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Logistics Management & Chain of Custody: Securing IT Assets
Proper logistics management can be one of the most critical aspects of a successful IT asset disposition (ITAD) program.
Driving Growth Without Boundaries
Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), a leading provider of water management solutions products, needed to expand its distribution footprint to meet demand. Here’s how DHL Supply Chain helped ADS amid a building boom.
DAT iQ Optimizes the RFP Process
Analytics from DAT iQ take the uncertainty out of every step of the RFP process.
Network Analysis Reveals Supply Chain Optimization Opportunities
A network optimization study with Odyssey Logistics & Technology gave a global manufacturer, which spent more than $1 billion annually on shipping, the insight to optimize its global supply chain network.
Syfan Logistics 'Goes to College' to Solve Labor Challenge
Syfan worked with colleges and universities around its headquarters to develop a program to meet current hiring needs as well as build a foundation for the future.
Tive Helps Optimize Courier Deliver OTIF Pharma Products by Eliminating Temperature Excursions
Without real-time visibility into your pharma shipment's location and temperature, you are risking costly failures in your supply chain.
Flexing Labor Practices to Respond to Supply Chain Disruptions
Responding to e-commerce surges without compromising service levels, MD Logistics flexed labor across its business by emphasizing four core elements.
From Robots to Running Shoes
DHL Supply Chain and Locus Robotics helped Brooks Running meet consumer demand during the pandemic.
Echo's Managed Transportation Solution Supports Resin Distributor's Rapid Growth
Echo’s proprietary technology enables M. Holland to meet national business needs with a more strategic routing process.
Pool Distribution Increases the Speed to Market for Fast-Fashion Giant
From line haul to the last mile distribution center, from intake to proof-of-delivery processes, SEKO Logistics streamlined workflows for a fast fashion giant.
Holman Logistics Uses Artificial Intelligence to Increase Forklift Safety
Holman partners with OneTrack to bring AI solutions to the issue of forklift accidents.
Blend of Solutions Saves the Day for Yogurt Maker
When yogurt maker Noosa needed to sleeve bottles of drinkable yogurt while maintaining their temperatures, Verst provided solutions to make sure processes went smoothly.
3PL Outsourcing Beyond the Initial Goals
RedStone understands that cost savings are just a part of each client relationship; a 3PL must provide more if the relationship is to withstand the demands of an ever-changing supply chain.
Robotics Deployment Increases 3PL's Productivity from Day 1
Locus Robotics deployed autonomous mobile robots along with actionable reporting tools and dashboards for Taylored Services. The scalable solution brought immediate gains.
Streamlining Freight Bill Audit and Payment Processes
Allowing transparent, flawless communication between its transportation management system and its clients’ account payable systems, AR Traffic Consultants helps increase efficiency and lower freight costs.
Global Manufacturer Gains Visibility and Control Over Inbound Freight
Deploying the RateLinx supplier portal and TMS, water solutions company Pentair gained transparency, visibility, and control over its entire freight spend.
Auto Supplier Turns to Hub Group for Strategic Overhaul
Encompassing drayage, transload, and expedited outbound OTR solutions, along with 24/7 communication, Hub Group delivered comprehensive options and helped a leading auto supplier gain back control over their import network and key relationships.
Retail Optimization Through a Revamped Network
With an expanding customer base and recent surge in volume, a CPG company turned to Hub Group to construct a dynamic solution. The 3PL streamlined the company’s handling process while increasing service levels.
Cross Dock Delivers New Level of Efficiency for Leading Retailer
Leveraging its network of cross dock locations, Hub Group optimized a top retailer’s supply chain, reducing transportation spend, condensing inbound loads to the retailer’s fulfillment centers, and shortening transit times.
Solutions for the Unprecedented
Meeting the unprecedented challenges of 2020, CFI leveraged its resources and delivered effective solutions for its partners.
Getting Crafty with Supply Chain Solutions - Verst Logistics
Verst Logistics helped an arts and crafts supplies company address peak season challenges and growing sales by expanding its supply chain capabilities.
Partnering with a Nonprofit to Provide COVID-19 Relief to the Navajo Nation
Echo Global Logistics partners with a nonprofit organization to deliver thousands of water containers to the Navajo Nation in support of COVID-19 relief.
Warehouse Safety Best Practices: Building a Program
To build a program that has the strength and support to last, follow these practices and leverage your staff’s experience and expertise.
Mode Shift to Eliminate Supply Chain Disruption
When supply chains require unique equipment and depend on damage-free, on-time service, partnering with a carrier such as PITT OHIO, that can execute mode optimization strategies, can impact the success of your business.
SEKO Partnership Provides Ecommerce Efficiencies for Retailers
Retailer Shein streamlined supply chain operations by leveraging a partnership with Air-City and SEKO, which enables shippers to move express e-commerce orders quickly across international borders..
TMS Enables Shippers to Manage Exceptions and Navigate Disruptions
TMS solutions are increasingly important to improve visibility and communication, gain efficiencies, prepare for the future of a decentralized workforce, minimize risk, and improve workflows, safety, and sustainability.
Finding the Sweet Spot for Export Resin Weights
Gulf Winds provided a lightweight equipment solution for a major chemical shipper that maximized product loading and achieved significant savings.
Use Repeatable Best Practices and Experience Exponential Growth
Learn how Brilliant Fulfillment stopped juggling spreadsheets and used WMS automation to grow its order volume by 175% in just one year.
Keeping Drivers and the Community Safe During the Pandemic
Syfan Logistics changed shipment pickup, verification, and receiving procedures for its truck drivers to ensure their safety, protecting their health and that of the community.
True Manufacturing Embraces More Efficient, Visual Load Building
Looking to streamline load building, True Manufacturing turned to MagicLogic Optimization and integrated Cube-IQ, a software solution that optimizes load planning. The result was reduced work hours and increased efficiency.
Eliminating Spreadsheets in Air and Ocean Freight Procurement
Learn how Alpega's intuitive TenderEasy solution helped CooperVision make their entire freight procurement process more efficient, cutting the time it takes to run their biannual RFQ in half.
Getting Crafty with Supply Chain Solutions
Verst Logistics helped an arts and crafts supplies company address peak season challenges and growing sales by expanding its supply chain capabilities.
Improve 3PL Warehouse Order Growth by 300% with the Right WMS
Learn how 3PL Central's warehouse management solutions helped Woodland Group become an "invisible" partner for its customers while growing their businesses.
Building a Supply Chain in One Week
When their client pivoted to make a low-cost, readily available bed to quickly serve those on the front lines, SEKO Logistics rapidly set up distribution operations to meet urgent demand.
Sustaining Operational Excellence
TA Services' transportation management solutions helped MRC Global, a distributor of pipe, infrastructure products, and valves and fittings, improve visibility and enhance service levels.
Drone Technology Improves Warehouse Performance
An innovative drone-based technology solution enables Romark Logistics to automate pallet counts and offer inventory analytics and insights to its customers.
Thriving Amidst a Competitive Supply Chain Labor Market
Faced with a labor shortage exacerbated by the pandemic, MD Logistics developed a recruitment strategy to attract talent for present-day conditions as well as allow for continued growth.
Fortune 500 Retailer Finds Cost Savings, Improves Performance with Data Solution
With RateLinx’s TracLinx module, an electronics retailer gained accurate tracking data and corrected sequential issues in real-time, allowing the company to make better logistics decisions and drive other initiatives.
Bolstering Customer Experience in the Supply Chain
3PL MD Logistics becomes an integral part of retailers’ supply chains, focusing on both its customer’s experience and their customers’ experience.
Providing Solutions Through Unprecedented Times
With the increased demand for essential supplies across the country, Hub Group’s collaboration with multiple retailers has helped suppliers deliver critical loads quickly and safely.
Efficiencies and Revenues Skyrocket for Distributor with Digital Order and Logistics Management
MPO’s cloud platform for order and logistics management allowed an agricultural spare parts distributor to streamline fulfillment, obtain full order visibility, and reduce shipping costs for customers.
Helping Shippers Make Efficient and Effective Truckload Decisions
Read how HNRY Logistics boosted its truckload brokerage offering with Logistical Labs' LoadDex, accelerating response rates and letting shippers initiate rate requests.
Packaging Improvements: Reducing Costs and Improving Visuals
MagicLogic Optimization’s BlackBox significantly improved cartonization for True Manufacturing. The solution automatically determined the optimal size and fill material needed for each box, optimizing the manufacturer’s fulfillment processes.
Continued Support Through Seasonality
A premium CPG company turned to Hub Group to develop a dynamic solution to eliminate supply chain inefficiencies and support a surge in volume.
Caffeine Fix: Mug Maker Meets Brewing Demand
With their temperature-controlled mugs in high demand on a global scale, manufacturer Ember turned to SEKO Logistics to handle an influx of orders and help establish a supply chain.
Why Hub Group?: '100% End-to-End Visibility at the SKU Level'
CPG company benefits in multiple ways as Hub Group optimizes its supply chain with a streamlined outsource strategy.
Holman Logistics Uses Artificial Intelligence to Increase Forklift Safety
Holman partners with OneTrack to bring AI solutions to the issue of forklift accidents.
Conquering Overflow Leads to a Long-Term Partnership
Read how Suddath secured a long-term partnership with medical device manufacturer after managing its overflow product through warehouse management and value-added services.
Importer Maximizes Savings and Customer Service with Kuebix TMS
By leveraging Kuebix and an integration with NetSuite, equipment parts importer Summit Supply ensures every order is shipped with the quickest, least expensive option to maximize savings and service.
The Show Must Go On
Leaning on 30 years of experience shipping in Mexico, CFI delivered concert equipment for a well-known pop music group tour in North America.
Control Tower Approach Drives Visibility, Aids Planning and Supply Chain Reliability
LANXESS, a global specialty chemicals supplier, selected Odyssey Logistics & Technology to track multiple assets for four business units that provide products across 33 countries.
Reusable Packaging Maker Increases Savings and Reduces Waste with Transplace Solution
By adopting Transplace’s Dynamic Continuous Moves solution, reusable packaging company Tosca was able to reduce transportation costs related to the program by more than 10% while continuing to provide exceptional service to its customers.
Syfan Logistics Delivers Time-Sensitive Load for Automobile Manufacturer
Syfan coordinated 36 full truckloads to ship 6,000 transmissions to its customer’s Allen Park, Michigan, warehouse within the one-week deadline.
Optimizing Coca-Cola Consolidated’s Post-Expansion Distribution Network
Red Classic created a complex regional transportation solution to optimize Coca-Cola Consolidated’s distribution network following a multi-year expansion effort.
Automating Labor-Intensive Tasks Cuts 3PL's Costs by 50%
Javelin Logistics removed their reliance on manual labor and now thrive in the e-commerce marketplace by partnering with 3PL Central.
Global Manufacturer Cuts Costs and Drives Efficiencies through a Managed Transportation Partnership - GlobalTranz
The world’s leading provider of receipt and innovative label solutions turned to GlobalTranz to create visibility, enhance communications, and fully merge acquired businesses.
Expertise, Strategic Warehousing Support Unexpected Spike in Inbound Deliveries - Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth assisted a leading automotive manufacturer with an unexpected surge via strategic negotiations and savvy adjustments to inventory management.
Enabling Faster Distribution in the Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical Industry - MD Logistics
New facilities in Indianapolis and Reno enable 3PL MD Logistics to support faster time to market for its life sciences and pharmaceutical customers.
Supply Chain Partner Helps Furniture Maker Get a Leg Up - Evans Distribution
With the help of Evans Distribution, this furniture maker developed an efficient, successful, real-time supply chain.
Home Care Manufacturer Gets a 3PL to Make the Hard Decisions - Hub Group
Harnessing Hub Group’s optimization and management expertise, a CPG company received a dynamic and responsive solution that ensured every PO met cost-effective precision service.
Eliminating Costs with End-to-End Visibility - Hub Group
CPG manufacturer uses Hub Group’s innovative tech to make better business decisions.
Meeting Your Retailer's Expectations
A leading CPG company uses Hub Group’s consolidation expertise to eliminate cost and improve service.
No Challenge Too Great - Milestone
Milestone’s Mobile Warehousing & Storage (MW&S) solution enables a manufacturer to create an efficient distribution process with timely deliveries as drivers did not have to wait for each other and transfer loads between trailers.
Saving More Than $38 Million In Less Than 24 Months - nVision Global
By utilizing nVision Global’s Impact TMS, a shipper saved more than €34,000,000 by avoiding expedited freight costs. The company improved transportation planning, optimization capabilities, workflow management, and exception handling.
Advanced Optimization Techniques For Enhanced Solutions - Hub Group
A leading retailer engaged Hub Group to develop an optimized solution that maximized the limited capacity in markets throughout its supply chain.
Container Loading System Helps Sawmill Meet Loading Challenge - SmartTEH
SmartTEH's container loading system helps a sawmill with a loading challenge.
Beer Maker Boosts Warehouse Operations with Forklift Tracking Solution - Sewio
Budweiser Budvar Brewery increased warehouse utilization 19% by replacing RFID-Powered forklift tracking with SEWIO RTLS.
Consumer Electronics FTZ - MD Logistics
MD Logistics navigated the application process to become a general-purpose zone operator, providing customers with significant cost savings and allowing their goods to flow to market with greater ease.
Finding Capacity and Savings In a Dynamic Market - Hub Group
Hub Group generated savings and efficiency for a leading national retailer.
Helping Del Monte Optimize its Transportation Network - Transplace
By improving its business intelligence and more quickly addressing supply chain issues with the help of Transplace, Del Monte has been able to optimize its network and reduce overall transportation spend.
People-Centric Solution to TMS - Trinity Logistics
Trinity Logistics was chosen as crop protection products maker Albaugh’s single-service logistics provider because of its people-centric transportation solutions, combining transportation technology and an expert team dedicated to freight optimization.
Moving a Superload Takes Experience - Landstar
When Landstar had to move oversized freight through five states, it developed and executed a plan for a safe and on time delivery.
Helping Shippers Meet Production Deadlines With Custom Solutions - Celadon Logistics
Celadon Logistics helps shippers in time-sensitive industries avoid production disruptions while complying with the ELD mandate.
Implementing a Network to Optimize a Client's Supply Chain - Crane Solutions
Crane Solutions optimized a client’s supply chain by implementing a network, which revolved around one primary location to service a group of hub locations around the United States.
Securing Capacity While Pivoting for Peak Season - Hub Group
A home goods retailer turned to Hub Group to secure capacity in the face of a hectic peak season.
A Real-Time, Cost-Saving Opportunity - PLS Logistics
A client looked to PLS Logistics for a way to drive real-time visibility, performance and cost savings to allow each of its 200+ office locations to operate effectively.
A Consolidated Fulfillment Solution Enables True Global Visibility - SEKO Logistics
SEKO Logistics helped virtualization technology company Sphere 3D Corp. gain global visibility and reduce warehousing and logistics costs.
Safely Transporting Cold Chain Pharmaceutical Products - MD Logistics
Pharmaceuticals typically require special attention and handling throughout the supply chain. Consider the following attributes in a potential transportation provider.
Simplified Pricing Model Improves Efficiency and Cuts Costs - Celadon Logistics
When a customer needed help with an inefficient consolidation process, Celadon Logistics created a solution.
Expertise, Strategic Warehousing Facilitates Unexpected Spike in Inbound Deliveries - Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth assisted a leading automotive manufacturer with an unexpected surge with strategic negotiations and savvy adjustments to inventory management.
Transplace TMS Causes Chemical Reaction
Transplace’s technology and expertise helps Brenntag streamline operations and realize greater visibility.
Innovative Partnership Reduces Claims and Decreases Time in Transit for Home Delivery - SEKO Logistics
When an electronics store was faced with consistent freight forwarding damage claims they turned to Seko Logistics for a solution.
Partnering for Operational Efficiency and Cost Savings - Transplace
Transplace helped a frozen pizza business expand its transportation network to increase operational efficiency and maximize financial savings.
Solution Generates Cost Savings - Crane Worldwide Logistics
When an industrial manufacturer needed to reduce supply chain costs they teamed up with Crane Worldwide Logistics for an innovative solution.
Full-Service Fulfillment Solution Helps E-commerce Company Deliver - Saddle Creek
Saddle Creek helped allheart get orders out quickly, control costs, and keep up with demand spikes.
Technology Solution Offers Increased Savings - SwanLeap
SwanLeap’s carrier optimization helped an HVAC supplier increase efficiency and annual savings.
Lower Cost Through Supply Chain Efficiency - Unyson
Unyson helped its customer gain improved order predictability and better service at a lower cost.
Mobile Powered Workstations Increase Receiving Velocity by 40% - Newcastle Systems
Direct Relief turns to Newcastle Systems to speed the handling of crucial medicines to people in dire need.
Track and Trace Is Old News - Crane Worldwide Logistics
A leading industrial manufacturer with multiple warehouses across the globe needed to know when shipments were being delivered so they could adequately staff warehouses to meet volume demands.
How Leadership Training Can Improve Company Culture - MD Logistics
Use this advice to implement a leadership training program.
Maximizing Deliveries While Driving Down Transportation Costs - Transplace
Transplace established an LTL consolidation program to increase load capacity and reduce freight costs for a Canadian hardware wholesaler.
Solved: TMS Offers Significant Savings - BluJay
With BluJay’s Transportation Management solution, Ace Hardware has automated tasks and gained visibility of orders, shipment status, and costs.
Making Strategic Carrier Decisions for Shippers With a New TMS - MD Logistics
To better serve customers, MD Logistics implemented a game-changing TMS and integrated it into its current WMS. The new solution allowed MD Logistics to find customers the most strategic carrier based on a variety of factors, including price, transit times, and retail compliance.
A Single Point of Contact Offers A Dynamic Supply Chain Solution - SEKO
TruGolf initially used several providers, resulting in delayed and lost shipments and miscommunication. Not being experts in logistics, TruGolf struggled to find a single point of contact who could guide them in the problem-solving and decision-making process—resulting in ineffective time management and unhappy partners.
Solved: Creating an Omnichannel Approach for a Sporting Goods Maker - Crane Worldwide Logistics
Crane Worldwide Logistics helps its client, a sporting goods manufacturer, develop the automated and physical logistics infrastructure required to seamlessly distribute its products to e-commerce, retail, and wholesale customers.
Solved: Optimizing and Speeding Up Shipments to Mexico - Transplace
Manufacturer of drywall and joint compound USG partnered with Transplace and was able to reduce the delivery time of its product from 6 weeks to 48 hours to Mexico—leading to double-digit sales growth.
Solved: A Consolidated Fulfillment Solution With Global Visibility - SEKO
Sphere 3D turned to SEKO for global visibility and reduced logistics and warehousing costs.
Solved: Satellite DC Quickly Fulfills Orders - Unyson
Unyson helped a customer simultaneously increase service for time-sensitive shipments while decreasing costs.
Solved: Kane Thinks Outside the Box for Distribution of Insulation Products
Dow Building Solutions gained faster, more reliable distribution to customers at a reduced cost with help from KANE.
Solved: Increasing Retail Presence - SEKO
When Dippin’ Dots needed more visibility in retail locations they teamed up with SEKO to get display freezers to market quickly.
Improving Network Efficiency And Visibility - Transplace
Transplace helped Huhtamaki reduce costs while improving customer service.
Customized Solution Helps Retailer Find Savings and Visibility - Unyson
A home goods retailer partnered with Unyson to increase efficiency and enhance visibility.
Supply Chain Visualization at a Glance - ProTrans
ProTrans created a tracking map or heat map where all in transit loads belonging to the customer can be viewed on the tracking map.
Specialized Packaging & Personalized Fulfillment - MD Logistics
MD Logistics’ customized supply chain solution helps a luxury brand manufacturer provide a personalized shopping experience while maintaining a high turnaround rate.
Retailer Reduces Transportation Spend - Unyson
A retailer teamed up with Unyson to create an out-of-the-box solution for its growing supply chain.
Auditing Beyond Compliance
Evaluating the continuing alignment of customer requirements, acceptable associated risk and service provider capability.
Large Multi-National Seeks Global Supply Chain Visibility
Rust-Oleum selected Celtic International, Transplace’s intermodal business unit, to provide intermodal and over-the-road transportation services for domestic shipments between its own facilities as well to its retailer customers.
Uniformed Booking Platform Improves Vendor Compliance
A retailer needed to bring suppliers together and optimize processes so they teamed up with Unyson for a solution.
Efficient Order Picking Speeds Distribution
Classic Distributing increases pick rates by 22% with the Jungheinrich® low-level order picker.
Enabling a Faster-to-Market Solution
Cath Kidston partnered with SEKO to expand the company’s inbound business from Asia to the UK and its distribution centers in Hong Kong and Shanghai supplying its international franchises.
Deploying Pharmaceutical Foreign Trade Zone Services
MD Logistics leverages FTZ benefits to provide game changing benefits to its customer base.
Improve Warehouse Productivity With Reach Trucks
Jungheinrich® reach trucks help LeanCor’s mission to advance the world’s supply chains.
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