Feature Stories
Distance Learning: Making the World Your Classroom
Online logistics education programs train students for supply chain jobs through webcasts and discussion forums, while short on-campus residencies help students network with peers and professors.
Distance Learning Programs
A sample of supply chain, logistics, and transportation degrees and certification programs offered partially or entirely online.
Less Than Containerload, More Than Worth It
The new wave of less than containerload (LCL) ocean services combines well-established networks, improved reporting, more certain delivery times, and end-to-end pricing.
Ag Logistics: Growing Pains
The success of U.S. agriculture depends on a functional transportation and logistics network that combines efficiencies and economies across all modes.
Case Studies
Reader Profile
Sander Eth: Putting Green Principles Into Action
As senior vice president, supply chain, at sustainable home goods company Bambeco, Sander Eth sows the supply chain with environmental principles.
Commentary
How-To
Ten Tips
Crafting Logistics Provider Contracts That Cover All the Bases
When negotiating logistics service provider contracts, shippers should ensure they are clear on payment terms and special conditions.
Digital Editions
Online Exclusive3PL LineChad Eichelberger
Trends and Predictions for 2013 and Beyond
The transportation and logistics sector is in the midst of some of its biggest changes since deregulation, and 2013 will play a pivotal role in discerning which companies will rise to the top, writes Chad Eichelberger of Access America Transport.
Checking InFelecia Stratton
Learning on the Job
Educational resources – including online learning and accelerated MBA programs – abound for people working in or pursuing supply chain jobs, writes Editor Felecia Stratton.
Online ExclusiveIT MattersChuck Fuerst
Leveraging Technology to Accelerate Productivity and Profit
With the right investments in technology, 3PLs can make their business more attractive to current and potential clients by offering additional value-added services, superior inventory control, and overall cost reduction, writes Chuck Fuerst of HighJump Software.
IT MattersTom Kozenski
You’re Faced With a Recall. Can You Find That Product?
Automated traceability technology allows companies to locate products anywhere in the supply chain, minimizing the impact of product recalls, writes Tom Kozenski of JDA Software.
Smart MovesPaul Dittman
Five Core Competencies Every Supply Chain Manager Should Master
Supply chain jobs require that professionals master five core competencies, including global business leadership and integrated value chain design, writes Paul Dittman of University of Tennessee - Knoxville.
The Lean Supply ChainPaul A. Myerson
Plan Ahead to Avoid Overproduction
Producing or purchasing too much inventory leads to waste and carrying costs. Companies can apply the Lean principle of Takt time to ensure the right level of product is on hand to meet customer needs.