U.S. container ports are busy trying to update aging infrastructure and ease congestion, while handling increased demand. Can the government and private sector help? What does the future hold?
Stumped by transportation challenges such as rising costs, capacity congestion, and infrastructure meltdowns? Here's a clue: try mixing up modes to see if intermodal is a fit.
As supply chain management continues to evolve, so, too, must logistics organizations. Here's how CSCMP, NASSTRAC, and others are reinventing themselves to better serve their members, and keep careers moving forward.
As state and local authorities survey investments in transportation and distribution infrastructure, one glaring omission interrupts their planning—a lack of oversight and assistance from the federal government. What are they doing about it?
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Amcor PET's peeve was inaccurate data on inbound rail shipments. A new automated tracking/tracing system got the company back on track.
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Tired of dealing manually with vendor shipping violations, aftermarket auto chain Pep Boys shifts to an automated compliance system to steer suppliers in the right direction.
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Today: getting goods to and from the warehouse; tomorrow: where to put the warehouse?
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