Research & publications
 Courier, Express and Parcel: Can It Keep the Momentum?
Europe’s courier, express, and parcel (CEP)industry has returned to pre-downturn volumes, but revenues still lag in the wake of tough renegotiations in 2009. The latest A.T. Kearney study on the CEP industry finds several trends leaving a huge impact on companies and their future prospects.
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 China's E-Commerce Market: The Logistics Challenges
China's remarkable growth is spreading to e-commerce, which has grown at a compound annual growth rate of 90 percent in the past five years. Logistics is proving a formidable challenge, however—and may prove to be the main differentiator as the online market heats up.
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 The "New Normal" in the Transportation Industry
A changing global supply chain is forcing transportation companies to rethink their fundamental business models and investment priorities, and reevaluate their capacity for change.
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Europe's CEP Industry: Mapping the Rebound
The courier, express and parcel industry can survive post-crisis without cutting into the business muscle they spent years building.
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Rough Ride Ahead
September 2011 — CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly
Carriers and shippers will need to work together to navigate challenges such as high fuel costs, driver shortages, and tight capacity.
By Michael Zimmerman
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A Cloudy Forecast for Air Freight
September 2011 — CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly
Air carriers enjoyed a strong recovery in 2010 and early 2011. But oil price volatility and a looming supply/demand imbalance mean there could be some rate turbulence in the next year or two.
By Josh Brogan
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China 2015: Transportation and Logistics Strategies
As China grows, so grows its transportation and logistics industry. What challenges loom for the industry in China?
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Russian Rail, Containers, and Growth
The economic recovery is fertile soil for the Russian rail container market as all signs indicate up to 10 percent annual growth rates through 2015.
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Covert Pricing: Expanding Profitable Business Behind Enemy Lines
One way to survive online price wars is to avoid them altogether. Covert pricing skirts the online dust-up by surreptitiously offering short-lived promotional prices to micro-segments of customers. To ensure wins are not one-time events, the promotional prices change constantly—as do the targeted customers.
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Rail Freight: Returning to Profitability
The European rail freight industry can rebound from the economic crisis and restore its profitability.
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A More Reliable Railroad
Scheduled railroad maintenance programs can help rail companies manage their infrastructure more efficiently while cutting costs.
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Getting from Here to There - How railroads can save our highways from gridlock
In the search for ways to increase the productivity of surface transportation, some of the lowest-hanging fruit is getting short shrift - we estimate that every $1 invested in the intermodal transportation network would yield $5 to $8 of benefits in terms of less congestion, reduced shipping costs, and fewer traffic injuries.
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The Party Is Over
How will the recession impact China's logistics industry?
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The Future of International Freight
After 20 years of nearly uninterrupted boom, global trade has collapsed in the wake of a global economic recession. While players in the international freight industry are trying to adjust, several factors point to fundamental changes that will have a short-term impact and longer-term implications for the industry.
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Making Your Chinese Merger "Marriage" Work
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have surged, since China opened up its logistics industry to wholly owned foreign enterprises. But companies need to skillfully navigate these merger “marriages” to capitalize on this short-lived window of opportunity.
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India Aerospace: Poised for Takeoff
India is capturing a larger piece of the pie in the aerospace industry and is becoming one of the most important markets for new growth in the industry.
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More Passengers and Reduced Costs
Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) has succeeded in increasing its revenue by more than 22 percent in three years – gaining more than 21 million new trips per year and reducing its annual operating costs by more than 9.5 million euros.
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Supply Management Has Critical Role in Leading Global Economy Out of Crisis, Says Laudicina
A.T. Kearney chairman and managing officer Paul A. Laudicina today called on supply management professionals to lead in the “creation of a new global economic model that builds upon globalization’s successes, but also addresses its challenges.”
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"Green" Winners
As companies cut costs to get through the current global economic slowdown, there is often a temptation to abandon recent forays into sustainability. Yet a new A.T. Kearney analysis finds that companies committed to corporate sustainability practices during this slowdown are achieving above-average performance in the financial markets during this slowdown.
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Taking Control of Complexity
Companies are always on the lookout for the next big growth opportunity—exploring new channels, adding new products or developing new markets. As they should. Growth, after all, is the single biggest success factor in today's business environment.
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Finding New Answers to the Pricing Question
The two most popular approaches to pricing a new product or service are cost and competitive positioning. But it’s time for a third option: an approach that focuses on value.
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Building the Optimal Global Footprint
After years of increased activity, the image of pioneers paving the way has clearly faded. While sending a call center to India may no longer be the risky proposition it once was, many decision-makers feel increasingly bewildered by the range of choices before them.
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Creating Value through Strategic Supply Management
When are cutting costs and improving quality not enough? CEOs from around the world say that the time has come to do more. According to A.T. Kearney’s 2004 Assessment of Excellence in Procurement, senior executives expect procurement to go well beyond its traditional role.
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RFID/EPC: Managing the Transition (2004-2007)
From back-dock inventory tracking at Wal-Mart and pilot programs at the U.S. Department of Defense, to smart retail shelves in German retailer Metro AG’s Future Store, companies throughout the global consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry are learning about the benefits and challenges of electronic product code (EPC). Driving these efforts is the promise of complete inventory visibility that could significantly increase the efficiency of supply chains and transform product lifecycles.
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