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Smart Strategy: South Of The Border
Companies that source and manufacture products in Mexico gain opportunities to cut transportation costs, hold less inventory, and provide faster service to customers. But to reap logistics benefits in Mexico, you have to know your way around.
Read MoreSupply Chain Research Labs: Brain Trust
Relevant, rigorous, and wide-ranging, university studies of supply chain issues focus on real-world challenges.
Read MoreArkansas: A Natural Wonder
Arkansas has long been known for its geographic diversity and scenic beauty. Now it’s a burgeoning Natural Wonder when it comes to transportation, logistics, and trade.
Read MoreEnergizing Your Warehouse New Strategies For Greater Efficiency
In a tough economy, the universal battle cry is, “Do more with less!” We’re all looking for new ways to squeeze a few more dollars, or a few more hours, from our operations while also delighting customers with ever-better service. In many cases, we’re trying to achieve those goals while saving energy and reducing our […]
Read MoreGood Things Come From Green Packages
Why are companies sticking with green packaging initiatives in the midst of an economic recession? Because reusing materials, reducing waste, and improving transportation efficiency is not only good for the planet, it’s good for business.
Read MoreIT Perspectives 2009: Exclusive IL Research
Logistics information technology is many things to different companies. It is an investment, a risk, a market neutralizer, and often a competitive differentiator. Technology can micromanage the mundane with extraordinary savings; or it can tackle the extraordinary with mundane consistency. Even as companies tame wanton spending, table strategic endeavors, and closely measure return on investments, […]
Read MoreInternal Collaboration: A Bright Idea
Leading companies are plugging into current economic volatility to switch up their supply chains and make a connection between internal logistics departments.
Read MorePlastics Surgery: Remolding the Supply Chain
In the face of a recession, plastics companies recognize the importance of efficient transportation and supply chain management.
Read MoreComing (Back) to America
A decade ago, garment manufacturing in the United States was practically dead as apparel companies flocked to low-cost countries. But then came the economic downturn, and the realization that the time merchandise spends traveling in a container is time not spent on store shelves. Suddenly, America is the new global hot spot.
Read MoreLock, Stock, and Barrel: How Secure is Your Cargo?
When it comes to protecting shipments from theft, businesses have an arsenal of tools at their disposal. From high-tech tracking and monitoring to basic intrusion prevention, these devices and technologies, combined with common-sense security practices, can help thwart cargo thieves.
Read MorePassport To Knowledge: Gaining a Global Perspective
The sun never sets on the global supply chain. Advanced education programs at a variety of universities offer logistics professionals a world tour unlike any other.
Read MoreWhy Comply?
Understanding the latest CBP programs and requirements involves homework and headaches. So…
Read MoreAsk The Big Wheels
Inbound Logistics asked seven leading trucking executives to tackle some tough questions about the challenging year ahead. Their advice, words of caution, and strategic vision can help you face the challenges of using motor freight in the short term and beyond.
Read MoreChannel Surfing
Click…Click…Click…. Consumers’ short attention spans demand greater shopping flexibility. For some retailers, that means it’s time to flip the supply chain processes behind their sales channels.
Read MoreHow’d That Get On My Plate
With a nod to the Food Network, and a toast to the Chef, join us as we cut from the table and go straight to the source.
Read MoreA Day in the Life of a Transportation Manager
Spend some time with the professionals who get business in gear.
Read MoreBusiness Guide to Tax Evasion — relax…it’s perfectly legal!
Companies can avoid import duties and other fees by shipping through and manufacturing in a Foreign Trade Zone.
Read MoreGrowing Together
It only takes a brief look at how quickly global economic dominoes fell in unison recently to understand that national economies are more inter-related than ever before. The trading bloc in our hemisphere—NAFTA—is as good an example as any, and one worth probing deeper. It has been more than 15 years since the United States, […]
Read MoreCaptains Of Industry
When Don Dickey retired from the U.S. Navy after a 25-year stint with its Supply Corps, he knew he wanted to do something different. That was, after all, what his Navy experience prepared him for: doing something different at the drop of a hat, every day. Since leaving the Navy in the mid-1990s, Dickey has […]
Read MoreRediscovering The Classics, Volume I: Prologue
Logistics fundamentals are oft cited but more often overlooked or misread. Mastering these basics builds a foundation for supply chain sophistication. So grab your slippers, pull up a chair, and stoke the fire—get comfortable. Join us as we retire to Inbound Logistics’ library of logistics best practices and dust off some classics.
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