The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 06, 2006

INSIGHT
Optimising the supply chain
Developments in supply chain concepts and advances in the field of computer software have gone hand-in-hand. Supply chain management, as is taught in B-schools, is quite outdated. Indeed, so much has happened in the area that almost all firms may ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Concor to open 56th terminal in Ludhiana soon
Container Corporation of India's (Concor) 56th terminal (inland container depot) will be commissioned shortly at Dhappar near Ludhiana in Punjab. Spread over an area of about 20 acres, the Dhappar ICD, when commissioned, is expected to ease the ... More

Stamp on L.V. Prasad released
A commemorative postage stamp of late L.V. Prasad, a noted film personality and founder of the Prasad Group, brought out by the Department of Posts (DoP), was released here today by the Union Minister of State for Communications and IT, Dr ... More

RAILWAYS
Railways mulls triple stack containers
Aims at reducing the unit cost of transportation More

ROADWAYS
TCI introduces new road freight index
Transport Corporation of India (TCI) has introduced a new road freight index that involves weighted average freight rates compiled across various routes. The index, which would help forecast freight trends and future freight rates, varies ... More

Govt taking initiatives to strengthen APSRTC
The Andhra Pradesh Government has denied that it is trying to privatise certain routes serviced by the AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC). Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Mr Kanna Lakshminarayana, Minister for Transport ... More

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Ports

Skoda Octavia to get a facelift too

Bankers seek Tier I status for floating provisions

Cairn says it has complied with DGH norms on gas reserves

Anti-money laundering norms hit rural insurance

Jatropha seed prices rally on entry of new players

Tax revenues of VAT implementing States up 26 pc in April-July

Bollywood logs on to the Net to promote films

Looking back
Aug. 27-Sep. 2
India needs 856 aircraft valued at $72 b in 20 years: Boeing

Curbs on duty-free items on board aircraft to go

Air Sahara offers `fly unlimited' scheme from Sept 4

Coal loading declines in July