Feature Stories
Customer Service: Delivering the Royal Treatment
As evolving retail models push shopper expectations, companies explore new models for delivering great customer service.
Food Shippers Go Green
Leading food manufacturers and producers make sustainability best practices part of their supply chains.
Logistics Grads Suit Up for the Future
Universities and corporations are collaborating to improve supply chain education offerings and better equip students.
Case Studies
Reader Profile
Magaly Garza Takes on the World
As international business manager at Alarm.com, Magaly Garza supports global market growth and develops new distribution channels.
Commentary
How-To
Ten Tips
Implementing a Pick-to-Light Solution
The right pick-to-light system can help increase productivity, improve accuracy, and increase picking speeds.
Global
Can India Overcome Supply Chain Obstacles?
Collaborate to Compete: Shipping Lines Form P3 Alliance
Sponsored
Above & Beyond
Plugging Multiple Brands Into Multiple Channels
Geodis Wilson helps integrated design technology company Dana Innovations expand its international supply chain.
Economic Development
Panama Canal Expansion: Changing the Channel
The Panama Canal expansion, opening in 2015, may alter shippers' sourcing and routing decisions.
Thought Leaders
Transforming Liquid Assets into Capital Gains
Flexible tanks turn dry vans into bulk liquid transportation, creating capacity and increasing backhaul opportunities.
Thought Leaders
Packaging Postponement: A Game Changer for F&B Companies
Positioning product packaging downstream in the supply chain offers food manufacturers varied selling opportunities.
Digital Editions
Digital Edition
Chemical Logistics: Delivering Solutions for a Complex Industry
(21 pages • 3.9 MB PDF)
Online Exclusive3PL LineEd Smith
Improving Efficiencies and Costs in the Energy Supply Chain
Energy companies have responded to the escalating cost of doing business by looking for savings in the indirect material supply chain. As a result, many are struggling to optimize maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) functions.
Checking InKeith Biondo
Visions of Customer Service
Companies such as Amazon show delivery speed and logistics agility provide the customer service levels retailers need to win.
Online ExclusiveGreen LandscapeKris Kosmala
Optimized Operations Are Green Operations
Ocean shipping lines have made significant progress to optimize operations, leading to reduced costs and environmental impact.
Online ExclusiveIT MattersGeoff Milsom
A New Paradigm in Vendor Partner Management
Implementing tools and processes that enable better shipment visibility and control of in-transit inventory helps improve vendor partner management.
IT MattersJon Winsett
Seeking Innovation? Stop IT Overspending
Companies must identify and eliminate overspending on supply chain IT solutions to free up capital for new projects.
The Lean Supply ChainPaul A. Myerson
Tapping Technology To Improve Lean Warehouses
Tools such as electronic data interchange (EDI) and advanced picking solutions support lean supply chain operations.
ViewpointTim Conroy
Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Tackles Track-and-Trace Challenges
Track-and-trace regulations require pharmaceutical shippers to adapt production and distribution processes to ensure compliance.