Feature Stories
The Amazon Effect: No Longer a Phantom Menace
Retailers strike back at the Amazon empire by providing e-commerce customers with same-day and faster delivery.
Transportation Trends: Turn up the Air
Strengthening economies, increasing globalization, the growth of e-commerce, and software that enables companies to more precisely calculate the trade-offs between air and other transportation modes are driving growth in the airfreight market.
Case Studies
Casebook
New Pallet Program Better by Half
When Jel Sert needed to improve on the half-pallets it was using to deliver product displays for in-store promotions, CHEP developed a better solution.
LeaderSHIP
Leadership: Fashion Leader
Profile of Brent Beabout, executive vice president of supply chain, Nordstrom
Reader Profile
Marianne McDonald: Stand and Deliver
Profile of Marianne McDonald, vice president, global transportation for Avnet, a $17.4-billion global technology distributor headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona
Commentary
How-To
Ten Tips
Boosting Warehouse Productivity
Brian C. Neuwirth of UNEX Manufacturing reveals how to boost warehouse productivity with improved order picking processes, better organization, and greater efficiencies in order to reduce costs and improve customer satisfaction.
Trends
Young Professionals and Supply Chain: So Happy Together
Industrial Companies Map Data Gap
Global
China Ups Delivery Service to the U.S.
U.S.-Cuba Trade: Where Do Sanctions, Sourcing, and Compliance Meet?
Sponsored
Advertising Supplement
Innovation in the Air Cargo Space
Through the key tenets of speed and service, Rickenbacker International Airport provides shippers with top-flight service. In addition, Rickenbacker employees act as neutral agents to bring together stakeholders and help strengthen the air cargo supply chain.
H.O.W.
H.O.W. | How to Manage Your Carrier Relationships After the ELD Mandate
The implementation of the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate will affect shippers’ supply chain capacity. Shippers and receivers can help with the transition and beyond by understanding the limitations that drivers face.
H.O.W.
H.O.W. | How to Transform the Supply Chain for Omnichannel Retailing
Getting your supply chain ready for omnichannel retailing requires integration with IT, sales and marketing, and procurement as well as transportation. Companies should assess what they can do in-house, and which areas require outside help.
H.O.W.
H.O.W. | How to Turn Data Into Supply Chain Action
Simply generating supply chain data doesn’t eliminate waste, reduce costs, or improve service. Shippers should implement systems that give managers insights behind the data. Find a TMS that is available as a customized solution to incorporate your unique industry and supply chain requirements.
Knowledge Base
The New Era of Smart City Logistics
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.
Solved!
Making Strategic Carrier Decisions for Shippers With a New TMS
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.
Solved!
A Single Point of Contact Offers A Dynamic Supply Chain Solution
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.
Thought Leaders
API Trumps EDI. Here’s Why.
Exploring the advantages of using a state-of-the-art API solution
Thought Leaders
Educating the Supply Chain
Jump Start 2018 provides shippers, carriers, 3PLs, and other supply chain professionals with indispensable insights about trends and challenges in the wider logistics arena.
Past Issues
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Checking InKeith Biondo
Stop, Look, Listen
We all know the best way to approach an unguarded railroad crossing is to stop, look, and listen. That same advice applies when examining the economy, which will likely roar through 2018 at full speed.
E_CommerceNick Jensen
5 Ways to Improve Fulfillment Center Efficiency
Here are five key considerations to remember when solving for improved efficiency in your fulfillment center.
Good Question
GOOD QUESTION | What is the best business book you ever read and why?
Readers share the business books that have shaped their way of thinking and helped them succeed in the world of supply chain.
The Lean Supply ChainPaul Myerson
Sometimes It's Better Not to Be So Pushy
It’s worthwhile to consider the push/pull boundaries already in place at your company and where they should be to best serve your customers–and shareholders–in the future.
Viewpoint: Logistics & Supply Chain AnalysisBaris Tasdelen
Using KPIs to Optimize Transportation Data
Here are some of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that companies can use to improve supply chain visibility, cut transportation costs, and improve parcel shipping service.