition would be: “A CDN is the combination of the supply networks of different companies in the Supply Chain to achieve increased efficiencies and effectiveness.” Collaboration of this nature is not unheard of and can be ... http://lscms.org/blog/2008/02/21/combined-distribution-networks/ The Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society has achieved an industry’s first! It’s training partner, The Turning Point Business School, has been appointed as the ‘Program Manager’, the first Approved Training Organisation in Logistics Training with the Singapore Workforce Development Agency to conduct the ‘Workforce Skills Qualification’ or WSQ ... http://lscms.org/blog/2008/02/14/the-lscms-appointed-as-wsq-%e2%80%98program-manager%e2%80%99/ http://lscms.org/blog/2008/01/01/happy-new-year-from-the-lscms/