Articles
Feature Stories
REHAU: From Empty Shell to Functioning DC in Two Months
How would you like it if you had two months to transform a slab into a world-class distribution center? Could you do it? REHAU did.
Read MoreTaking an MRI of Toshiba’s MRO
Toshiba turns its supply chain inside out to make sure its MRIs and CTs are up and running 24-7.
Read MoreDriving 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.
Read MoreManaging Imports: From Docs to Docks
Technology and third-party providers can help streamline the importing process and speed cycle time while complying with increased regulatory requirements.
Read MoreUnderstanding Incoterms
Here’s a handy guide to Incoterms, a set of international rules for the interpretation of the most commonly used trade terms. Applying Incoterms to sale and purchase contracts makes global trade easier and helps partners in different countries understand one another.
Read MoreGreen Light for Yellow-Roadway
What the acquisition means for customers of the $6-billion newly formed transportation provider.
Read MoreWheels of Fortune: Truckers Deliver a Wealth of Services
Motor carriers help companies optimize their core competencies by providing value-added services.
Read MoreMilitary Logistics Shapes Up
As the need for efficiency in military operations grows, streamlining the supply chain becomes imperative.
Read MoreFast Food: SCM Feeds the Need
Whether by increasing inventory turns or compressing order cycle time, food companies are looking for ways to reach maximum speed.
Read MoreRetail Roundup: The End of the Supply Chain
It’s all about what happens at the cash register. So how do retailers and their partners efficiently match demand to supply with good customer service, and still ring up profits? Eleven industry observers offer their perspective on what retailers can do to survive and prosper.
Read MoreDon’t Even Think About Outsourcing Until You Read These Success Stories
From Fortune 50 organizations to startup operations, a growing number of companies are outsourcing components of their logistics and supply chain functions to third-party logistics providers. Take the New England operation of Greenleaf Automotive Recyclers, a distributor of recycled auto parts. Last year the company decided to outsource its local customer deliveries to improve operations […]
Read More