Feature Stories
Technology Drives Supply Chain Excellence
Growing companies harness a variety of IT solutions to help them maintain outstanding performance.
Case Studies
Casebook
Just Chill: Moving Live Tissue
A precise temperature-controlled packing and shipping procedure helps Advanced BioHealing ensure its biomedical product's safety and integrity.
Reader Profile
Jason Ballard: Distributing Ammo and Hot Chow
Ten years as an Army sustainment officer provided Major Jason Bullard a view of the military supply chain from just about every angle.
Commentary
How-To
Ten Tips
Boosting Loading Dock Efficiencies
Operate your loading dock at peak efficiency with these strategies for avoiding delays, accidents, and product damage from Walt Swietlik, Rite-Hite Corporation.
Global
DB Schenker Strikes Black Gold
South Korea Pursues Free Trade
Liberia Explores Port Privatization
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Thought Leaders
Sharing Efficiencies Through Collaboration
LeanLogistics' Chris Timmer explains how collaborating with trading partners, aided by an on-demand transportation management system, helps increase supply chain efficiencies.
Thought Leaders
GTM Software: Read This Before You Buy
Technology-enabled global trade management offers significant benefits for improving supply chain efficiency and increasing profitability, writes Don Mabry of ClearTrack Information Network.
Thought Leaders
Keep Partners In the Loop
Jim Caudill of Xterprise recommends strategies for matching retail demand to supply, enhancing enterprise scalability, and increasing supply chain efficiencies through sustainability initiatives.
Thought Leaders
Drilling Down Into Supply Chain Data
Sharing key information with all parties can lead to decreased waste, increased orders, and new business, writes J. Kenneth Hazen, CTSI-Global.
Thought Leaders
Strong Relationships Net Long-Term Value
Rich Wilson of CombineNet Inc. explains the value of strong shipper-carrier relationships.
Thought Leaders
Ditch the Spreadsheets, Implement a TMS
Ongoing cooperation with value chain partners is possible with integrated transportation management software for optimal resource utilization, business efficiencies, and cost control, writes Scott Vanselous, TMW Systems Inc.
Thought Leaders
Be the Captain of Your Fleet
Fleet optimization software helps you maximize driver, vehicle, and fleet productivity while delivering superior customer service, writes Steve Brown, Intergis LLC.
Thought Leaders
Free TMS Software: The Price is Right
Tim Higham of Interstate Transport Inc. predicts that within a few years, many service providers will be offering free TMS technology to help their shipper customers move more freight.
Thought Leaders
Global Trade Compliance: See it All, Know it All
As different countries implement both security and trade-led initiatives around the world, it is critical to improve global regulatory knowledge and visibility, writes Tom Barnes of Integration Point Inc.
Thought Leaders
FTZ Solutions: Zoning in on the Right Fit
A global trade management system can help support foreign trade zone operations, whether distributing from or manufacturing within the zone, writes Wayne Slossberg of QuestaWeb Inc.
Digital Editions
3PL LineJohn A. Evans
Growing Together: Promoting Government and Industry Collaboration
Logistics leaders can make a difference when they actively collaborate with the government on regulatory issues, workforce training, and infrastructure development, writes John A. Evans, Evans Distribution Systems.
Checking InFelecia Stratton
Transformative Technology
Inbound Logistics' April 2010 issue presents a fully integrated editorial lineup that embraces different perspectives of the logistics technology space.
IT MattersJason Howton
Crossdocking: A New Vision for an Old Idea
Jason Howton, TAKE Supply Chain, outlines strategies for achieving best-in-class crossdocking performance.
ViewpointRobert L. Sobel
Reducing Risk with Trade Disruption Insurance
Robert L. Sobel of Cook, Hall, and Hyde outlines how shippers can benefit from trade disruption insurance.