Feature Stories
19 Intermodal Tips for Success
This story offers strategies for making intermodal transportation efficient and cost-effective.
Sites of the Stars
These logistics sites reach for the stars and deliver stellar performance.
The Logistics of Liquidation
This story looks at the logistics of managing good through the reverse logistics and liquidation process. The goal is to recover as much value as possible from returned or unsold goods, and to keep product out of landfills.
Maritime Logistics in Ship Shape
While the prospect of higher tariffs and the cost of requirements to use low-sulfur fuel pose concerns for the maritime industry, it’s forging ahead with bigger, more automated seaports, as well as technology that improves visibility, reduces its environmental impact, and streamlines operations.
Case Studies
Online Exclusive
The Sky's the Limit for UPS With New FAA Drone Approval
On October 1st, 2019, UPS was the first company to receive approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for a broad plan to use a fleet of drones to expand its package delivery options.
I.T. Toolkit
E-Commerce Fulfillment: No Pain, No Gain
Escalade Sports transforms supply chain to capture e-commerce growth, improve customer service levels, and better manage inventory and demand planning.
Reader Profile
Ashley Tyrner's Vision Bears Fruit
Ashley Tyrner sources fresh organic and natural produce, forms partnerships with farmers, works with shipping companies, and designs produce boxes that customers receive.
Commentary
How-To
Ten Tips
Tackling E-Commerce Shipping
E-commerce is quickly becoming a part of our everyday lives – putting pressure on retailers. Here are tips to help e-commerce shippers keep costs down and customers happy.
Sponsored
Solved!
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.
Thought Leaders
Data on Loading Dock Activities Improves Operations, Boosts ROI
With new technology that assembles objective information to support well-informed decisions, warehouse managers can base decisions about their loading docks on data rather than assumptions.
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Online ExclusiveLee Stacey, Product Evangelist at Thingstream
The IoT Supply Chain of the Future
There's no denying it: the supply chain will be changing in the coming years. Here's what you need to know to stay ahead of the transformation.
Online ExclusiveGreg Hirsch, Senior Vice President, Daseke
Driving the Efficiency of the U.S. Supply Chain
As the economy adjusts to a new level of output, improving the efficiency of the U.S. supply chain is essential to continued economic growth. Here's what you need to know.
Checking InKeith Biondo
Take the Current When It Serves
Supply chain managers face known and unknown challenges—with a certainty that they can and will succeed no matter the impediments.
Good QuestionKatrina Arabe
GOOD QUESTION | What's the 2020 supply chain buzzword or phrase?
Readers reveal the words and phrases that will have supply chain managers talking in 2020.
Green Landscape: Supply Chain SustainabilityPete Zimmerman
Tech Can Turn Your Supply Chain Into a Well-Oiled Green Machine
If they want to succeed, smart brands need to recognize the consequences of getting sustainability wrong. The future is in more eco-friendly practices, not just because customers demand them, but because it is the right thing to do for the planet.
IT Matters: Logistics & Supply Chain TechnologyTom Maher
How Smarter, Stronger Supply Chains Improve the Customer Experience
Companies are turning “big supply chain data” into real insights that improve efficiency, bring products and services to market faster, and deliver differentiating customer value, all of which are key to remaining competitive in the new digital economy.
Smart Moves: Supply Chain Careers & Education AdviceDebbie Lentz
Five Tips to Achieve Career Success
Five top tips to achieving supply chain career success
Viewpoint: Logistics & Supply Chain AnalysisEric R. Byer and Mark M. Fisher
Why Freight Rail Needs Reform
Questionable demurrage policies and charges and the move toward Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR), are making freight rail a less desirable option.