The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) released its 24th annual “State of Logistics Report®,” presented by Penske Logistics, at a June 19, 2013, press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The report revealed that total U.S. business logistics costs rose in 2012 to $1.33 trillion, a 3.4 percent increase from the previous year, remaining at 8.5 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). Here, report author Rosalyn Wilson officially presents the findings.
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Slow growth, inconsistent freight volumes and businesses that are doing more with less have created a new way of life for the logistics and supply chain sectors for the foreseeable future.
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There was a grand opening event in Phoenix today as 
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