Feature Stories
Intermodal Transport: Finding the Road to the Right Track
This story provides an update on the state of intermodal transportation in the U.S., including the conditions driving shippers to make greater use of intermodal, moves the railroads are making to improve service, and the factors that help to determine whether a shipment should go intermodal or over the road.
Facing the Crowd
Innovations in logistics technology are making it possible to apply crowdsourcing long used for product design or marketing feedback in ways that are solving new problems that include final mile delivery of groceries and e-commerce orders to homes and businesses.
Maritime Update: Staying Above Water
Five trends shaping the maritime industry will also impact shippers: carrier consolidation and alliances, the increasing sizes of ships, ports that have become chokepoints, advancing technology, and increasing concerns about the environmental impact of shipping.
Great Logistics Sites & Services Leading the Way
In logistics, two Ws are most important — where and when. Choosing the right sites and services is vital in getting your products where they need to go, when they need to get there.
Case Studies
I.T. Toolkit
Rooted in Data, Business Blooms
Metrolina Greenhouses integrates ERP and customized, industry-specific tools to improve order, shipping and billing management.
Reader Profile
Dean Z. Myers: Drinking It All In
A profile of Dean Z. Myers, vice president, global supply chain, technical operations and business development, The McDonald’s division of The Coca-Cola Company.
Commentary
How-To
Ten Tips
Optimizing Ocean Transport
These best practices will help streamline your ocean freight process.
Trends
Do's and Don'ts of Hurricane Relief
Global
Avoiding or Reducing Increases When Duty Calls
Apple Seeds Clean Energy Fund for China
Law and Border: 5 Ways to Boost Canadian Clearance Efficiency
Gulftainer Invests in Delaware and It's a Pretty Big Deal
Flying in the Face of Danger: Lufthansa Handles World's First eDGD
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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.
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Brittain Ladd
No Industry is Amazon-Proof
If you think Amazon can't or won't do something, banish the thought. Well-run companies with qualified and competent executives should insist that every effort be made to identify how and when Amazon can impact its business.
Checking InKeith Biondo
Talent Gap or Training Gap?
Workforce and career development are on the national radar and many companies are stepping up with financial, time and expertise commitments to accomplish the goals of developing the U.S. workforce for tomorrow.
E_CommerceStevie Hay
Rethink Fulfillment During Peak Season
Peak season is a great opportunity to determine where your warehouse priorities should lie. Here are the biggest stories to watch this holiday season.
Good QuestionKatrina Arabe
Good Question: What recent supply chain development will have the greatest impact on your job
Green Landscape: Supply Chain SustainabilityPierre Francois Thaler
The Supply Chain World is Not Flat
Instead of making, using, and disposing of products and materials, leading companies keep components in use in the value chain and logistics process for as long as possible.