Bartley Business Information Center

Every year the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a survey of consumer expediture that is useful for analysing spending habits and trends among American households.

Transportation Cost Estimate Resources

Management 1102 teams thinking about pricing their new products are looking for suggestions on how to estimate shipping costs. These are just a few of the many web sites that offer freight quote comparisons.

https://www.freightquote.com/Default.aspx

http://www.freight101.com/?gclid=CO6xituun4gCFTcpGgodOCtlNA

Alternately you may solicit quotes from leading air, rail, motor, or marine carriers.

http://www.atlasair.com/aa/

http://www.jbhunt.com/

http://www.csx.com/?fuseaction=customers.main

http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/bussol/smallbiz/index.html

For a primer on how the freight industry operates see Standard & Poor’s Industry Survey: Commercial Transportation on Market Insight. The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals provides a glossary of industry terms, case studies and reports on trends. http://www.cscmp.org/ For a broader insight into logistical issues see Handbook of Supply Chain Management Ref HD39.5.H36 2001.

For international imports and exports, don’t forget to find out what customs and duties apply by visiting the U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection home page at http://www.cbp.gov/.

Resources compiled by Linda Hauck 10/30/06

Check the new pages tab for new research guides as they become available.

Take a look at Socialfunds.com and also at the Panamanian Stock Exchange.

Finally, thanks to help from Andrew Nagy, the new BBIC blog is live and will replace the older what’s new pages. This archive will reflect all updates and new developments from the library as they impact the school of business. Comments are encouraged as well.

The appointment scheduler should be operating correctly at this time. Let me know if there are problems.

Also, the Bloomberg Laptop, formerly available in Falvey Library, is now available at Bartley 2008 during my normally scheduled office hours.