Archive: Oct 2025

Corporate Swag Goes Green

Corporate Swag Goes Green

Tara Milburn is founder and chief executive officer of Ethical Swag, a certified B Corporation and leader in responsibly produced and sourced promotional products.

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GNC’s Inventory  Takes Flight

GNC’s Inventory Takes Flight

GNC, a leading health and wellness brand, was looking to streamline its system for conducting physical inventories. Because the system was largely manual, and given the number of employees and the amount of equipment required for each inventory session, GNC would complete only several full cycle counts each year.

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Order Batching: What It Is, Common Methods, and Benefits

Order Batching: What It Is, Common Methods, and Benefits

Order picking eats up more than half of labor time in most warehouse operations. Ignoring this drains productivity, inflates labor costs, and frustrates teams trying to meet rising customer expectations. Acting on that inefficiency matters. Order batching solves this by grouping orders in such a way that reduces movement, improves the picking process, and helps […]

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Certificate of Analysis (COA): What It Is, Key Elements, and Why They Matter

Certificate of Analysis (COA): What It Is, Key Elements, and Why They Matter

Goods move fast in today’s global supply chain. But speed means nothing without quality assurance. In the complex world of supply chains and regulatory compliance, every handoff, from supplier to warehouse, then to customers, carries a risk: mislabeled, contaminated, or substandard products slipping through. A certificate of analysis plays a key role in stopping that. […]

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5PL: Understanding It, History, and Key Functions

5PL: Understanding It, History, and Key Functions

5PL refers to a logistics model built around full digital integration and strategic control. It supports businesses with complex logistics needs by managing the entire logistics function through advanced tools and connected platforms.

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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights

NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights

MILESTONES: Veteran- and woman-owned Warrior Logistics is celebrating one decade in business. Over the past decade, the company more than doubled its fleet and workforce to include 250+ employees and 150 trucks. It also diversified its offerings beyond dry van to include flatbed and drayage/port container solutions.

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Tariff-ied of Your Supply Chain?

Tariff-ied of Your Supply Chain?

High uncertainty surrounding tariffs in the United States has introduced significant challenges to businesses, making supply chain management a daunting task for any company. These tariffs have increased costs for imported goods and materials, squeezing profit margins and driving up consumer prices.

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Self-Healing Inventory?

Self-Healing Inventory?

Self-healing inventory is a phrase that is being used more and more these days. It’s a take-off on the concept of a self-healing supply chain, where inventory comes alive and knows where it has to be without you always lending a guiding hand.

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10 Tips for Selecting a 3PL

10 Tips for Selecting a 3PL

The supply chain landscape is rapidly evolving, making the selection of a 3PL partner more critical than ever. Here’s how to make an informed and strategic decision.

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Trucking’s Strategic  Evolution

Trucking’s Strategic Evolution

Trucking companies continue to transform their businesses, expanding beyond traditional transportation to offer a full spectrum of warehousing and supply chain solutions and navigate a changing marketplace.

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Trucking Needs Government Actions <em>Now</em>

Trucking Needs Government Actions Now

The precipitous fall-off in trucking capacity needs to be remedied by government actions at the state, local, and national levels. Yes, I know some people say the ebb and flow of market conditions will level-set what’s needed. I disagree and here’s why. Traditional economic cycles sometimes fall off and shipment levels drop. Smart truckers prepare […]

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WMS 2025: Boosting Operations Beyond the Warehouse

WMS 2025: Boosting Operations Beyond the Warehouse

Offering productivity improvements beyond the physical structure, a warehouse management system can serve as the hub for technologies that increase supply chain efficiencies. Here are three leading providers that can enable your warehouse to meet current and future demands.

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