April 23rd, 2013 - In the academic world, Easter marks the beginning of the home stretch for students and teachers alike. But before the pleasures of a summer respite comes the hard work that reveals itself in final papers and exams. A summer break is so much more pleasurable when the end-of-semester grades are good.

The same can be said of the goods movement industry. It has its own calendar of peak seasons in the run up to the Christmas holiday and down times like the Chinese New Year. But the industry can’t afford to grade itself only once a year. It needs to continually take stock of the health and well being of the various parts that move the goods – including the infrastructure that makes it all possible – as well as the marketplace.