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3PLs & Shippers: In It For the Long Haul
Shippers choose third-party logistics (3PL) providers for myriad reasons. 3PLs provide infrastructure and up-to-date technology solutions that shippers may not have or be able to afford to invest in. They provide consistent, reliable service that shippers can pass on to customers. They stay updated with the latest regulations and best practices. They can scale up […]
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Food Fight
Armed with certification programs and a collaboration platform, the Global Food Safety Initiative is battling to defend the global food supply chain from contamination.
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What the Health is Going on?
The U.S. healthcare system faces many challenges that efficient supply chain management can help heal.
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Digital Supply Chain: What’s Your Reality
What does the digital supply chain mean for your company? More integration, better visibility, a single version of the truth, a clearer view of the future—and maybe a few flying robots.
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Creating The Internet of Everything
From factory floor to retail store, companies are linking up products, conveyances, machines, and tools along the entire supply chain.
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LTL Carriers: E-Commerce Powerhouse
Less-than-truckload carriers are developing new strategies to serve retailers and manufacturers who create the goods that impatient e-commerce consumers expect will be delivered fast and free.
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Inbound Logistics Winter Reading Guide 2018
The weather may be cold, but that doesn’t mean your supply chain skills have to freeze up. Check out the books on this list to gain the hottest logistics and supply chain knowledge.
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Career Solutions: Talent Search
Experience-based education programs seek out, woo, and train the next generation of supply chain talent.
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The Customer Experience: The Last Mile Gets the Royal Treatment
In e-commerce, how you deliver is nearly as important as what you sell.
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Supply Chain Super Bowl
America’s appetite for build-a-bowl restaurants is growing, but the concept serves up new supply chain challenges.
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Transportation Trends: Turn up the Air
The airfreight market has been flying high, but headwinds persist.
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The Amazon Effect: No Longer a Phantom Menace
Retailers strike back at the Amazon empire by providing e-commerce customers with same-day and faster delivery.
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Intermodal Benefits Come Into Focus
Intermodal is looking sharp to a growing number of shippers, thanks to tightening truck capacity, new service options, and infrastructure improvements.
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Forming an Alliance with Ocean Shipping
After the 2016 Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy, carriers banded together to form alliances. Today, these alliances dominate ocean cargo shipping. Here’s how they affect your shipments and contracts.
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Cargo Security: The Art of the Steal
Keeping your cargo safe from theft is a bigger challenge than you might think. Follow these steps to reduce the risks that make your company a target.
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10 Tips for Transportation Sourcing
Follow these best practices to cut costs and avoid mistakes when choosing modes and carriers.
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2017 Trucking Perspectives
Inbound Logistics’ exclusive annual trucking market research report delivers shipper and trucker insights into industry challenges and trends.
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Freight Bill Audit & Payment: Getting More Bang for Your Bucks
Freight transportation networks within the United States move billions of tons of goods, worth trillions of dollars. The carriers who move these goods often issue lengthy, complicated, and confusing bills for their services. To ensure shippers pay those freight bills on time—the amount they owe, but no more—many turn to third-party freight bill audit and […]
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Top 6 Factors for Selecting and Implementing a WMS
Whether you are installing a WMS for the first time, or upgrading your system, this advice will guide you through successful selection and implementation.
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