Feature Stories
10 Tips for Transportation Sourcing
Selecting a transportation mode and carrier isn’t as simple as identifying the fastest or least expensive option. It’s a complicated process that takes into account timelines and risks as well as budgets. Industry experts share best practices that will help save money and prevent costly mistakes.
2017 Trucking Perspectives
Inbound Logistics' exclusive annual trucking market research report delivers shipper and trucker insights into industry challenges and trends.
Freight Bill Audit & Payment: Getting More Bang for Your Bucks
Freight is a key part of most companies’ transportation expense. Along with ensuring freight bills are accurate and reflect contracted terms—a key capability—freight payment and audit firms can add even greater value.
Top 6 Factors for Selecting and Implementing a WMS
Warehouse management systems provide organizations with a boost to their operations and help them keep up with the growing demands of their customers and partners. Still, implementing a WMS is a complex process that requires extensive planning, study and patience. Experts point to a number of key factors to consider when shopping for a system for your organization.
Top 100 Trucking Companies
Our annual trucking directory helps match shippers with the truckers that can best meet their needs.
Case Studies
Casebook
Golf Ball Maker Hits Supply Chain Sweet Spot
With a pull instead of a push replenishment strategy, golf ball maker Acushnet increased supply chain efficiency.
LeaderSHIP
BluJay Solutions CEO Doug Braun:
Leading with Compassion and Conviction
Profile of Doug Braun, CEO of BluJay Solutions
Reader Profile
Yone Dewberry: Engineering the Supply Chain
Profile of Yone Dewberry, chief supply chain officer, Land O’Lakes
Commentary
How-To
Ten Tips
Investing in the Right Transportation Management System
To get the most out of a TMS, professionals must identify and match operational requirements with the solution’s features. Joe Couto, chief operating officer at HighJump, outlines 10 tips for picking a TMS.
Trends
FedEx and UPS Set Aside Rivalry to Lobby White House on Infrastructure
Global
IBM: Working on the Blockchain Gang
Fashion Supply Chain: What to Where
Sponsored
Knowledge Base
Next-Generation TMS Can Move Your Organization Into the Future
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.
Knowledge Base
The Advantages of Strategic Procurement
Boost procurement sourcing by finding a provider who can deliver all three of the necessary components: transportation expertise, technology and process. Here’s how.
Solved!
Solved: Optimizing and Speeding Up Shipments to Mexico
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.
Thought Leaders
Data by the Truckload
With increasing access to data, it can be difficult to hone in on the information relevant to shippers. Here’s how to determine what data to analyze.
Thought Leaders
Transportation Management at the Border
Here’s how trends in U.S./Mexico cross-border operations are shaping today’s supply chain.
Thought Leaders
VMI Solutions Carried Out by 3PLs in the Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals Industry
An experienced and knowledgeable 3PL provider can help life sciences and pharmaceutical customers adopt VMI as a supply chain management practice.
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Checking InKeith Biondo
The Economy Will Grow. Is That Bad News?
Truckers and shippers weigh in on the state of the economy as we head into 2018.
E_CommercePan Chen
Supply Chain Be Nimble,
Supply Chain Be Quick
Use these tips to identify and respond quickly to changing variables in an omni-channel supply network.
Good Question
What would you put in a logistics time capsule for people to open 50 years from now?
Readers share the logistics mementos and paraphernalia they would preserve in a time capsule for people to open in the year 2067.
IT Matters: Logistics & Supply Chain TechnologyJeff Brown
From Nervous to Chill: Unlocking IoT's Value Across the Cold Chain
Here are five steps to consider when implementing the Internet of Things across the cold chain.
The Lean Supply ChainPaul Myerson
Global Supply Chain Risk: Don’t Wait, Mitigate
Having a global supply chain risk management strategy in place can not only increase value to your customers but also reduce your costs and increase performance.