Robert Kriewaldt
Labor shortages exacerbate supply chain issues, creating a perfect storm for disruption. Here’s why it’s happening and what to do about it.
Rick Faulk
Choose the solution and vendor that can work hand in hand with you to analyze your objectives and design a solution that supports your needs. Here's how.
Spencer Smith
Using multiple vendors can leave you vulnerable to higher transportation spend, undependable delivery, and compromised customer relationships. Here’s how to find the right consolidator for your business.
Dr. Chris Caplice
Transportation leaders are now positioned to influence business outcomes, but they need to debunk six common myths to help their C-level executives understand truckload freight and get executive buy-in.
Al Deissroth
Utilizing mobile solutions such as a tablet can optimize management. Here are the features to consider when selecting a tablet for industrial needs.
Robert J. Schott
Importers can mitigate supply chain disruption and the resulting escalation of costs by taking control of their shipments at origin and moving their goods more strategically. Here’s how.
Brian Thompson
If there's one immutable truth in the world of logistics, it's this: LTL is an inherently complex form of transportation. The solution to this knowledge gap has historically been on-the-job training, but there is now a pressing need for third-party, remote training that prepares logistics workers for transportation success.
Canadian fulfillment services have risen to prominence in the import sector over the past decade. They save you money—on import duties and their related costs, which can be considerable. Let's look at this money-saving tactic that's changed the importing landscape
Dave Maddox
In the face of an array of supply chain pain points, shippers can employ tech-based tools designed to tackle recurring challenges and create a more efficient and effective operation.
Robert Kriewaldt
Companies that had robust sustainability programs in place before 2020 learned that supply chain resiliency was an inevitable side effect of those initiatives. Here’s how sustainability supports resiliency.
Ken Adamo
Shippers using data intelligence can often insulate themselves from transportation management challenges and at the same time, reduce logistics costs. Here’s how to prepare for a volatile 2022.
Robert Walters
There are value points in managing information gathered from a strong TMS system that can also provide a solid pre-audit program to double check accuracy of bills before payment.
Steve Covey
Maintaining optimum cargo conditions and temperatures during transport takes experience and know-how. Here are four attributes of effective and reliable cold chain shippers.
Ann Yates
A warehouse management system provides business agility in an unparalleled manner—integrating all aspects of the supply chain to allow companies to scale.
Kelly Blair, Cary White
Discover the ways your normalcy undermines business success and how to fix it.
Robert Kriewaldt
Supply chain leaders must balance efficiency and cost, with inventory management strategies that incorporate the Lean efficiencies of Just-in-Time with the higher inventory levels of Just-in-Case.
John Paxton
What distinguishes companies that thrived from those that barely survived? The eighth MHI Annual Industry Report uncovers the answers.
Jeffrey G. Tucker
The peaks and valleys we’re experiencing in the transportation market are not for the faint of heart, but there are still some moves you can make to regain some control.
Ravi Panjwani
Warehouse and DC managers are following the lead of their e-commerce peers and looking at ways to streamline their receiving and warehouse processes. One of the smartest places to start is also one of the simplest—barcode label printing.
Andy Kirchner
From LTL and dedicated route service to seasonal and year-round storage, 3PLs need to be well-versed in the space to meet the specialized needs of agricultural companies.
Axel Schmidt
Innovative technology increases productivity, combats unpredictability, and streamlines processes. An augmented, connected worker is more efficient and more valuable than ever before.
Chris Hoffmeister
Peak season 2021 is gearing up to be one of the most active in recent history. If your business feels like it is often unprepared for a surge in shipping, this year will likely not pull any punches.
Ken Adamo
Mini-bids act as a supplemental strategy, providing short-term revisions to rein in costs and shore up failing routing guides. You need the most accurate and reliable data to execute a successful mini-bid strategy.
Spencer Smith
These five actions will help you meet retailers’ expectations and standards, from packaging and appointment scheduling to advanced ship notifications.
Robert Kriewaldt
From switching to energy-efficient lighting to installing solar panels, here are some tips to help you build a greener warehouse.
Rob Railis
Efficiency starts with an organized and free flowing work area. A Mezzanine and Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor (VRC) might be the perfect place to start.
Jonathan Evans
When managing your next RFP, make sure you have the right tools in place that eliminate inefficiencies and allow you to keep your eye on the prize—finalizing and executing the routing guide.
Robert Kriewaldt
The last mile will have to accommodate the reliable distribution of the billions of vaccines that providers will manufacture and ship in 2021. Here are the obstacles facing the supply chain.
Ed Moran
True digital transformation requires the ability to think beyond the next load or the next order to find new and enduring ways to match fluctuating demand with capacity and connect relevant industry partners in efficient ways.
Doug Mefford
Calculating the coverage rate and the turnover rate are excellent ways to add resiliency to your supply chain. To do this you will need a solution in which you can accurately track data in real time.
John Paxton
How will digital technologies and automated solutions help your supply chain succeed in this new, post-pandemic reality? For starters, they increase resilience in the face of disruption and support your workforce.
Brandon Buckley
The growth of digital commerce is relentless, and the only way 3PLs can stay ahead is to adapt to market-driven needs to strengthen customers’ supply chains.
Robert Kriewaldt
Warehouses and fulfillment centers should take these precautions to mitigate COVID-19 risks, keep the workforce safe, and avoid costly downtime.
Ken Adamo
How do you know you’re paying the right price for the right level of service? The right business intelligence drives sound strategies, says Ken Adamo, chief of analytics at DAT Freight & Analytics.
Alicemarie Geoffrion
Packaging is one of the important processes within e-commerce fulfillment. Working with a 3PL such as DHL Supply Chain can help you develop packaging that improves sustainability, lowers costs, and delivers the desired customer experience.
Pat Brugger
Manufacturers have been outsourcing noncore production processes for decades, and the trend continues. The key to successful outsourcing is assuring the 3PL value-added assembler (VAA) has a quality management system.
Robert Walters
Shippers can track inbound shipments until delivered and know if they may be delayed or delivered with damages or shortages by enlisting the assistance of a 3PL.
Chris Hoffmeister
To better prepare your company for the journey ahead, here are five actions to position your supply chain for the impact of market volatility.
Katie MacDonald
Staying engaged with your customers, providing solutions to their new demands, and not losing sight of your business goals can help improve your business during uncertain times.
Alan Miller
To maximize your decision to act, adapt a solution to the company’s processes or adapt the company’s processes to the solution.
Robert Kriewaldt
While the speed with which the supply chain was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic put supply chain weaknesses on display, it has also shined a light on where we need to strengthen our capabilities to mitigate future disruptions. Here are some areas the supply chain must address moving forward:
Kraig Foreman
When shippers work with a 3PL that is consistently investing in technology and new distribution centers, they can increase service consistency and offer their customers unexpectedly fast fulfillment.
Alan Miller
Don’t delay. Create an agile, real-time approach. Have an effective communication strategy, one that includes internal users, vendors, and carrier partners. This will have a critical impact on your success.
Mark McArthur
How can we better prepare to minimize the risks that disruptions present and mitigate their impact? Here’s how to build a more flexible and agile supply chain.
Kraig Foreman
Retailers need to address new challenges, from bolstering distribution networks to managing complexity, to continue to expand their e-commerce operations.
Brian Bourke
As retailers compete for the perfect delivery experience and consumers continue to pay premiums for speed and reliability, last-mile delivery is key for growth and profitability.
David Osorio
3PLs can become an ally for their customers in the event of a loss, damage, or delay, providing outstanding customer service and support.
Robert Walters
Multiple orders moving the same day to the same customer but on different bills of lading add up costs for shippers. The solution is to consolidate them.
Thomas Eldridge Campbell
Managing peak period shipment volume is a structural challenge in the U.S. economy. Thomas Eldridge Campbell, chief strategy officer of Capacity, shares five techniques that can help warehouses maintain service level agreements during peak demand periods.
Robert Kriewaldt
Variable costs offer an ideal way for many shippers to keep money in their proverbial pocket. Fixed costs can be converted to variable costs by enlisting a third-party logistics (3PL) provider.
Bob Malley
As eCommerce continues to increase globally, shippers have to navigate customs to support their omnichannel strategy.
Shannon Vaillancourt
In order to make 2020 better than years past, shippers must make this New Year’s resolution: Get the data right before the product leaves the dock.
Jonathan Evans
Bid management software can collect responses automatically within seconds of the carrier submitting them which allows you to focus on strategic initiatives with the time saved.
Jake McLeod
Now more than ever before, shippers should consider working with an experienced managed transportation service provider that has a large, dedicated network of carrier partners and deep relationships with these partners.
Chris Hoffmeister
Having a better understanding of what our customers need, combined with the wider picture we’re capturing from thousands of data points, enables us to work even more effectively for our customers.
Robert Russo
Just because your logistics provider is the subject-matter expert, it doesn’t mean that there isn’t anything that they can learn from you.
Ravi Panjwani
Barcode labels are a smart and cost-effective way to make productivity gains in your warehouse.
Robert Kriewaldt
Whatever challenges your perishable goods operation faces, it’s likely that the right 3PL can offer innovative solutions.
Steve Elliott
A third-party logistics provider with its own dedicated workforce is still a company's best option for handling and storing sensitive goods.
Tracy Rosser
Companies must take a holistic approach to serving customers by eliminating silos and fully understanding their end-to-end supply chain today, especially in terms of customer service. 3PLs can help.
George Prest
The age of the digital supply chain is here. And yet, even with technology investments on the upswing, not every company is moving along the digital path at the same pace. Are you up to speed?
Danette Van Trump
Shippers are turning to managed transportation services (MTS) to help address logistical challenges. Here are the advantages.
Grant Fraser
There isn’t one right answer, unfortunately, or a magic formula for picking ERP software. But there are some best practices that can help you make the right choice.
Robert Kriewaldt
These logistics challenges will define the remainder of 2019. Here's how shippers can determine the best approach to overcome them.
Tim Studebaker
Before deploying a carrier management strategy, shippers must have a deep understanding of their supply chain, capacity challenges, and customer requirements.
Kyle Hugo
Regardless of the method a shipper or consignee chooses to take, consolidation is an easy way to get quick wins for your supply chain.
Robert Kriewaldt
Partnering with a 3PL does much more than free up time to focus on core competencies—it offers a buffer between the shipper and the ever-shifting challenges of the logistics realm.
Jim Monkmeyer
Transportation is evolving rapidly, thanks to supply chain technology powered by data and analytics. Digitization is driving big changes that can help meet the pace of change.
Jason Roberts
Working at a freight brokerage has become an increasingly desirable profession. Here’s how companies can attract and retain top talent.
Dave Sapienza
Today’s Tier 1 TMSs can help you get work done faster, cut the need for calls and emails, reduce the number of screens and clicks, and increase your profitability.
Jim Gehr
E-commerce is continuing to create opportunity for a range of businesses, but supply chain challenges can limit growth and compromise customer relationships.
Beth Malik
At the semi-yearly Connections and Jump Start SMC³ logistics education conference, industry stakeholders can learn from their peers about the latest advancements in logistics technology solutions, staying ahead of trends and preparing themselves for challenges ahead.
David Basic, Director of TMS Sales, WSI
Shippers and intermediaries of all sizes can benefit greatly from the increased functionality and simplified processes offered by a TMS.
Bill Mathews
Although the trucking industry is slow in changing its traditional models or absorbing new methodologies, the impact and benefits of emergent technologies can no longer be ignored.
Katie MacDonald
Freight agents rely on technology to maintain the daily operations of their businesses. But how are they using data gathered from technology to drive growth?
Jack Bender
Using one qualified company for Customs brokerage and freight forwarding reduces the logistical work on the customer’s end, while also making it easier to deliver Customs compliance and an optimal experience from pick-up to delivery.
Dan Clark
Finding truckload capacity is on everyone’s minds as the capacity crunch and driver shortage worsens.
Sarah Johnson
To improve warehouse utilization and efficiency, dry van trailers can be a cost-effective solution, allowing manufacturers, retailers and distributors to rapidly (in 24 to 48 hours) flex up their warehouse space on a month-to-month basis and at costs savings of 50% over traditional warehouse space.
Brad Hollister
How the TMS should evolve to increase end-to-end transparency and centralize your supply chain’s data.
Krista Browning
How businesses plan for market shifts, future tech developments and the use of technology available today, is the key to developing the proper strategy for your supply chain.
Ed Moran
Collaborative transportation solutions can strengthen logistics operations by helping both shippers and carriers automate manual processes and gain crucial visibility.
John Richardson
Shippers need a playbook that charts a strategy for obtaining better operational understanding while improving processes that most directly affect customer satisfaction.
Jim Gehr
E-commerce is continuing to create opportunity for a range of businesses, but supply chain challenges can limit growth and compromise customer relationships.
Jon Eberly
When first engaging in a partnership, shippers and their logistics providers identify a desired outcome and work collaboratively to deliver on those promises. In order to achieve the desired ROI and deliver on the promises made during the sales process, both parties need daily activities to align with that objective.
Rob Kriewaldt
Shippers can mitigate supply chain fluctuations and disruptions by leveraging the expertise of 3PLs.
George Prest
Among the next-gen technologies set to affect the supply chain, blockchain and artificial intelligence are rapidly emerging with potential for significant impact.
Bob Daymon
Organizations must have the right processes and strategies in place in order to access that data, analyze it, and then make it actionable.
Brian Bourke
Cross-brand collaborations seem to be everywhere right now. But why the sudden explosion in collaborations? And why do brands do it?
Mike Matte
When faced with the logistical dilemma created by the truck driver shortage, increased traffic, and the increase from retail to e-commerce, challenges can't be fixed by doing what's always been done.
John Jergens
Supply chains should allocate product across today's complex omni-channel networks to fulfill customer demand.
Tammy Flanders Hetrick
Internal audits are the cornerstone of your compliance program. Monitoring your performance, and that of your customs broker, is the only way to determine if the policies and procedures you’ve put in place are effective.
Bill Keough
Humanitarian supply chains have an opportunity to employ best practices in performance management to make their donor dollars go far further than they do today. If you lead a humanitarian supply chain, what can you do?
Eric Meyer
For shippers, importing to and exporting from Mexico can present a unique set of challenges. One of the toughest challenges that cross-border shippers in today’s market face is securing high quality capacity on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Julie Thuston
Here are five tips for refocusing your approach to solution design with an end-to-end mindset.
Thom Campbell
Warehouses should use these techniques to maintain service level agreements—the guaranteed turnaround time for an order to go out—during peak demand periods.
Bill Goodgion
While technology is helpful in executing specific tasks, it cannot alone replace quality human interaction. Shippers should make sure their 3PL provider is working with them in an efficient, friendly, and attentive manner.
Brian Bourke
Consumer expectations are becoming increasingly demanding, and matching supply to demand is crucial for any successful supply chain.
Tim Zubradt
There are a lot of moving parts in the production of a product. The key is to value stream your supply chain to make sure everyone understands the risks and rewards in the process.
Brad Hollister
Retailers and manufacturers are beginning to seek a solution to eliminate supply chain silos and transcend the restrictions of traditional TMS static rules and rates that lead to customer disruptions and cost inefficiencies.
Dan Clark
The key to supply chain visibility is a common system that all stakeholders can use to plan their moves, be alerted to changes as they occur, and make real time adjustments to keep the supply chain moving smoothly.
Andrew Slusher
SMC³ will discuss the implications of the rising reliance on reverse logistics during our upcoming educational conference, Connections 2018, held June 25-27 at the Greenbrier in West Virginia.
Fabrice Maquignon
Carriers, shippers and logistic service providers are facing new challenges today. With digitalization, all players in the supply chain will require instant and efficient response time to their questions or concerns.
Rob Kriewaldt
Warehouses who use this philosophy to create disciplined, rigorous strategies were able to achieve superior results.
John Watkins
This second-annual report is designed to help warehouses increase both their market share and profitability by addressing the most dramatic change of all—The Rising Demand for a Superior Customer Experience.
Frank McGuigan
Navigating today’s supply chain challenges requires timely, accurate and holistic visibility into a company’s transportation operations. But that doesn’t mean access to more spreadsheets containing old data; instead, success relies on a shipper’s ability to view the entire network in real-time and easily access critical, actionable information.
Chuck Papa
There is no “one size fits all” approach when it comes to managing transportation operations, so each shipper needs to carefully consider each option before making a decision.
Steve Wilson
Here are the six most important elements to consider when creating an item-specific supply chain strategy.
John Magee
Having tools such as predictive analytics technology integrated with artificial intelligence while still enthusiastically embracing the craft of logistics will be how our industry truly innovates for our clients.
Jennifer Benson
Warehouses who use this philosophy to create disciplined, rigorous strategies were able to achieve superior results.
Chad Crotty
Here is a snapshot into the top pain-points and how to deal with these challenges.
Paul Thompson
While machine learning and predictive intelligence will shape this era, creative companies which value collaboration, human expertise and servant leadership can change the game.
Anthony Vitiello
Shippers with solid TMS platforms in place can save money not only in terms of freight rates, but also in terms of cost avoidance and labor expenses.
Dan Clark
It’s time to make inbound freight a priority and begin reaping the benefits of a program that creates win-win rewards for all supply chain partners.
Matt Parrott
During a supply chain check-up, focusing on a few of the right diagnostics results in healthy cost savings.
Shan Muthuvelu
A rapid implementation strategy is ideal for enterprises whom must implement very fast, as well as continuing focus on process improvements.
Blockchain and robotic process automation is the next big bet.
Rob Kriewaldt
Automated trucks will be the solution to the driver shortage—if they ever make it to the highway.
George Prest
The continued migration of people to cities and increase in online shopping will generate more freight deliveries to and within urban areas. Let’s talk about your company’s futureproof strategy to meet the challenges and opportunities of smart city logistics head-on.
Dr. David Widdifield
To prepare for this coming shopping season, supply chain managers need to engage key stakeholders to review current logistics operations and strategically assess whether or not they are prepared to meet existing consumer expectations.
Mike Cobb
Compliance is a team effort. Shippers should partner with carriers well-versed in the transportation of hazmat materials to help ensure they stay compliant and safe.
Doug Wheeler
The preparations made by Florida seaports allowed them to perform efficiently and safely before, during, and after Hurricane Irma.
Michael Dieter
In order to drive sustainable, impactful change within your organization, it’s important to have the tools and expertise to turn data into actionable business intelligence.
Jeanine Manning
Boost procurement sourcing by finding a provider who can deliver all three of the necessary components: transportation expertise, technology and process. Here’s how.
Brandon C. Bennett
Now more than ever healthcare supply chains are key differentiators for best-in-class manufacturers.
Rob Kriewaldt
The retail industry needs to adapt an agile and visible supply chain to fulfill increasingly demanding consumer requests.
Chris Makowski and Nisa Moore
Establishing a committed team and communicating procedures and expectations is the key to managing the complex web of global shipping.
Alex Khan
In order to gain true end-to-end supply chain visibility and unlock the full potential for strategic savings opportunities, shippers must get beyond the shipment level to the PO level.
Rob Kriewaldt
By quickly adapting to various industries and commodities and responding to client requests with urgency and an extremely high level of customer service quality, a strong 3PL will find it can outlast even the most convenient warehousing options.
Todd Benge
By tapping collective, multi-modal intellectual capital of leading industry pioneers, shippers can transform the supply chain with a sweep of the dock.
Krista Browning
In a world driven by new technology, industries are finding ways to work faster and smarter.
Rob Kriewaldt
If your firm is looking to break into chemical handling or currently handles chemicals and wants to perform better, this guide offers key factors to becoming the best in the industry.
Matthew Vogt
The Internet of Things will streamline and optimize to never before possible levels, dramatically impacting the supply chain for the better.
Rob Kriewaldt
Working alongside robots in warehouses is the way of the present, rather than the way of the future.
Brian Bourke
The Internet of Things will streamline and optimize to never before possible levels, dramatically impacting the supply chain for the better.
Dan Sellers
Use these five points to help find a transportation management system
Frank McGuigan
Organizations are turning to third party logistics providers and enhanced transportation management technology to deliver the velocity, visibility, predictability, and control they need.
Ty Bordner
Leaders are exploring supply chain efficiencies with tools that enable stability, cost reduction, supply chain agility, product innovation, speed and visibility.
Brad Hollister
Your next transportation management system will soon serve as your company’s control tower with widespread visibility across all departments in your organization.
Kae-Por Chang
More and more companies are realizing the benefits of fully managing eligible free trade agreements within the Asian region.
William Salter
Organizations are looking to technology to help manage the complexities of the transport operation and to differentiate themselves in the increasingly competitive markets they operate in.
Caroline Lyle
Leading logistics providers are driving change – rather than responding to it – by leveraging modern TMS solutions.
Robert Walters
Get the most out of a transportation management system by ensuring it provides the following functions.
Andre Smith
Deploying applications quickly and affordably, and ensuring those systems perform as promised, will be a key to success in tomorrow’s freight and logistics sector.
John Watkins
3PL warehouses are not only in demand, but in a position of strength. This provides 3PL operators a unique opportunity to build lasting relationships with key customers, suppliers, and retailers of their choice.
Paul Thompson
Business to consumer demand is set to outpace supply in the marketplace. Those who can solve that problem will be the big winners in the next phase of supply chain management.
George Prest
An Industry 4.0-enabled supply chain will collect and analyze data across all machines, yielding faster processes that are more flexible and produce higher-quality goods at reduced costs.
Mark Johnson
Freight transportation is your biggest logistics expense, so it’s likely that you’re under constant pressure to drive down these costs. Use these tips to cut costs.
Dan Clark
As more companies replace legacy technology systems with more sophisticated platforms, the benefits of cloud-based collaboration will increase exponentially.
Alan Toliver
Another year is upon us and with it comes a new opportunity to do things differently; to do things better. After all, if you are not evolving, you are dying.
Choosing the right shipping software is critical because it impacts your company’s bottom line. Here are eight steps to take to ensure you choose the right solution for your company’s individual needs.
Jeff Potts
The driverless truck phenomenon is closer to reality than you might think and that means it’s time to start strategizing how this could impact supply chains. Here are three areas to start considering.
Andrew Lynch
Working with a specialized transportation provider will save you time and headaches while keeping your customers happy and costs down.
James Hancock
An organized and well-prepared Request for Proposal (RFP) can yield a variety of benefits for your company. Here are five tips to consider before starting an RFP.
Andreas P. Pohl
These developments are helping the transportation industry to continually evolve.
Ryan Kelly
To cost-effectively leverage an omni-channel strategy, it is vital to proactively plan for returns and align your operations accordingly.
Diane Mitchell
The challenge for shippers considering a new logistics provider is understanding how to evaluate the overall potential of the relationship. Use these key items to ensure success.
Chris Johnson
The benefits of a multi-tenant software platform are immense. Chris Johnson of LeanLogistics outlines the four areas of value with multi-tenant technology.
Brian Bourke
Brands who never anticipated going global are finding that they all of a sudden are, thanks to the progression of e-commerce and increasing customer expectations.
Rob Kriewaldt
Complying with big-box retailer requirements isn’t always easy, but it pays off in the result of a cohesive 3PL team, satisfied employees and continued business.
Torben Kock
It’s all about flexibility and speed in today’s changing retail and e-commerce markets.
Peter L. Coratola Jr.
With schools across the country rapidly increasing the use of technology in the classroom, recent graduates entering into the logistics workforce expect similar atmospheres.
Tom Heine
Technology can make the difference between profit and loss in a low-margin environment. As margins squeeze ever tighter, staying current with technology can make the ultimate difference ultimate success or failure.
John Burke
A company’s ability to efficiently execute a supply chain strategy in today’s environment can be enhanced by logistics outsourcing with a strategic partner.
Ryan Kelly
A more comprehensive approach to supply chain management can help provide a great omni-channel experience that encourages customer loyalty and optimizes profitability.
Bradley Hartwig
Searching for capacity is sometimes a tough job, but there is always somebody driving where you need to go.
David Halsema
Freight location and status updates, along with advanced predictive analytics capabilities, are making load tracking a valuable tool for shippers, brokers, 3PLs, and carriers
Richard G. Piontek
A successful procurement project or event is all about the right preparation.
Gerry Post
Using an import express less-than-container service, particularly from China, offers cost savings and faster transit times over traditional consolidated LCL services.
Ian Aguilar
An acceleration of mergers and acquisitions is causing dramatic changes to the supply chain. Are you prepared to manage through this changing environment while managing cost?
Jose Quesada
Here are the key facts you need to know about the new Safety of Life at Sea regulation.
Rick Brumett
Competitive agility and adaptability help shippers win the multi- and omni-channel race to the customer.
Roxanne Bullard
When you break down big data, new types of data is found that can be used to benefit customers and build a stronger advantage competitively.
James Hancock
When evaluating your needs for a transportation management system it’s important to look beyond technology and consider who will manage planning and execution. Use this advice to determine if a managed service provider will deliver greater value than developing an in-house team.
Rob Kriewaldt
As entities responsible for brokering appropriate carrier rates, ensuring accurate quantities of orders and guaranteeing high quality of products, third-party logistics providers are extensions of companies’ brands.
Amy Hilliard
How do industry leaders plan to keep up with these unprecedented demands? The short answer is technology investment.
John Rodeheffer
Industry expertise is the most impactful way to positively affect customer service requirements.
Rob Kriewaldt
As the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals become more prevalent, the logistics industry will reap the benefits of increased, streamlined trade.
Suzanne Richer
Even though the rollout of the Automated Commercial Environment has had a bevy of delays, quicker and easier data access will benefit government agencies and the trading industry.
Rob Kriewaldt
Communication and transparency are key to being a good partner to your clients. Use this advice to effectively communicate with customers.
Thom Campbell
Warehouses can use a number of techniques to maintain service level agreements (SLAs) – the ”guaranteed” turnaround time for an order to go out – during peak demand periods.
Rob Kriewaldt
Transparency and communication are key in the RFP process to develop a true and lasting partnership with a 3PL provider.
Gary Barraco
Direct-to-consumer selling is where the omni-channel strategy becomes truly powerful.
Bruce Moore
Disruption is coming to the freight and logistics industry. By seeing and understanding the full spectrum of operations, transport-oriented firms can survive and succeed in a dramatically changed environment.
Andres Wigdahl
Use these tips to ensure your global shipments are contracted with a cost-effective and reliable provider.
Mark White
The new de minimis rate allows e-commerce retailers to see faster customs procedures and border clearance, which will accelerate delivery speed.
Doug Waggoner
Shippers should consider partial shipping when looking for faster transit times, less handling, and a more cost-effective solution.
Ken Wacker
Logistics has evolved into a strategic business concern, driving enterprises to seek third-party logistics (3PL) providers with multi-modal capabilities for complete end-to-end integration.
George Prest
The key to promoting career opportunities in the supply chain is education, both in traditional and not-so-traditional ways.
Tom Heine
Cloud software has many advantages including a fast start up, frequent upgrades, and less overall costs.
Jim Hoefflin
It is critical that 3PLs take a hard look at operations to determine areas for cost reduction, productivity and efficiency improvements, and opportunities for new service offerings and revenue streams.
Radek Maly
Multiculturalism can be the competitive advantage that makes the critical difference in the success of your supply chain operations.
Andrew Reiff
Minimizing transportation costs through data analysis can have a huge impact on a company’s bottom line
Jeff Siewert
Companies should reevaluate its compliance processes to look at previous set plans and get programs ready for upcoming developments.
Tom Madzy
When choosing a transportation management system, it’s important to ensure it will meet all of your requirements.
Cindi Hane
In today’s global, highly competitive market, the old rules of transportation no longer apply if you want to remain profitable and competitive.
Jimmy Shafer
3D printers may alter the supply chain by reducing manufacturing lead times and creating shorter time-to-market for new designs.
Maria Baker
It is important to be vigilant about new regulations and interpretations that effect the industry and impacts business.
Matt Elenjickal
A real time tracking platform helps you revolutionize your logistics operations by improving service while reducing costs.
Robert Walters
The expense of inbound vendor traffic and its impact on landed cost is overlooked. Use this advice to better managing inbound vendor freight.
Rob Kriewaldt
Given the importance of free trade, it is important to know the positive effects of free trade and the Trans-Pacific Partnership on the U.S. economy.
Troy Grabel
The real value of a software partner can be found in the days and weeks that come after the learning phase. Most customers are looking for a positive experience to happen after the purchase.
Andreas Pohl
Keep these trends in mind when selecting an air logistics supplier to find the best solution to suits your needs
Chris Timmer
Intelligent transportation technology provides new sources of competitive advantage through complete supply chain visibility.
Rob Kriewaldt
Increasing costs and challenges within the logistics industry affect your bottom line. Use these steps to reduce logistics costs.
Torben Kock
E-commerce and omni-channel retailing have a major impact on supply chain and logistics needs, and customers have to make sure their supply chain is equipped to offer maximum flexibility.
Chris Baltz
An Enterprise Logistics partnership helps improve companies by delivering customized applications to improve market advantage.
Tom Heine
Today's cloud-based inspection systems improve productivity by simplifying the traditional inspection method and compiling important data to be accessed at any time and anyplace.
Rob Kriewaldt
Vehicle-to-Vehicle communications and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure technologies will revolutionize transportation by making our road system safer, more efficient, and less dependent upon the human element for effective decision-making.
Rob Kriewaldt
When setting future supply chain budgets, companies must take into account not only the increased cost of industrial real estate, but also longer lead times for new space in many markets.
Gary Barraco
Enabling a holistic, integrated approach to managing global supplier risks allows companies to minimize risks, protect brand integrity, and reduce supply chain costs.
John Richardson
The confluence of faster data access, better analytical tools, and data-driven business decisions, make it more likely that future supply chain optimization will be continuous.
David Bouchard
Globalization has a dramatic impact on strategic sourcing, logistics excellence, and supply chain management. Here’s how your company can become a preferred employer in today’s global age.
Ty Bordner
Here are three ways companies are optimizing their oil and gas supply chains and creating more predictable financial returns.
Laura Easley
Companies are seeking data to help them understand their supply chain networks, and strategic enterprise partners are providing the needed information to them through logistics.
Scott Nelson
How a logistics data refinery can improve supply chain visibility and analytics.
George Prest
Companies must formulate a strategic plan that includes core competencies and future business objectives to prepare to meet the challenges of the next decade.
Tom Heine
Driverless trucks may be a solution to the truck driver shortage in the future, but here are some ideas for how to cope now.
Bob Richard
Shippers, carriers, manufacturers – everyone in the business of shipping Dangerous Goods needs to stay up to date on what’s going on in the industry.
Victoria Stevens
The logistics of shipping alcoholic beverages is complex and fraught with challenges. Strategic thinking and supply chain flexibility are keys to success.
Gene Sevilla
Mexico presents an attractive option for U.S.-based companies moving all or a portion of their supply chains closer to home.
Paul Thompson
Enterprise logistics providers are developing solutions that fuse data elements for insights that enable decisionmaking.
David Bouchard
Integrated Logistics Services providers address supply chain challenges facing shippers to improve logistics operations.
Richard Erickson
Freight audit and payment provide the control needed to meet the challenges of managing global freight spend.
Tim Minnich
Managing supply chain partnerships strategically improves their viability and reliability.
Donn Deffebach
Innovative route planning tools create meaningful links between long-range planning and real-world agility.
Jim Taylor
By strategically leveraging supply chain data, companies can win in their industry and increase enterprise value.
Tom Heine
Equip employees with the most efficient tools, such as computers, software, and Internet service, to boost productivity.
Dan Dershem
Clear transportation management strategy and technologies allow companies to deliver superior service at lower cost.
Ty Bordner
Best in class companies use a variety of global trade automation tools to lower inbound costs and improve processes.
Ty Bordner
Importers and exporters can achieve cost savings by using a foreign trade zone.
Chris Timmer
Scaling your supply chain can trigger significant adjustments in your partnerships.
Tom Heine
Successful software projects require thoughtful planning, the right partners, and flexibility.
Chris Baltz
An enterprise logistics provider delivers holistic solutions that transform your business.
Henry Cone
Production vendor managed inventory enables manufacturers to gain supply chain control.
William Salter
Fluctuating fuel prices, Hours of Service rules, and other factors make optimized routing and scheduling vital.
Sri Ramadas
Knowing your global trading partners can help maintain a smooth flow of goods, while ensuring safety and security.
Successful continuous improvement initiatives require focusing on achievable goals.
George Prest
The Southeastern U.S. is a logistics hotspot thanks to increased trade with Latin America and auto manufacturing growth in the region.
Tom Heine
Automating office functions, shipment tracking, and data exchange can help companies cut costs and improve customer service.
Mark Hogan
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act steps up surety bond requirements for freight brokers.
Eric Lail
The Extended LEAN roadmap reduces costs, saves time, and increases speed to competitive advantage.
Keith Hendrickson
A business-to-employee communications model improves employee productivity through mobile technology and applications.
Cheryl Garcia
Shippers can benefit by using a bank to facilitate carrier payment transactions.
Stephanie Miles
Stephanie Miles of Amber Road offers advice on how shippers can manage the growing complexity of international supply chains and their associated increasing transportation costs.
Christopher P. Mazza
A well-oiled trading partner network allows one-to-many and many-to-many partners to collaborate and communicate using a single source of truth garnered from real-time information, writes Christopher P. Mazza of IAS.
Robert Martichenko
The Lean Supply Chain is a system of interconnected and interdependent forces that operate in unison to accomplish overarching supply chain objectives, writes Robert Martichenko of LeanCor Supply Chain Group.
John Wagner Jr.
To preserve working capital and promote flexibility, many companies choose to leverage the capabilities of a third-party-logistics (3PL) provider for carrier spend, facility occupancy, and more, writes John Wagner Jr. of Wagner Logistics.
Ray Greer
Shippers want 3PL partners that not only responsively evolve service networks and capabilities to flex with the market, but also can anticipate and be ready to meet future service requirements, writes Ray Greer of BNSF Logistics.
George Prest
Supply chain visibility helps flag upcoming supply or demand problems, allowing a company either to take action to prevent disasters or to respond by activating backup plans, writes George W. Prest of Material Handling Industry of America.
J. Anthony Hardenburgh
Supply chain managers should work closely with compliance professionals and corporate tax specialists when making decisions about related-party transactions, writes J. Anthony Hardenburgh of Amber Road.
Tom Dixon
Superior access to markets, the availability of serviced land, massive warehousing and logistics parks, cost-effective business environments and a highly skilled labor force combine, unprecedented regional growth, and the ability and foresight to meet future market needs make Calgary a global transportation hub and Western Canada's undisputed distribution center and inland port.
Roy Coburn
For large North American companies operating in multi-national markets, moving products around the globe is a complicated endeavor, writes Roy Coburn of Livingston International.
Wendy Buxton
With proper care and nurturing, you can create a supply chain that performs beautifully – even in the midst of today’s ever-changing business environment, writes Wendy Buxton, LynnCo Supply Chain Solutions.
Steven Shoemaker
Capturing and analyzing transportation spend data is the key to outstanding supply chain management, writes Steven Shoemaker, RateLinx.
J. Anthony Hardenburgh
Incoterms are an internationally accepted set of standard commercial terms used between buyers and sellers. J. Anthony Hardenburgh of Amber Road helps shippers understand these rules.
Eric Rempel
With a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) transportation management system (TMS), shippers are quickly taking control of their network of carriers, customers, and vendors, writes Eric Rempel, 3PLogic.
Aaron Baker
In strategic supply chain analysis, multiple groups of decision makers may have conflicting interests, since there can be an impact across departments and business units. Aaron Baker of Damco USA offers two global supply chain strategy examples that illustrate the decision makers and decision variables needed to ensure the chosen solution is optimal for the business.
Glenn Riggs
Companies require a logistics technology platform and an integrated set of services that can adapt to the pressures of a changing market, writes Glenn Riggs of Odyssey Logistics & Technology.
Danny Slaton
On-demand content delivered via cloud-based tools such as CarrierConnect XL help shippers connect with less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers, writes Danny Slaton of SMC3.
Eric Lail
Forward-thinking organizations are pursuing lean assessments to evaluate their supply chain, combined with innovative lean solutions to help them design the future state of their value stream, writes Eric Lail of Transportation Insight.
Rob O'Brian
In the wake of a destructive tornado, the Joplin, Missouri, community banded together to provide healthcare services and begin rebuilding, writes Rob O'Brian, president of the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce.
Gary Forger
The upcoming Panama Canal expansion will have a substantial impact on the U.S. supply chain and its efficiencies, writes Gary Forger, Material Handling Industry of America.
Steve Sensing
Reverse logistics has become an area of high priority for companies looking to reduce costs, add efficiencies, and improve the customer experience, writes Steve Sensing, Ryder Supply Chain Solutions.
Brad Constantini
Capable third-party logistics (3PL) providers can help you manage rising logistics costs because they have highly developed processes and critical infrastructures in place, writes Brad Constantini, Comprehensive Logistics.
John Williford
These elements of good supply chain management must come together to achieve exceptional execution, according to John Williford of Ryder Global Supply Chain Solutions.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Choose a global air transportation services provider that both you and your customers can trust to deliver time-sensitive inventory on schedule.
Chris Baltz
Chris Baltz of Transportation Insight explains how the right 3PL partner can help you achieve competitive advantage and dominate your market.
Brad Constantini
Third-party logistics provider mergers can disrupt shippers' supply chain performance. Brad Constantini of Comprehensive Logistics Inc. suggests strategies for preventing these problems.
Duane Sizemore
Duane Sizemore of Total Logistic Control discusses how companies can build better relationships with third-party logistics providers through measurement, monitoring, and rewards.
Mike Marlowe
By integrating contract packaging into distribution operations, companies can cut costs by 30 percent.
Steve Sensing
A new wave of demand for value-added services requires more capabilities of retail vendors and their logistics providers.
Jennifer Swiderski
Ferber Warehousing's 650 clients benefit from the firm's innovative total business distribution software solution, Conveyor.
Steven Shoemaker
Transportation managements systems (TMS) have evolved into intelligent execution tools that add context, writes Steven Shoemaker, RateLinx.
Jerry DeMeuse
As truckload prices starting to rise, more shippers are choosing stability over short-term cost advantages, writes Jerry DeMeuse of Schneider Logistics.
Kurt Cavano
Smart companies are using the recession to address supply chain inefficiencies so they will be ready for the economic rebound, writes Kurt Cavano of TradeCard.
Geoff Comrie
To optimize transportation management into the supply chain, it's critical to integrate transportation management best practices, process management and people across the entire supply chain, writes Geoff Comrie of Transite Technology.
Steve W. Martin
Clifford F. Lynch
Lucas Kuehner, Tim Hotze
Michael D. Desmond
William (Bill) L. Conley, Jr.
Gary Bothmann
Georges Faber
Michael D. Desmond
Georges Faber
Douglas E. Christensen
Graham R.F. Napier
C.J. Charlton
Ann Drake
Ann Drake
Ann Drake
Beau Browning
Ann Drake
Ann Drake
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