Articles | November 2019

Feature Stories

TURBOCHARGED! Secrets of Expedited Shipping

This story explores the strategies that expedited carriers use to deliver freight within the tight time windows their customers require.

3PLs Add Value

Increasing consumer expectations, market uncertainty, and other recent trends, have only enhanced the value 3PLs bring to shippers. From technology innovations to process insights, here are the ways 3PLs unlock and increase supply chain efficiencies.

It's Only Natural: The Challenges of Organic Food Logistics

Organic farmers face the same challenges as conventional farmers, as well as few more: the risks of contamination or commingling, as well as fraudulent competition. They’re addressing these challenges with technology and shifts in their supply chains.

2019 Airfreight Forwarders Guide

Need to move goods quickly? These airfreight partners offer speed and reliability with end-to-end solutions that ensure supply chain efficiency.

Case Studies

I.T. Toolkit

Hidaka Forges Automated Inventory Solution

An unusually large customer order drives Hidaka to implement the Mobility Physical Inventory App from AIM Computer Solutions. Along with automating the inventory process, the solution provides accurate and timely information.

LeaderSHIP

Building a Hub of Vision and Passion

Profile of Phil Yeager, president and COO, Hub Group

Commentary

Checking InKeith Biondo

The Death of Your Profession?

That's right, if you work in the supply chain management field, and have a decade or so until you retire, it's time to dust off your resume and consider other career paths. That's according to a Harvard Business Review article. Let's do an autopsy.

Good QuestionKatrina Arabe

GOOD QUESTION | Popeyes chicken sandwich shortage: Supply chain fail or marketing savvy?

Readers weigh in on the Popeyes chicken sandwich shortage: Was it a supply chain miss or a marketing ploy?

IT Matters: Logistics & Supply Chain TechnologyMichael Affronti

Using Real-Time Tech to Mitigate Risk

Real-time technology can help shippers keep abreast of high-impact incidents around the world and provide extra time and context to activate their supply chain risk mitigation strategies.

The Lean Supply ChainPaul A. Myerson

Drilling Deeper Into Your Supply Chain

Many industries use supply chain analytics to drive insight, make better business decisions and verify or disprove existing models or theories.

How-To

Ten Tips

Ensuring Supply Chain Visibility

In today's increasingly omnichannel marketplace, good visibility is vital throughout the supply chain. Here's how to maintain optimal visibility at 10 key touchpoints.

Andrew Slusher

Supply Chain Conferences Complement Logistics Job Training and Education

The optimal way to understand the intricacies of today's supply chain environment is to participate in an educationally focused transportation conference.

H.O.W.

How a Freight Audit and a TMS Can Drive Efficiency for Your Supply Chain

A lack of oversight can cost a company tens of millions of dollars in unnecessary freight spend. A transportation management system (TMS) with an integrated freight approval tool could stop these kinds of problems before they occur.

H.O.W.

How to Build a Supply Chain Based on Speed to the Midwest

A supply chain built on speed to the Midwest is a market differentiator. By bypassing congested urban terminals and moving logistics closer to the customer base, shippers can take days out of their supply chain and reduce landed costs.

H.O.W.

How to Use Expedited Service For Painless Shipping to Mexico

For U.S. companies, cross-border regulations, varying border operating hours, and differing procedures for both import and export may complicate shipping and cause significant supply chain delays. One way to manage the complexity is by using an expedited carrier.

Knowledge BaseGeorge Prest

What's Your—and Your Company's—Degree of Supply Chain Digital Consciousness?

The age of the digital supply chain is here. And yet, even with technology investments on the upswing, not every company is moving along the digital path at the same pace. Are you up to speed?

Knowledge BaseTracy Rosser

Designing Your Business to Meet Customer Expectations

Companies must take a holistic approach to serving customers by eliminating silos and fully understanding their end-to-end supply chain today, especially in terms of customer service. 3PLs can help.