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VERTICAL FOCUS: Automotive
Automotive Industry Steers Toward the Future As the freight forwarding market grows, here’s how the automotive sector is evolving, according to Thomasnet. 1. More reshoring and nearshoring. To mitigate supply chain disruptions and the inflationary impact on the cost of goods, many automotive manufacturers are looking to bring production operations back to the United States […]
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Future-Proof Your Supply Chain
Unpredictable demand has become standard, but there is no reason why it should cause your business to be unaware, unfocused, and unready. Consider these action items to overcome challenges and future-ready your operations during peak seasons.
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Rail Must Prioritize Safety Over Profits
Since the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, the full impact of the devastation to that community is yet to be seen. Although more than 1,000 derailments happen each year, it’s unacceptable that they are considered a simple cost of doing business. Our communities and the industries that rely on railroads to carry their products need and expect the rail industry to do better.
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Don’t Blame Lean Manufacturing
Lean manufacturing has been blamed for the recent supply chain crisis, with critics claiming lean and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing encouraged extremely low inventories of raw materials and components. When the pandemic arrived, and supplies were disrupted, manufacturers had to stop production due to material shortages. This had cascading effects all the way down the supply […]
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Maintaining the Yard: Guide to Yard Management Systems
The right YMS can manage the comings and goings of assets to provide visibility and control over yard operations. Ready to choose a YMS solution? Here’s how.
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TMS Guide 2023
Recent supply chain disruptions have raised interest in transportation management systems (TMS). A variety of solutions—from cloud-based, on-demand, web-hosted applications to traditional licensing installations, over the road, on the rail, containerized, or parcel—are available from TMS vendors and service providers who are expanding their offerings to meet your unique business logistics requirements.
The choices can be overwhelming, so Inbound Logistics offers this annual guide of top TMS providers and solutions that can put you on the right path toward improved transportation management and performance.
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Intermodal Adds Value
Intermodal solutions boost shippers’ options and offer key advantages. Here’s why intermodal transport remains key to efficiency and how one port stacks up advantages.
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Pallets Stack Supply Chain Advantages
From integrating with automated equipment to providing sustainability benefits, pallets provide steadfast support to supply chains while making gains in technology and versatility.
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Best in Class for 3PL Selection Criteria
It’s crucial that you find the contract logistics provider that’s the best fit for your business. Here are some expert tips to ensure success.
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How to Choose Drayage Software That Keeps You Ahead of the Game
Here’s a guide through the process of successfully selecting the best drayage software for your business.
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How Flexible Parcel Handling Automation Can Help Overcome Labor Challenges
Warehouse and distribution center operators are investing in parcel handling automation to help them succeed as DCs must adapt to handling thousands of parcels each day. According to BCG, consumer companies that have invested in warehouse and fulfillment automation have experienced 20% to 50% improvement in service levels while reducing costs to a similar extent. […]
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How Automation Can Expand Your Site Selection Options
By reducing the need to locate your warehouse or DC close to a population center, automation can lead to efficiency gains and cost savings at a new site.
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Systems Integration Enables Fulfillment Efficiency for Growing Company
From Manual to Automated: A Systems Integration Success Story
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Providing Inbound Freight Visibility and Enhancing Savings
When a client grappled with vendors that incurred excess freight charges, ARTC Logistics implemented a system that brought visibility and streamlined the inbound shipment process.
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Masterful Moves: Overcoming Deadlines, Pressures, and Distance with Extraordinary Service
Holman Logistics provided its client with seamless execution for a warehouse move done in record time.
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3PL Provides Recipe for Distribution and Fulfillment Network Efficiencies
A national baked goods company reduces retail chargebacks and streamlines their distribution center footprint by 30% with ODW Logistics.
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Better Service, Lower Cost—The LTL Electronic Bill of Lading
Future Proofing Your Shipment Lifecycle with Electronic Bills of Lading
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Specialized Products Require Specialized Logistics Capabilities
Before engaging a logistics partner to help you store or move inventory with unique requirements, verify the provider has the capabilities for handling specialized products.
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Bourbon Boom
Demand for this whiskey is not staying bottled up. Here’s how bourbon makers stir up production.
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Balancing Shipping Costs with Inventory Carrying Costs
Shippers must learn how to navigate the new balancing act between just-in-time and just-in-case demands, especially as the shipping market increases in complexity. Just-in-time logistics will stay with us in the coming years, but it will be augmented by a slight increase in just-in-case inventory, depending on the industry. However, creating better resilience is far […]
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