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Driving Efficiencies in Automotive Logistics
Automotive manufacturers find the key to squeezing operations costs: establishing strong partnerships with their 3PLs.
Read MoreThe Evolution of the Paperless Railroad
The same goals that railroads hoped to achieve in 1883 by transitioning to Standard Time—accountability, reliability, better customer service—are now coming full circle as today’s smaller railroads are integrating with Class I’s and shippers to provide time-definite services and seamless supply chain visibility. “Real time” rather than “Railroad Time” is driving freight railroads into the new century.
Read MoreCompetitor or Co-Pilot: Air Carriers Work Together to Fill Gaps
With airlines limiting lift in most areas and shippers demanding more, major airlines and cargo carriers survive by combining forces. Goal? To provide worldwide seamless service by managing capacity across carriers to better match the demand.
Read MoreTrust Me! The Human Side of Collaboration
How business partners can conquer their fears of intimacy by learning to collaborate, share forecasts and plans, and build the kind of trust that supports successful supply chain operations.
Read MoreClosing the Supply Chain Loop: Reverse Logistics and the SCOR Model
With product returns on the rise, many companies strive to formalize the reverse logistics process.
Read MoreWashington Briefing 2004: Enemies at the Gate
The practical implications of the 24-Hour Rule and C-TPAT will reverberate in 2004. Here’s an update to help you meet the requirements and responsibilities of being a logistics partner in Homeland Defense.
Read MoreHitting the Mark: Supply Chain Best Practices
A look back at 2003, when companies took aim at improving supply chain systems and security, cutting costs, and providing excellent customer service.
Read MoreForward Thinking: Forecasting Logistics for the Year Ahead
The ever-present logistical challenges of matching supply to demand, meeting customer service levels, and combating pricing pressures continue to plague logistics service providers as they plan their business strategy for 2004. Add a troubled economy and the complexity of an increasingly global marketplace, and it is easy to see why the past year has presented […]
Read MoreDeck the Hauls: Getting the Holiday Rush
Planning, technology help Santa’s helpers make it a jolly holiday season
Read MoreRevving Up Returns
Optimizing reverse logistics can result in cost reductions and service level improvements of up to 50 percent.
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